I'm not sure that there are any pointless sessions in therapy - well unless no one says anything.

I mean not every session has to deal with the big issues. Sometimes the smaller ones can produce some insights or just help reinforce the connection you have with your therapist.

Also, the more information that a therapist has about you, then typically the better they are at helping you. I tend to view those sessions as "fact finding" rather than "problem solving".

However, you are still paying for them and if that's not your thing, then perhaps you could reduce the number of sessions.