@secondaccount123456,
I have found talk therapy to be helpful, and safe. You can talk to them as you want, and you can stop at any time. A good therapist will ask what you want, and they understand that they can help guide you... but the real process is what you want to change in your life.
It wouldn't hurt to spend an hour with a therapist. If you don't like it, you can choose to not go back. And you can shop around, trying out different therapists until you find one who works for you.
The best part of a therapist is that they aren't emotionally involved in your life. This means they can help you talk through things in a way that friends and families can't.
I found it helpful when I was going through a difficult time. Most of what my therapist did is listen to me talk about what was bothering me and asked questions... sometimes his questions helped me to see where my thinking about emotions wasn't rational or clear. Sometimes just the process of having to express my emotions to someone else in a non-emotional way helped me to better understand them.
You might find it helpful too. It is not as scary as you might think