Would it help to talk to a counsellor again at this stage?

[Scotcousin]

I spoke to a counsellor 3 times after a five-year relationship breakup last year and not since. I feel quite down in myself at times, teary and anxious, my emotions are up and down. Re the breakup, there's no new developments as we've had no contact in over a year and I'm over the heartbroken stage so no point in speaking again about that, but I'm wondering would it help to speak to a counsellor when I don't really know why I'm feeling like this?

I think that's more of a psychotherapy situation than counselling.

Counselling is essentially just a sympathetic ear to get things off your chest and give you space to air your feelings. Psychotherapy is learning to understand your difficulties, developing coping strategies, making changes.

The person I had been talking to is a counsellor and psychotherapist.

It will help you to understand why you are having these feelings.
It doesn't matter that you think that you're 'over the heartbroken stage'.
There may be unresolved issues or there may be totally unrelated issues which your brain is wrongly linking to the split.

Counselling is not just a sympathetic ear. There are many types. I had CBT which really helped me process and give me the help to move on.

What else do you have going on in your life? Hobbies? Enjoy your work? Family / friends?

perhaps your feelings now are less to do with a relationship breakdown a year ago and more to do with not having moved on and developed other interests?