Psychotherapy is not only about work in a long-term relationship between patient and therapist. Circumstances may dictate otherwise and productive and valuable work is possible in an agreed timescale - 12 weeks is a typical period that works well.  We will still explore the unconscious processes that influence our behaviours and thinking and, as a consequence, may limit our ability to achieve and to be content with life.  However in brief therapy this work is specifically focussed on the issues you bring, and furthermore, the exploration is controlled to ensure that what is opened up can be contained within the time available.