I agree 100%. It can help some people, but it's not a panacea. I have known people that went to therapists for years and didn't really make any progress. And some people arguably get worse. For example, what's the benefit of a therapist that gives you the illusion of making progress and you stay in a poor relationship longer than you otherwise would. That actually happened to someone I know. They stayed in a relationship for years trying to "fix" things. Then within a year they left their crappy situation, met someone way better, and is happier than ever. Be careful with seeing a therapist. And be very careful recommending them to people. I think a lot of people doing the recommending don't actually have first hand experience with it.
10000%; I thought therapy was pretty ineffective until I found a therapist that is a good fit, at which point I realized that a lot of therapists are just straight up bad at their jobs.
Therapists that are well matched to their patients are capable of truly incredible stuff.
