I find that my T is able to ask me gentle probing questions that allow me to think or feel more deeply about something. I do most of the talking. To be honest I usually forget anything T says but some of her questions have led me to some incredible insights.

So, it's the talking for me that allows stuff to come forth from a deeper place. Just listening to a therapist would not do me much good because that would enlist my analytical nature which hasn't served me well in the emotional realm.

So, although talking to the dog could be therapeutic because I believe talking in itself is therapeutic but it's the therapist who is able to ask the right questions that make therapy so useful.