I have worked with people who in as little as one or two sessions, have a flash of insight, had a good cry and have been able to put their concern behind them…it no longer being an issue. One person had been struggling to quit drinking for years.  He and I had been working together for about a month when there was a breakthrough, he cried and realized that he wanted people to know how hard his life had been and how hard he tried to live a good life.  For him battling alcohol had been his way of showing people how committed he was to ‘working hard.’  He then realized that if he really wanted people to know, the best way to show them was to stop getting drunk.  I got a call two years later, he was still doing well and had a job he loved.