Please don't jump down my throat on this one, as I know that for some people it has been a life-saver.
I have tentaively approached counselling before on two occasions because I know I have some sadness still over my mum's death years ago and also because I've never been in a relationship despite being 31 (the two things are linked strange as that may sound) however I have found counselling completely ineffective for me.
I don't know if I'm alone with this. My dad certainly agrees and believes that a lot of problems are actually caused rather than solved by counselling. I don't know if I'd go that far but certainly my counsellor did seem to think I should voice my feelings a lot even if this resulted in hurt for others.
Just wondered what other people's take on this was?