I'm not the best person to ask, because I didn't have much success working with a counselor at all. On the other hand, it became obvious pretty quickly that I have anxiety problems that NEED to be medicated - and the medication also took care of most of my depression - so it's possible that she wasn't going to be able to help me regardless, know what I mean?
I found it surprisingly easy to talk to a stranger. Our first few sessions, she was mostly getting to know me, asking questions about my life, my upbringing, my symptoms, things like that - nothing too deep or anxiety-inducing. From what I gathered from friends who've also done counseling, that's pretty standard. So you don't have to worry about it being too weird at first... you'll have a little time to warm up to the therapist, get used to him/her as a person, before things get more personal.
I know that's not very helpful, per se, but I hope it's a little reassuring.  Hope your doctor's appointment went well!
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