Wanting to reach out for help

I’ve been sh for a while now and it’s gotten so bad lately. I’m in college and with all the stress from finals and semester coming to an end it’s genuinely become the only thing to help me cope. I’ve told a friend (who’s been there for me since i started) and she’s told me to reach out to the free counseling we have on campus but that scares me. I don’t know what to expect from it, what to tell them or if it’ll even help. What are they gonna do if I end up going to them? The thought scares me but I want help but I don’t have the money to pay for an actual therapist.