/r/therapists/

r/therapists

230k members
r/therapists is a subreddit with 230k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, looking for a, struggling, therapy, and therapist, and they frequently recommend/review website builders, fidgets, and parenting books.
A supportive international community for therapists, social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other mental health professionals (who are actively seeing clients in a clinical capacity) to gather, discuss, and gain information. You are welcome to set your own flair or contact mod mail to get a verified flair so that other members know you are a certified professional. Posts or comments by non-professionals will be removed.

Popular Themes in r/therapists

#1
Advice Requests
: "Friends? I'm tired. How to let the heavy energy go?"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "HIPAA compliant flash drive?"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Feeling defeated due to debt , dream to be a LMFT"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Niche Idea"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/therapists

#1

Looking For

33 posts
#2

Looking For A

21 posts
#3

Struggling

21 posts
#4

Therapy

10 posts
#5

Therapist

5 posts
#6

Mental Health

5 posts
#7

Career

5 posts
#8

Job

4 posts
#9

Clients

4 posts
#10

Supervisor

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/therapists

#1
Squarespace
4.2★ from 12 reviews
#2
WordPress
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Wix
3.0★ from 2 reviews

Fidgets

27 reviews
#1
Slinky
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Amazon
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Fidget Spinner
4.0★ from 2 reviews

Parenting Books

24 reviews
#1
Adele Lafrance and Ashley Miller
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Karyn Purvis
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Robyn Gobbel
4.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/therapists

#1
Discussion Thread :redditgold:
: "Why I’m a therapist who struggles to get along with other therapists 💀"
20 posts
#2
Rant - Advice wanted :snoo_scream:
: "Client's partner disapproves"
17 posts
#3
Support :snoo_tableflip:
: "Annoyed at the system"
10 posts
#4
Theory / Technique :snoo_thoughtful:
: "How do you distinguish CPTSD from BPD?"
6 posts
#5
Billing / Finance / Insurance
: "Insurance payout fees"
6 posts
#6
Employment / Workplace Advice
: "What do you wear for Telehealth sessions?"
5 posts
#7
Resources :karma:
: "Favorite therapy activities for teens?"
5 posts
#8
Licensing :illuminati:
: "Is reading a book for CEs a thing?"
4 posts
#9
Education :pupper:
: "What resources made you a better therapist?"
4 posts
#10
Ethics / Risk :snoo_disapproval:
: "My former therapist offered me a job"
4 posts

Member Growth in r/therapists

Yearly
+50k members(28.1%)

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Last updated: November 5, 2026