I think counseling (& maybe psychiatry) attracts people who already have “issues.” If the counselor is an emotional mess, they’re not likely to help anyone.
“If the counselor is an emotional mess, they’re not likely to help anyone.”
More often than not they are - that’s why they went in the shrink business in the first place.
“I think counseling (& maybe psychiatry) attracts people who already have ‘issues’.”
And a surprising number of those who are trained in that field go on to become nutty sadistic H. R. Directors. (IMHO)