Recently, I have been thinking about signing up for Talkspace to supplement my current therapy.

I currently see an in-person therapist. I see him twice a week: once for individual, and once for group therapy (which I hate). I like him a lot -- we have done a lot of great work together. I've been seeing him for roughly about 2.5 years. There's just one issue I have. He only practices one method of therapy -- psychoanalysis (Freudian and Lacanian). When I first started looking for a therapist, I was looking for someone who was eclectic, someone who had a CBT focus. That is not what he does, and I think he probably doesn't believe in the value of CBT.

Although he's been really good for me, something is lacking in my therapy. A lot of what we do is comb through my emotions and patterns, trying to link whatever overwhelming emotion I have to stuff in my past. It's a pretty slow going process. The goal as I understand it is to be able to recognize what from my past is triggering me, and to disentangle it from my present emotions. Mostly, I just kinda bring up whatever I feel like talking about, and it sparks a freewheeling discussion and collaborative analysis.

This has been useful for me in many ways. I've really grown to understand myself in ways I never thought possible, and it has brought me some small measure of peace. However, I still find myself struggling daily with little things like eating healthy, being active, focusing on work, doing things that I love, cleaning my house, having good hygiene, etc. It's embarrassing, and in some ways I feel like my life is slowly spiraling out of control. You see, as much as we have really good sessions, we never talk about practical solutions. I feel like the solution always ends up being some kind of "learn to love yourself, and the rest will come naturally" (my words, not his).

When I talk to him about this (and I speak to him very frankly), and I tell him how frustrated I am that therapy hasn't helped me in practical, day-to-day terms, he says that's not what he does. He says that this is a hard road, but that there's a shiny rainbow at the end of it (again, my words, not his).

Maybe he's right? I am not sure. I don't want to stop seeing him, but I also feel like I need someone who will give me advice on how to challenge the thoughts/feelings (something I have great difficulty with), someone who will help me brainstorm ideas of how I can dig inside of myself for hope and nurture myself. All the stuff he and I talk about is really insightful, but it's not really that useful in practice (at least in my opinion). I want some stuff that's useful in practice.

I was thinking about joining Talkspace to supplement my therapy. Basically because it's affordable, and I feel like I could get what I'm looking for without putting too much more strain on my already busy schedule. Also, I feel like on-the-go therapy could be useful for my specific needs.

Is that a bad idea? Should I be looking for a new therapist altogether? Maybe I'm wrong in thinking that I need to supplement my therapy? What do you guys think?