Did I see a counsellor for weight issues? Nope!
I went to counselling to sort out my issues that basically came down to me being a codependent doormat. It was a painful process to fix my relationships with the people in my life, and the way we relate to each other.
But in hindsight? I got my self respect through that difficult process. And I could never lose weight to make myself love myself. But now I genuinely do? I can do it
Weight loss never crossed my mind when I went for counselling. I'd given up. Sure, that's not typical. I have issues around food, like a long history of self abuse, and I used food as a form of that, just a less obvious one. For some it really is just calories in / calories out. But I was overeating because I hated myself.
In the end? Counselling kicked this off for me. Most definitely beneficial.
DEFINITELY.
It can only help. Big yes vote from me.
Edit: I'm in the UK, so get counselling on the NHS. Outside the UK, I don't know how that works, what with insurance and all.