Most of the stuff you learn from a good counselor should have been learned in childhood,
Sorry but I disagree a bit here. Pick up the book "Middle Passages" by James Hollis. He's a Jungian Psychologist. He gives a lot of background explaining that EVERYONE ends up with shadows. It's a normal part of childhood development.
I was a bit leery about counseling at first - not because of a negative stigma but because I thought "I am smart, well read, open-minded and willing to work through my issues why do I need help?" (plus a lousy counselor experience in college) it is AMAZING what an objective trained observer can see. I don't by any means treat my counselor as a guru. We have differences of opinion and all but still he makes me see things in a different way and makes recommendations I wouldn't get anywhere else.
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? ~Albert Camus
