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Determining Amount of Therapy

Based upon your individual needs, your therapy may be considered a short term requirement (6 to 10 sessions) or an open ended therapy requirement (more long term). By speaking with a licensed Chicago therapist at Center For Personal Development, we can help determine if your needs are short term or more long term.

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Short Term Therapy
Open Ended Therapy

Short Term Therapy

Sometimes therapy focuses on a specific problem, addressing it over six to ten sessions, and then ends. This is called Short Term Therapy, or Time Limited Therapy. Research does support that about half of the people who come to therapy can address one problem effectively after six to ten sessions.

Open Ended Therapy

At other times, therapy focuses upon a number of problems, and looks to improve a client's quality of living in many areas. This kind of therapy takes time, and is often called Open Ended Therapy. Overall, therapy is a working relationship between you and the therapist. You both have to agree to work together, and if you feel therapy isn't working, you can say so, discuss options with the therapist, and end therapy if you feel it is the right choice for you.

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