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I have a lot of experience with both psychologists, coaches, mentors, group therapy… I can’t remember the rest but I’m sure I went to more.
>Is it bullshit or does it occasionally work?
Some of it does, some of it doesn’t.
The key factor to ensure a moderate chance of success is that the therapist isn’t targeting something that can’t be changed by mistake. Standardised CBT methods arent geared towards helping clients with ADHD, autism, physical illnesses, learning disabilities, etc., as these problems generally don’t respond as expected to the whole “working towards reprogramming your brain” portion of it. This often requires seeing a therapist who specialises in your particular problem instead, so if you suspect you’re suffering from something other than anxiety, depression, or stress, it’s often better to start with the specialists rather than wait.

Group therapy can be very hit or miss too: you either benefit immensely from it or you don’t, and more often than not it depends entirely on how similar you are to the other group members.

Coaching versus psychologists versus counselling is often “fitness instructor style planning aimed towards measurable quantifiable life goals” versus “potential diagnosis with planning aimed at less quantifiable goals” versus “just talking to someone with ideas on how to solve concrete individual problems for a while”