/r/therapists/

r/therapists

214k members
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

#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