Question by Ann: How long should someone be in therapy?
Generally speaking, how long should someone expect to need a psychologist for weekly “talk therapy” to treat depression while also taking medication?
I saw an unlicensed therapist at college clinic for 3 years – started going for an eating disorder, recovered from that (mostly), still went for mild depression – and stopped because 1) she left clinic 2) I didn’t think it was helping 3) I had insurance that would have covered a licensed psychologist/psychiatrist.

Several months later my depression went from mild to severe. I have started meds and therapy as a result. But this time therapy with a doctor, not grad student.

Best answer:

Answer by Edward Bibriesca
About a month

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