[UpDownAround]

I am surprised by how many people have therapy and pdoc as separate people. I have bailed on a few pdocs in the past, but I was always getting both from them. that seems to have changed a lot of places recently (maybe not that recently?). But when I decided to get serious about getting the right meds and working on things again (because I "caught" BP again ), I was able to find a psych NP with a psychology background who has been at it a long time, so she is doing both. The way some of the sessions go, I have a hard time conceiving of how it could work out very well to do it separately. She will try to pin down when I might feel a certain way relative to taking the med that should have some effect and has changed her mind about what to add into the mix based on the long (appointments have been 60 to 90 minutes) conversations. Is this unusual? It used to be shorter with my previous pdoc a few years ago, but it was one stop for talk and meds, and same a few years before and...
I have seen therapists but more about couple issues (with my wife), life stress and making them listen to my problems.

Is there an advantage to having them separate that I am just not seeing?

My pdoc refuses to call it therapy, but my appointments are every other week and usually around 45-60 minutes, and the week I don't speak him face to face, we have a phone check-in. I know he doesn't do this with other patients, but it works for us.
I do have a "regular" (psychologist) therapist, who I see occasionally (I make an appointment if there's something I want to talk) but I'm mostly "done" with therapy as I've tried a lot of styles and therapists and everything has improved, besides my mood, energy levels/lethargy, and apathy/inability to experience joy.

[Sunflower123]

I see my pdoc once a month for 45-60 minutes and my tdoc once a week for 45 minutes. I've had it separate for so long, it would feel strange to me to have them together. I don't see any advantages right off about seeing them separately but I can see the advantage of having them together.

It seems less of an advantage since pdocs seem to take insurance more than therapists. One advantage could be medical records if your pdoc is part of a larger practice. I wouldn't want my therapist to have my session material recorded in my medical records.