​​Straight Up Psychology

David Fillmore   Registered Psychologist

​What Happens When Therapy is Completed?

Most people see considerable improvement with treatment. Those who have significantly reduced symptoms at the end of their treatment sessions will most likely be able to maintain their progress. Keeping up your own work on your goals and self care can help to reduce the chances of symptoms returning.

Follow-up sessions can also help you to keep up your progress and reduces the risk of issues returning. It can also help you to deal with new life challenges or problems that might otherwise affect your progress. You can discuss with your therapist whether follow-up would be helpful in your situation.

If you do find that symptoms are returning, it is important to see someone for help with these quickly. Starting a course of treatment again may reduce the problems caused and prevent things from getting any worse. Remember that it is often easier to work through an issue the earlier you seek help.

Therapy is often focused on a particular area of difficulty and is not designed to cure all of life’s problems.  You may also have other areas to continue to work on when you finish therapy.