It's hard tell how long counseling/theraphy will take. It is
probably measured in months, or perhaps years. The best
sort of counseling for social phobia is Cognitive-Behavioral
therapy. In my experience, this is popular in the academic
world but few practitioners do it well.

You should expect counseling to help you figure out why
you have difficulty in certain situations, what thought
patterns are in place that cause these blocks, and what
thought patterns you can substitute to help you remove
the blocks. Your counselor should also help you develop
a homework plan that helps you increase your functioning
in various social situations.

If you get a counselor that insists on convincing you that
you should study your early childhood, etc, instead of
working on your thought patterns, you should dump that
councelor.

L2W



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> I don't think the rply i sent worked...ah well, thanks for the info,
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> i might make an appointment with the doctor. what sorts of things
> happen with councelling and how long does it take?
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