Therapy - good therapy - is a confidential conversation, a connection, between two (or more) human beings; both are "experts" - the client is the expert on his or her life and experience, and the therapist has special training and education --special expertise -- that can offer the client a new perspective, and a new approach to problem solving.  During this "conversation", both the client and the therapist learn somthing new. A session is usually 50 minutes long; the number of visits is the minimum number it takes for you to feel confident that something has shifted or resolved.