r/TalkTherapy is a subreddit with 140k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses therapy, therapist, struggling, frustrating, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review journaling app and headphones/earbuds.
Have a question about something that happened in therapy? Want to know how your experience compares to other peoples? Wondering what the heck your therapist is talking about? Thinking about going into therapy but want to know what it's like from a patient's perspective? Share your psychotherapy stories and questions here.
Clients and therapists are both welcome to exchange perspectives and ideas.
Please be kind to each other.
Popular Themes in r/TalkTherapy
#1
Advice Requests
: "How to find competent therapist?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I think i have to dump my therapist of 7 years (TW: disclosure of ab*se)"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Seeking Therapy CLT NC"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/TalkTherapy
#1
Therapy
: "Why does using Therapy language usually never sound good?"
96 posts
#2
Therapist
: "My Therapist is taking three weeks off over the summer"
58 posts
#3
Struggling
36 posts
#4
Frustrating
16 posts
#5
Hate
12 posts
#6
Therapy Advice
: "What are some effective ways of being able to sit with a half finished point that feels huge between sessions?"
12 posts
#7
Hard Time
9 posts
#8
Therapy Selection
: "How to find competent therapist?"
6 posts
#9
Feelings
5 posts
#10
Emotions
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/TalkTherapy
Journaling App
5 reviews
#1
Day One
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Microsoft
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Journey
4.0★ from 1 review
Headphones/earbuds
1 review
#1
Bose
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/TalkTherapy
#1
Advice
: "My therapist is taking three weeks off over the summer"
30 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Is this a normal thing for a therapist to say?"
11 posts
#3
Support
: "How would I go about breaking up with my therapist?"
7 posts
#4
Venting
: "Anxiety about the possibility of ending therapy"
6 posts
#5
Removed: Adding Additional Details Suggested
: "Therapist of Reddit, how do you think your profession has affected your personal relationships?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/TalkTherapy
Yearly
+17k members(13.6%)
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Last updated: July 8, 2026