Length of intervention and client assessed outcome

The assumption that therapy becomes increasingly effective with an increase in the number of sessions is reported commonly by therapists. However, in this study, single session (N = 47) and multiple session (N = 54) clients both expressed satisfaction with the therapeutic intervention and felt that they had been helped or that their problem had been solved. About half of the women attributed their success to the therapy regardless of the number of sessions, while the percentage of men shifted from less than 20% for single session clients to nearly 80% for multiple session clients. Cultural differences and degree of commitment may account for these differences.