r/CBT is a subreddit with 40k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses cbt, therapy, anxiety, thoughts, and emotions, and they frequently recommend/review self-help books.
CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy): often short term form of psychotherapy originally designed to treat depression, but is now used for a variety of mental health problems.
Popular Themes in r/CBT
#1
Advice Requests
: "Online Therapy Reviews? Best Therapists? Virtual Options Only"
16 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Betterhelp Controversy & Scandal - Scam? Or Is It Worth It?"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Best Therapy Apps for Mental Health"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/CBT
#1
Cbt
: "I just had my first experience with a truly directive Cbt therapist who was not afraid to forcefully dispute my irrational beliefs when he noticed them. This is sadly missing in most modern therapy"
237 posts
#2
Therapy
: "Affordable couples Therapy?"
60 posts
#3
Anxiety
: "It needs to be reaffirmed: with CBT, you don't merely need to "accept" you're stuck with crippling Anxiety or depression and learn to live with it anyway; you CAN conquer it fully."
48 posts
#4
Thoughts
: "Started collecting evidence against my negative Thoughts instead of for them"
28 posts
#5
Emotions
: "Techniques for dealing with strong, negative Emotions?"
15 posts
#6
Depression
: "It needs to be reaffirmed: with CBT, you don't merely need to "accept" you're stuck with crippling anxiety or Depression and learn to live with it anyway; you CAN conquer it fully."
13 posts
#7
Struggling
11 posts
#8
App
: "The Feeling Great App has made an astounding leap: now theres an option for a short session, in which you can also pick the specific method to use from a large list for one or two thoughts, without going through the whole 1 hour structure"
10 posts
#9
Therapist
: "Are Therapists lying about knowing how to do CBT?"
10 posts
#10
Ocd
: "I went from moderate-severe, multifaceted Ocd to nearly symptom-free all in one year"
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/CBT
Self-help Books
2 reviews
Member Growth in r/CBT
Yearly
+10k members(32.9%)
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Last updated: June 27, 2026