What preconceptions did or do you have about psychotherapy?

I honestly did not have any. But I know that people do. They think that people who need or seek out psychotherapy are crazy. They think that they must have had horrible lives as children, ones that are now impeding their growth as adults. They think things like shrinks and green couches. And digging into your subconcious to pull out terrible things. When really, it is just a process of finding out where certain reactions might have come from and what coping skills can be used to deal with them today. I have been in therapy (although more cognitive-behavioral in style) for seven years. And I would be dead without it!