“Does Therapy Even Work?”

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW6990719 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW6990719 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">Therapy</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">is about as much of the American experience these days as</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">baseball, pickup trucks</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">and apple pie.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">P</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">rofessional</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">counseling</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">is now</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">seen</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">as more</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">than just</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">a last resort for psychological distress, but as a healthy,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">essential</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">path</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">for</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">resolving personal issues. In 20</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">19</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">,</span></span> <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW6990719 BCX4" href= "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db380.htm" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW6990719 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">nearly 20% of Americans</span></span></a> <span class="TextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW6990719 BCX4">received some form of mental health treatment</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun S