Dear blkhwkdwn1:

You have a plan. Regarding counseling, choose a counselor who is competent, who will evaluate you thoroughly and come up with a written plan of how to help you. It needs to be someone empathetic who will put in the extra effort to help you. Someone who will talk to you, not be silent. It should not be a wing it kind of therapy- there should be an evaluation and a plan, objectives to be met and the ways to meet them.

Wishing you well-

anita