@tjanet Maybe you don't need a social worker. Most people find it helpful to help with the anxiety, stress, frustration and yes sometimes depression that goes along with long bouts of pain and the issues that arise because of it. Issues like impacts to interpersonal relationships, trying and failing to get answers to your medical problems, financial impacts (time off or loss of job), inability to do things you used to love doing, etc.

Just passing on advice from someone who has benefited greatly from therapy. If you aren't benefiting from therapy you should probably save your money.