In-the-Moment Journaling

Sure, counselors have special training and may be able to see you more objectively than you can. But journaling offers advantages: You’re not ceding agency to anyone, the counselor’s biases can’t creep in, you may know yourself better than a counselor does, you can use your journal more than weekly, and no matter how many “sessions” you choose have, they're free.

There is a variation on journaling that I believe is superior and, to my knowledge, hasn’t been proposed. My PsychologyToday.com article today describes it.