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How long will it take to "repair" our relationship?
How many times will we have to come to therapy? This is an important and a reasonable question for anyone considering counseling to ask.
Both the effectiveness and the duration of therapy depend on many factors, including—severity of the problems brought to therapy, the origins of the problems for each individual, and the motivation of each person to work in therapy. These are but a few of the most significant considerations.
Research related to the amount of therapy needed to produce long term change includes the following data taken from The does-effect relationship in psychotherapy, published in American psychologist (volume 41, 1986)……. “by 8 sessions approximately 50% of clients are measurably improved, and approximately 75% improved by the 26th session.” [Note: these results represent a wide variety of couples who underwent different types of therapy for diverse reasons. These findings do not necessarily correspond to your needs nor predict the outcome of your therapy.]
A key element in the effectiveness and duration of therapy is “a good fit between the therapist and the patient”. The 3 session Evaluation plan provides us all with an opportunity to evaluate that fit. In addition, those sessions are an opportunity of you to determine how deeply you (and in the case of relationship therapy, your partner) are committed to repairing and preserving your relationship, and to making the changes needed to achieve that goal.