Some therapies are more about talking it out with the therapist (cognitive behavioral therapy CBT, client-centered Rogerian, existential)... then there is psychoanalytical (Freudian) where you do all of the talking without much feedback (must go 3x a week...expensive and time consuming)...and there is Gestalt therapy (talking to a empty chair). The most common type of therapy today is CBT because it is short term and goal oriented. Therapist works on current issues instead of exploring the past and why that would effect you now.