It has helped me a great deal. When I started therapy, almost 5 years ago, although I had a masters degree in Law, because of my depression and social phobia, I could only carry out jobs that would allow me to work from home. I managed to admit to myself that I don't like Law at all and have currently two part-time jobs in other fields, both outside my house, which may not be fulfilling at all, but will hopefully allow me to open up to the world more and start exploring other options. I still struggle daily with my social phobia and force myself to wake up every morning and go to work, nevertheless this is a huge step for me and couldn't have made it if it wasn't for therapy. But I still have a long way to go. So yes, therapy has helped me enormously.