Those are all things I think a good therapist should be doing, its what my ther does for me. I think she saved my life by suggesting the hospital back in '10. She can tell by looking at me if I am depressed or overmedicated and usually within the first 10 minutes if I am hypo/manic. My pdoc office is next door to my ther office so she will make sure I make an appt or occasionally get worked into my pdocs schedule if she thinks I need to see her earlier than a scheduled visit. So far I've only been in the hospital once since my diagnosis in 06.