Three years ago, there was a depressed help-seeker who came to my office with the last hope of curing her illness at the suggestion of a psychiatrist when she was so low that she asked, “I have been taking antidepressants for two years without any effect, how many times of psychotherapy will I be cured?” Through the initial interview, I knew that her depression would not be cured in a few psychotherapy sessions, it might take years, but I couldn’t answer that directly, otherwise it would make her more desperate. So I said, “It may last for a while, just stick with it and you will get there!” Eventually, after two years and three months (90 sessions) of psychotherapy, her depression was completely relieved, her life went into regularity, her studies went well, her self-confidence built up, her tolerance for setbacks increased, and she was able to see things with a mature mind. I had a patient who sought help for his fear of marriage. He was excellent in many aspects, but just could not enter the marriage hall. He had spent 10 years talking to more than 10 people, and whenever it came time to register for marriage, he would back out. He was conflicted and distressed, and sought help when faced with just such a choice again. He asked, “Doctor, when will psychotherapy help me make a choice?” I told him not to make any major decisions at the beginning of psychotherapy, and to first recognize his behavior pattern and its motivation. After six months (25 sessions) of psychotherapy, he was internally relaxed, had a new understanding of marriage, and a month after the therapy ended, he sent the doctor happy candy. In psychotherapy, clients often ask similar questions: “Doctor, how long do I need to be in therapy?” How many times will I be cured after psychotherapy?”, “How many times will I be cured after psychotherapy? and “How far will psychotherapy go with me?” …… means how long will psychotherapy be done? This will be a very individual answer, the duration of psychotherapy depends on the following important factors: 1. the nature of the mental illness: the earlier the onset of the disease, the more serious the disease, the longer the time required for psychotherapy; in the process of individual psychological development, the younger the age of psychological trauma, the greater the degree of trauma, the longer the time required for psychotherapy; the diagnosis of the same disease, such as the same depression, the time required for psychotherapy will also vary greatly. The time required for psychological treatment may also vary greatly. 2. Treatment goal: The initial goal of psychotherapy for most clients is to eliminate symptoms and get rid of psychological pain. However, as psychotherapy progresses, promoting psychological maturity, increasing self-strength and self-coordination will become the ultimate goal of psychotherapy. Achieving the final goal often takes 2-3 times more time than the initial goal. 3.Treatment methods: Different treatment methods have different time requirements, for example, behavioral cognitive therapy, there is a clear treatment process, the number of treatments is relatively fixed; while psychoanalytic treatment its end is open, it may take months or even years. 4, the interaction between doctors and patients: good doctor-patient relationship is the lubricant of psychotherapy, which can ensure the smooth progress of psychotherapy. Avoid the doom of ending psychotherapy just after it has begun. How far does psychotherapy go with me is also a question that every psychologist should be clear about. Sometimes, ending when it should not end can cause new harm to the helper; sometimes it is time to end, but it is delayed, causing an increased financial burden to the helper and also bringing new problems. The question of how a psychologist should grasp the fire of the end of treatment is a serious and medical ethical issue. We have repeatedly emphasized that the beginning of psychotherapy depends on the initiative of the psychological helper, but often overlook that the end of therapy usually depends on the psychotherapist. This also requires the psychotherapist to have a keen eye to capture the patient’s growth and to terminate the treatment in time when it is found that the patient has grown psychologically.