r/therapists is a subreddit with 214k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses therapy, looking for, clients, looking for a, and frustrating, 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
: "What is an aspect of the profession that you think the general public misunderstands or has an incorrect perception of?"
19 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "My personal struggle with proving telehealth therapy is…"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "How to choose an EHR for a therapy practice when admin work keeps taking over?"
5 posts
#4
Ideas
: "A union for therapists!"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Is this job offer fair?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/therapists
#1
Therapy
: "What’s your favorite Therapy room must haves?"
47 posts
#2
Looking For
33 posts
#3
Clients
: "Clients using AI to write termination emails"
25 posts
#4
Looking For A
21 posts
#5
Frustrating
20 posts
#6
Struggling
19 posts
#7
Hard Time
18 posts
#8
Private Practice
: "How to not stress about money in Private Practice"
18 posts
#9
Therapist
12 posts
#10
Job
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/therapists
Website Builders
27 reviews
#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:
: "In his latest book, hour of the heart, Yalom shares a very personal story with a client, and says the single greatest problem with modern psychology is a lack of self-disclosure"
37 posts
#2
Rant - Advice wanted :snoo_scream:
: "Client masturbated over the phone during consult"
32 posts
#3
Support :snoo_tableflip:
: "I feel like I can only see 4 clients a day"
24 posts
#4
Billing / Finance / Insurance
: "Aetna now offering services"
17 posts
#5
Ethics / Risk :snoo_disapproval:
: "Seeing client’s name on registration at sexually explicit event?"
15 posts
#6
Employment / Workplace Advice
: "How quick can I quit?"
15 posts
#7
Self care :snoo_putback:
: "After reading only psychology books for months, I read a novel and remembered something important"
12 posts
#8
Resources :karma:
: "How to Contact the CEO of Psychology Today"
12 posts
#9
Theory / Technique :snoo_thoughtful:
: "Obsessive Client"
8 posts
#10
Documentation
: "EHR Platform Question - AI"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/therapists
Yearly
+51k members(31.4%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026