I thought I was going to just use my psych NP but she suggested I also see a therapist and scheduled me for shorter drug management appointments. She did some therapy also when I first started seeing her to get better perspective about what to prescribe by digging to see what bothered me the most and what symptoms I had that she could treat or had the best luck with using a particular med or whatever. I thought she was a pretty good therapist but since starting to see a therapist whe specializes in mood disorders I have learned a lot more about BP in general and mine in particular. I am seeing a LCSW.