You know I've been wondering this myself . I know I am self sufficient enough and can read books, learn from my experiences and have family and friends who can listen and so don't really need therapy in the formal sense. My T doesn't think I need it really either. I have normal daily life ups and downs issues, not serious issues. But on the other hand, I feel better talking to him than I do family and friends because it's not reciprocal, I don't have to hear or take care of his problems as I do with family and friends.I like someone neutral to talk to and to feel things out with. It's hard that he doesn't take my issues seriously enough. I struggle with this all the time. I guess he sees all the hard cases and compared to that my problems are very minor. But they are important to me.