I have been seeing the same therapist for four and a half years. My life has been incredibly unstable along with the bipolar so it has literally been a life saver having him in my life. To start with he taught me a lot of coping skills to help deal with intense emotions, DBT and CBT stuff and then he helped me deal with what was going on in my life along with any issues to do with past traumas that came up. As I have been so unstable he has not pushed me on dealing with past traumas unless it was needed to get me through that period. I think over the years we have used most types of therapy available. He uses whatever tool is best at the time and I find this approach helpful. As I have a history of severe abuse he has been very careful not to stir the pot more than I can handle. I love my therapist and would most likely be in a much worse state without his help.