Did you know:
- Short term therapy is often considered completing between 6 to 20 sessions.
- Research on evidence-based psychotherapy consistently supports that effective therapy typically involves a minimum number of sessions to ensure meaningful change
Can you do less than 6 to 20 sessions?
Completing fewer than 6 to 20 therapy sessions can significantly reduce the likelihood of achieving meaningful and lasting mental health improvements. Sessions below this threshold may lead to incomplete treatment, before you can fully engage in intervention techniques or develop resilience. Consequently, this shortened therapy duration can result in temporary relief without addressing core issues, leaving you vulnerable to relapse or the re-emergence of symptoms.
How often should you connect with your therapist?
Weekly or biweekly sessions are ideal for maintaining momentum and ensuring steady progress. This frequency helps keep the work fresh and actionable, enabling us to address challenges in real-time. On the other hand, waiting 3 weeks or longer between sessions often disrupts the flow of progress and reduces the overall effectiveness of the work we do together.
Do you know how many sessions you need to reach your therapy goals?
In short-term therapy, working through both the surface and underlying issues within a 6–20 session window allows you an opportunity to develop sustainable strategies for handling your concerns more effectively in the long term.
(If needed, long-term therapy, which can last a year or more and may explore deeper, lifelong patterns and issues.)
What does your therapist want?
Your therapist does not have a goal to prolong therapy sessions. Our goal as a practice is to get you to your therapy goals as efficiently as we can while staying true to our core values.