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This study examined rates of improvement in psychotherapy as a function of the number of sessions attended. The clients (N= 1,868; 73.1% female; 92.4% White; average age= 40), who were seen for a variety of problems in routine primary care mental health practices, attended 1 to 12 sessions, had planned endings, and completed the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) at the beginning and end of their treatment. The percentage of clients achieving reliable and clinically significant improvement (RCSI) on the CORE-OM did not increase with number of sessions attended. Among clients who began treatment above the CORE-OM clinical cutoff (n= 1,472), the RCSI rate ranged from 88% for clients who attended 1 session down to 62% for clients who attended 12 sessions (r=-. 91). Previously reported negatively accelerating aggregate curves may reflect progressive ending of …