Employee Assistance

When I was in Miami, I was referred to the Employee Assistance Program.  I was to meet a counselor of sorts though I am not too sure what her true credentials were. Psychology?  perhaps.  I was in this capacity for about 7 months.  From July 1999 to Feb 2000.  In that time I was meeting with Dr. Shellow. 
The counselor was actually quite pleasant and intelligent.  I will call her "J".  I must say that I am not entirely certain, but I felt she was on my side. I do believe she felt the humiliation I was encountering with the psychiatrist I was assigned. I had in fact even gone to try to see 2 other psychiatrist as a substitute. I needed a physician to vouch for me that I could return to the program and be a good resident.  Not a simple matter.  When they have their reputation on the line, they are not apt to consider supporting you I assume when if you fail or mess up, it may be their license or their reputation, right?  Well thats what I considered.  So, "J" was a friendly sort. We meet once every other week or so and spend an hour in dialogue. I can only say that I was given one gem from her.  Sort of...  She recommened the Daniel Goldman, MD book, Emotional Intelligence.  I was not sure if she was trying to convey to me that I was an emotionally absent person who had little aptitude for the touchy feely sort of affair.  I thought I was sort of ok here, but I was high performing and focused on clinical matters rather than the deep emotions of say a casual encounter back then.  Today I am much more in tuned, though I was probably on top of my game in that business back then as well.  So I bought the book.  Talk about lengthy. I never read a bit.  I cant say its useful but I am sure there is some clinically interesting dissertations in that text.  I eventually donated it to a local library. It did not suffice to improve my emotional intelligence, just threaten my time allotment. 
That said, I was possibly in a moment of tribulation a few years ago and found myself purchasing the "exciting" conclusion to his book called I think "emotional intelligence in the workplace".  I think I might have considered that it was indeed worth another look and maybe there would be a gem or two in the reading.  Its in my kindle archives now.  I dont think I'm planning to read it. I'm sorry..  Mark Twain, stories about World war I, the civil war, biographies and even Agatha Christie seem a little more relevant and maybe even will improve my mood and emotional intelligence.  If any of my readers have ever read the Daniel Goldman books, please comment here.  I would like to know what that is all about. I do consider myself a very highly emotionally intelligent, emotionally together and friendly sort.  Thanks!