When I was suffering from clinical depression the psychiatrist recommended a dual strategy of drug treatment and psychotherapy. I was on pharmaceutical anti-depressants (Seroxat Paroxetine) for over a year and became addicted to them, and despite it saying "non-habit forming" on the pack. It took me a long time to get completely off them.

The psychotherapy sessions usually consisted of me sitting there rambling about the problems in my past, and how I felt at present. The Psychologist sat there and provided very little feedback, positive or otherwise, and I usually came away feeling worse than when I went in, as talking about my problems and negative stuff just seemed to exacerbate my depression.

I have no doubt that psychotherapy works for a lot of people, but like me, are you one of those people who failed to achieve a positive result from months of spilling your heart out to an indifferent mental health professional whose task is to listen, but also to detach themselves from you and your problems, so as not to be affected by them?