gentle hugs Suzy.... like the others said pls do not take a thoughtless comment to heart,

I had very low self esteem, severe depression - my marriage was pretty terrible (he used to call me a worthless piece of s..t and not worth the air that I breathed)
Therapy most assuredly improved my self-esteem. It kept improving to the point that I had enough courage to divorce my husband - he was also very ,very physcially abusive too.

I am in no way saying your husband is like that...

But the therapy helped me see myself as worth while and that I had assets - I'm not sure how therapy works but that is what it did for me - even though I was severely depressed...