The first option should always be the free option that you can do on your own. If you can’t solve things on your own, then seeking help is the natural next step. 

A lot of the mental health we see today results from a lack of exercise, sun exposure, and human connection. If a farmer that works outside all day and has a tight community gets depressed, then by all means, he should go see a doctor, but that’s not the average person that’s overweight, chronically online and inside, and lacks human connection IRL