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I would love to hear your perspective on this since this is more your area of expertise.I've seen a number of therapists over the years and just one licensed psychologist. The only one I'm still seeing is the psychologist. Maybe I just got one awesome psychologist, but the difference between his services and those of every not psychologist is night and day. It's the difference between someone who knows how to not accidentally talk you into killing yourself when you feel like killing yourself...and someone who doesn't.
It seems like the fad in some circles nowadays to use a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist regularly throughout their life, in such a way that it seems like they are just a stand-in for a role that a friend or SO would typically take.
I was under the impression that unless someone has an debilitating ongoing illness (e.x. BPD), a successful mental health professional is meant to give them the tools to cope and/or navigate through their issues, then send them on their way. They aren't there to be their friend or help guide them through the rest of their lives. So if someone has an ongoing long term relationship with one, it's either a failure of the professional to reach the client or the client is misusing the purpose of the services. 6 months of sessions sounds reasonable. 6 years sounds like either they are looking for job security or the client is looking for a crutch to handhold them through life (instead of growing).
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