I have been seeing a therapist every week for anxiety and a specific phobia. I started two months ago. Prior to this, I had never been to therapy and I am in my 30s.

The first month or so, I learned a lot in terms of a plan (exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy) along with the steps, a hierarchy of fears ladder and actions to take, a timeline, alternative thoughts, etc.

The second month, I haven’t learned anything new. Now it’s time for action. But I’m finding that the hour of therapy every week takes a lot out of me mentally leaving little left in my tank for actually doing the exposures and work I need to do.

I feel like I have enough info and enough of a plan to just do it myself. I’d rather expend my mental energy making progress. I’m definitely not going to abandon my goals. Any thoughts on this?