Counseling" isn't even a true science or medical profession. Most or all counselors and psychologists are just quacks. It's a field of quacks, just like the American Psychological Association's pathetic Manual that tempest quoted from earlier.

Being a pedophile isn't some sort of sickness, it's perfectly natural if you like underage (but physically or almost physically mature) girls. Even if you like toddlers, that's still not a sickness, just the way you are (weird). Saying that pedophilia is a sickness is like saying that being gay is a sickness. People don't force gays to go to counseling.

Being gay is just as unnatural as wanting to molest a 5-year old toddler.

I'm gonna say it again so that I attract the wrath of all the idiots here who keep mentioning "counseling". Counseling is FAKE, it is for losers!! It's a stupid profession and everyone who does it is a quack!!

Oh yeah, ultrapostman, I just wanted to mention though that I don't think most pedophiles are ashamed. I wouldn't be ashamed if I liked 5-year old little girls. Although some certainly may be ashamed. Just like there are some gay guys who are ashamed and some gay guys who aren't.