It is important to let your counselor know what you are or are not getting out of your experience. What an excellent question to ask. Often, when a student comes in for counseling the last thing that is thought about is when or how to end the experience, and naturally so. There also is a fear that is sometimes expressed by students who think that if they start counseling they will be in counseling for as long as the rest of their life. The purpose of counseling is to find solutions to student's concerns in the most efficient time as possible, whether it be overcoming the loss of a loved one, roommate difficulties, or recovering from an abusive past, just to name a few.
Different concerns take different amounts of time to work through.
The important thing to do with your counselor is set goals in your counseling experience. That way, as you reach your goals, you can feel a sense of accomplishment and end counseling, or go on to another goal. Even issues that may seem unsurmoutable when first talking with a counselor can usually be broken down into smaller, more workable, shorter term goal-achieving steps. It is a good idea to talk over your thoughts of ending counseling with your counselor before actually doing so. That way, both you and your counselor can put closure to your counseling experience.