I think you'd be pleasantly surprised by most psychotherapists. They see their job as helping people feel better and function more effectively in the world, an

I think you'd be pleasantly surprised by most psychotherapists. They see their job as helping people feel better and function more effectively in the world, and they don't really distinguish one as the means and the other as the end. Each can be justified in terms of the other, so it's always both. I'm sure you could work productively with a psychotherapist even if they're inclined to be more sympathetic to you than you would like.