is the goal of therapy to eventually not need it anymore?

i’ve always been curious about different people’s views on this, even though i know there isn’t a specific timeline when it comes to therapy or healing

personally, therapy has helped me so much, and for now i genuinely can’t imagine my life without it. but i don’t want to be in therapy at the same frequency forever, and i definitely don’t want to be doing emdr forever either. eventually, i’d like to reduce my sessions and maybe move towards maintenance sessions when i’m ready

the thing is, i have no idea when that will be. i’ve been in therapy for almost 2 years, but sometimes it feels like i’ve barely scratched the surface. there’s still so much i’m learning about myself and so much i want to work through

i don’t want to feel like i’m constantly at war with myself forever. i want to eventually get to a point where therapy is something i can check in with rather than something i need to rely on regularly

i know therapy doesn’t necessarily have to be something you “graduate” from, and i also understand that people may choose to stay in therapy for different reasons. i’m just curious what everyone else thinks

do you see therapy as something you hope to eventually move on from, or something you could see yourself continuing long-term?