[ms.peachy]

I can't say I entirely agree. Obviously counseling isn't the be all and end all, but I think it can be tremendously, tremendously helpful in helping a person reframe whatever issue it is they are struggling with, and get 'unstuck' - a change of persepective if you will, the ability to see the forest and not just the trees. I also don't know that group counseling should be so readily discounted, as it can be quite enlightening to sit in a group and see how others are handling (or not, as the case my be) their struggle with a similar issue.