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I agree with Christina that it's a good idea to have goals --maybe you need to have a discussion with your therapist about where you want this to go and how.
I think most people can benefit from therapy, whatever their diagnosis(es). There are always things that can be improved, from relationships, to coping with all kinds of stress, and so many other things.
As far as bipolar disorder, my therapist helps me identify when I'm going into an episode and encourages me to increase medication as early as possible so that it will not deteriorate into full-blown mania. So he keeps an eye on this and it's very helpful. I also have very mixed feelings about the Seroquel I take, that I need to take it in the first place, side effects, etc. -this is something we talk about sometimes and it's very helpful.
You can ask your therapist to help you with coping mechanisms when you get depressed or hypomanic --there are ways to regulate emotions aside from medication. You can ask her to help you identify when you're going into an episode, if you lack insight into these things when you're in the thick of it...
No sense going to therapy just for chit-chat, as you recognize yourself; but I think if you talk to her about goals and the kind of help you specifically feel you need for the bipolar (and anything else you might struggle with) hopefully she can help.
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