Counselling for AD?

The last few years of my life have been very up and down, in terms of events that have happened. Some good, and some really, really bad. The last year especially has been traumatic for me emotionally. No one's died thankfully, so i know it could 'always be worse' but that's not making me feel any better. I was at my lowest after a very stressful and upsetting earlier on in the year. Just when I was starting to feel more happier and optimistic, something else (love/relationship stuff) has knocked me for six. Now I feel like i'm back where I was earlier on in the year. I can't force myself to go to work, I have zero motivation. I'm not eating as much as I should be. I'm hurt and finding it hard to accept my reality of things. All this came to a head a couple of weeks ago and I got in touch with a counsellor and had an assessment, but now I just have to sit and wait for one to become available... which really isn't helping. It can't be helped but this is when i need to talk to someone the most. I'm lucky that I have amazing friends around me, I don't know where i'd be without them. I'm just finding it hard to pick myself up and lost my mojo for life. I'm not suicidal, just can't get rid of the weight in my chest and feeling pessimistic about everything. For those who have gone to counselling, has it helped in any way? Or for those who haven't, how did you manage to cope?
I hope things get better soon, I just need some help this time