Therapists can help tremendously with people who have "relationship" issues...if you're willing to work at it and scrutinize yourself. For example, I was once a very violent person. I grew up in the Barrio as the only white kid and had to become "street smart" very quickly. I walked around with an "attitude" like nobody's business. I then became a white collar professional...and I still had this "attitude". One day I almost got fired because I got pissed at another engineer and told him that I was going to beat his ass. Not really acceptable behavior of a professional. It was then that I realized that I had issues in how I "interact" with others. I sought help and went on a weekly basis to a therapist that helped me look at myself and how I handled relationships. I went for a good year, but it helped tremendously...but only because I wanted to be "the good person" that I had to bury for all those years in order to survive. HTH