Posted by terra miller on August 12, 2002, at 22:34:39
In reply to Re: Lots, Medium or Dinky???, posted by Raven on August 12, 2002, at 22:23:30
i can't believe you can't see her even on a fee basis. that stinks. i think, to answer your question, that it's "low." i know of nobody who only goes 25 times. i think of therapists as like your physicians... you pick one you like, and they are there for you until you move or die, or move on.
my insurance gives me 40 visits a year, which i have learned is actually very generous. there is no limit that says i can't go any after that. i've been going over 3 years (and typically exhaust my limit of allowed visits by May) and my therapy is primarily psychodynamic&cognitive. but that doesn't mean you need to go for 3 years. but it seems from what you have written that your hmo is extremely ignorant of mental health needs. i'm sorry you are having to deal with this.
terra
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