The honest answer is that nobody can tell you in advance, and you should be wary of anyone who does. The length of the work depends on what you bring, how long it has been forming, and what you want from it — relief from a specific situation, or an understanding of the pattern underneath it.

As rough orientation from my practice: work focused on a clear, current question — a decision, a crisis, a transition — often takes a few months. Work on long-standing patterns, the ones with roots in early history, is usually measured in years rather than weeks. That is not a sales pitch; it is a description of how deep structure changes.

Two commitments from my side. We review regularly — every few months we look together at where the work stands and whether it is still serving you. And you remain free: therapy with me has no minimum term, and you can pause or end it at any time. An honest ending, talked through rather than slipped away from, is itself valuable work — many people have never once ended a relationship well.

The better question than how long might be: what would need to be different for you to feel this was worth it? That we can define together in the first sessions — and then we have something real to measure against.