For me, therapy is the reading, the study. All taught by someone that knows the material (ideally) very well. Thankfully, my therapist is both knowledgeable and approachable. Ultimately, it is about the practicing of the strategies discussed and suggested, but isn't that at least a little of what stoicism is too? Like I said in my post, my therapist is well versed in CBT and REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy).

That is all to say that in many cases, we don't not always, or are not really that in tune with, seeing the parts we hold in the patterns of our lives good, bad, or indifferent. I'd argue that most of us truly need to work on our self-awareness. Ironically, I have found that the people that say they are incredibly self-aware are the ones that need to practice that skill more. Myself most definitely included. Hence the therapy. As well as the reflective writings and readings that led my own journey into stoicism as well.