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Hire someone to stand up for you and call you Rebbe. It might be cheaper than a therapist. I don’t think your insurance will pay for it, though.
PCOZ, the Torah was not given to teach you how to be happy, even if a life dedicated to Torah does give happiness. While someone who learned a lot of Torah, especially Lishma, has keen senses and can help people with personal issues, it is not what he learned as much as what he became.
Don’t lump all non-chemical aspects into one category. There is a Neshama, Ruach, and Nefesh. The Nefesh itself has Ruchnius aspects and Gashmius aspects. Feelings are in the realm of those who study feelings and Hashkafa are the business of those who study Hashkafa. One may influence the other, but they aren’t one and the same.
Nutrition affects feelings, too. You wouldn’t refuse a knowledgable nutritionist’s warning of a blood-pressure raising food by saying that for feelings you consult a therapist.