I see a LCSW for therapy - also see a psychiatrist every few months to check on medications (also see my primary care doc regularly).
I started therapy after a life-threatening illness last year. I was just overwhelmed by how bad I felt inside and knew I had to do something, so therapy was what I picked. I'd resisted going in the past.
We just started - we talked. Learning to say "no" to all sorts of requests was step one. I've learned about keeping my boundaries with my healthy life and all other things that might impact a healthy life. Have had "improved relationship with parents before I die" as my goal -- yeah, so simple...

Along the way I got to talk about a traumatic event in my family, and one in my life. I'm going to be working on that for a while.

Therapy is a place where I can talk about my darkest fears, my worst moments - the things that are too heavy to put on a friend or my spouse. These things weigh me down less once I've talked about them, too. Then I can share a small part of it with my spouse as needed to make sure he knows how I'm feeling, bring him into my life.

A friend who has bi-polar goes to therapy with an MD Psych.
If you are ready to try, go ahead and try!