I went there when antidepressants failed, but in fairness the counselors failed as well, and in one case seemed genuinely hostile, when a former vet ignored my chest pain & just kept running his spiel. Perhaps my anti-war words offended him. Eventually I got up, went out & found a drinking fountain which ended the pain, suggesting it wasn't angina but acid reflux. From EMT & first-aid/CPR instructor time I know you don't ignore chest pain so I decided this guy would not help me. 
That doesn't mean that antidepressants & counseling won't help anybody, & Doug's rantings suggest he needs help more than me. I've found exercise & spending time in Nature my best antidepressant.  Niacinamide is effective  too, so the dog & I eat lots of organic peanut butter & walk in the woods. Keeps us wagging more but anyone who lives in a society that kills millions for oil & isn't depressed isn't paying attention, or is sociopathic. Ignorance is bliss more often than knowledge is power for a news addict.