You know this is fabulous and I love it. It expresses so many thoughts I have about the process.
"And thousands of generations before me seem to have gotten by without the help of this recently-generated profession." I try to remember that we are getting by too. We actually don't know how happy these people were. Plus they had to spend all their time trying to get food and shelter and survive they didn't have time to get screwed up by their families or live long enough to notice.
Good luck on the therapist search.