Does counselling really work?

I have contacted a counsellor to help me deal with an attack that happened but I am very unsure as to whether it will really help me...

Corbet	I've been in counseling before and it does help. I love counseling, there is no shame in me there. I like that I'm able to talk about things that are bothering me, emotions, events, and that I can seek an outsiders observation, helping to decipher whats going on with me, and possible ways to cope with it. You are taking a good step toward your healing and strength. I support you. Go for it, you're making a good choice!
sweetdreamz722	The biggest issue with counceling is that you need to find a person you feel comfortable in a room with talking to the first choice might not be the right one so look around and just stay where you feel the best once you find the right councelor yes...it will help you very much.
Mr-K-	for some people it can be very affective.
Tonya W	it will definantly help to talk to someone councellors can be very helpful in dealing with things like that
Need some help with this	It can help but i guess the success depends on the way its run and your commitment to it.. Good luck
Cathy	I miss my therapist. Alot..... Yes, please give it try. You should write down what you like to talk about. Its so much easier than being afraid to talk about it when your nervous.
mb20and151	It didn't for me. I was depressed and about 5 years ago I saw a counselor for a while. It didn't do any good. I only started feeling a little better when I did studying and sorted a few things out on my own.
Mark S	Counseling will only do what we allow it to do in our lives. there may be something you do not like or trust in the person you have chosen to counsel with.
CRG	It depends on the counselor, if you feel your not getting help than maybe you don't need it but if you think you do need it, search for a different counselor. I think counseling is very affective. ~CRG
chrissy	Counselling i think is great it worked for me. I had been diagnosed with severe depression from the age of 16, due to my other medical problems and some past experiences. I am a very independant person so talking to and asking for help of people i know i cant do, so when i have counselling i can talk freely about things no-one knows and i know it is going any further than the room. When finished i feel as though a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I have counselling every 6-12 months to keep me on track. I would advise counselling to anyone who needed it :)
thefabulousone11	yah a lot of people find that even just talking to someone about your problems helps a lot!
Helga C	You have to be receptive to the counsellor, that is to say you have to open yourself and encompass everything that they say. Providing the counsellor is good and has an excellent reputation counselling will work. You have to believe in him/her and also believe in yourself, telling yourself it will work.
sexy	maybe you need to see a psychiatrist, and ask him about your attack you might have a chemical imbalance of the brain , talk to him and go see the counselor it will help, Ive been there it helps good-luck it really doe's help
Leah	My mom is a Middle School counceller and I can talk to her about anything, I've never had to talk to anybody, but they are great listeners and can help you just by having soemoen to talk to.
Dee	I think it is normal for you to feel this way. It is brave of you to have contacted a counselor to help you. Remember, you are a survivor. It will help you greatly to open up and lean to heal from this attack. This would take learning to trust someone. The trust factor was probably damaged somewhat during the attack. It may make it a little hard to trust again, but it is not impossible to trust again. Give yourself time, and let your counselor help you. God Bless you.
♥ Black Adder	A counselor is trained and can offer you tools to work through your problems. I have been seeing a counselor for grief (my mother died 11 months ago and it devastated me). I am much better after talking to her. Remember, too, that not every counselor is a perfect fit. You may need to "shop" for just the right one. Please, do see one, and I hope he/she helps you.
IAMWonder	I send light and peace to you. Please see a counsellor trained in this specialty. Contact a women's assault centre, women's shelter, or victim's assistance organization for referral to an expert in the field. You need to have the best. It is not going to go away. The farther you push it down, the uglier and blacker the pain will get while it is hidden. I blocked my experience out and did not get any counselling. The result was a lifetime of addiction and acting out. Be sure that counselling will help and stick with it.
MICHAEL and wendy	Yes, talking is over will help you deal with everything but go into it with the intention of being help and healed it will make a world of difference
neal9jsg	It will help you to open up and let go of the negative feeling you have about the attack. Our feelings can be difficult to talk about to friends and loved ones because it's easy for them to start saying totally the wrong thing. Counselling can help put things into an accurate perspective. Go for the counselling and allow it to help you to help yourself. Then get on with your life and find happiness again. Bad events can't be undone but once you've come to terms with it, you will feel nothing about it.
mary b	yea it helps be true
bluestar	I'm unsure about seeing a counsellor too. I have had a very rough 2007 and I'm surprised to still be alive here today. I'm unsure it'll help me, but its gd to give it a try and see what happens
nickipettis	sometimes it helps a LOT. sometimes it doesn't. to me, how you get along with the therapist is key - do you think that person really listens ?
jgbgirl	Counseling works for a lot of people. Usually it takes an appointment or two to get comfortable with your therapist. If you have had something traumatic happen to you, its not a bad idea to seek some help, keep and open mind and let them help you!
mamcds1865	i went to counseling for some things that were going on this past summer with me, and she really did help ALOT. i would recommend it to anyone who is willing to try it if they need it. Just go...if it doesn't help, you don't have to keep going, but it's worth a shot! Good Luck!!!
Stephen K	It works only if you are willing to let it work
Jess	Post traumatic stress is easily treated with the right help. Good luck
bye.	i have never taken counseling. but i believe it would work. in fact i want to take it. but to afraid of asking my parents. i guess i cant really answer your question because i have never experienced it but i do believe it will work.
jizzoe	Counseling is a great way for people to open up, express their feelings without judgment (hopefully) and work through their difficulties. The 4 sessions I had were a good cry-fest and I don't regret seeing a counselor.
Babette	It will depend on your counselor.....either way it helps to share with someone all the things that go on in your mind. wish you the best.
Lyssaaa. <3	It helped me a bit. You get to talk out your feelings, which is great - and they never interrupt.
Jules	Counselling can and does work, but only if you are able to be fully open and honest and prepared to work hard. Try these links to the Mind website - Making sense of counselling: http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Making+sense/Making+sense+of+counselling.htm Understanding talking treatments: http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+talking+treatments.htm the information is easy to read and understand and will give you some tips on what to expect. Hope this helps. Take care and good luck.