Therapy (CBT) questions

Hello,

My name is Sam. My family has been through a lot of trauma and I struggle with multiple mental health problems (major depression disorder, general anxiety, insomnia, separation anxiety).

My mom can't afford a therapist so I've been seeing a therapists at a local university center where Masters students offer therapy. The thing is, the therapists/students leave after a year. I've had 4 therapists so far. Two of them didn't work for me/didn't offer the help I needed. Another one I only started to see in the middle of the year - therefor only saw her for 6 months. looking back, she is the best therapist I've had and the best connection I've made with a therapist.

I took a break for a while but started to see a therapist again this year. We're at our 18th session - I've never had this many sessions before - and I finally feel like we're making a lot of process and I've started to trust her (I'm doing CBT).

The things I deal with are very difficult and the thought of having to start over with a new therapist next year, already has me freaking out. I benifit a lot from the therapist I have now. I don't know (since I've had to do this 4 times - all within 2 years) if I can start from scratch again, but I know that I desperately need therapy.

Do I have any options? Should I keep on doing therapy with someone for a year and then start over again with someone new? I feel like just when I start to benifit from and trust a therapist, I have to say goodbye.

CBT is obviously a very difficult approach to therapy and requires a lot of trust, work and mental headspace. It also causes extreme mental exhaustion - in my case.

Essentially, my question is: will it harm me mentally to start over with a new person every year and is it worth the mental exhaustion of starting fresh?

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