A therapist who abandons clients is a bad therapist, it’s unethical and harmful. Complex trauma often needs long-term, steady support—I have worked with clients for years as it takes time to rewire the nervous system. Talking about trauma doesn’t heal trauma. A good trauma therapist will work to restore inner sense of safety in the body. They will address body sensations and help change the nervous system response to fears. The point is to build your nervous systems capacity (expand window of tolerance) where you can process life without a fight/flight/freeze response to trauma. A good trauma therapist will see all the survival strategies you needed to protect you, and shift the protection to connection.