Finally have an appointment for intensive CBT for anxiety. My town has a system where you have to go up in 'steps', so that no-one gets more serious (aka expensive) treatment than they need. It's fair enough for people who are having like their first panic attack and just need to learn some breathing techniques, but if I had actually been shown what the steps were and what was provided at each one, I would have been able to tell them that the 'first step' had no chance in hell of actually helping me. The first person I saw was pretty much trying to teach me what anxiety is, I felt like I knew more than they did already. If I had been allowed to have input on what type of treatment I thought I needed, I would have already been seeing an intensive CBT therapist for several months, whereas now I've had a massive break from all kinds of therapy and it's going to be horrible starting up again with yet another new person.
I have my doubts that even this 'level' will be able to provide anything I don't already know/haven't tried, but I suppose it's still better than nothing.