I'm still in grad school, but I will admit I feel the same way a lot of times. I mostly use person centered because the more directive therapies feel fraudulent for me somehow, despite the growing support for CBT.

Nonetheless, people think therapy helps them. I tend to agree this is mostly because of the relationship a therapist provides, but people find this helpful. Does it matter if they could've gotten better on their own if they feel we've helped, or if we helped facilitate that change to occur faster? Does it matter if the techniques aren't as important as we are taught if therapy still promotes positive change for the client? I just keep having to remind myself that I can be as skeptical as I want, so long as in session I am giving my clients the space they need.