/r/therapists/

r/therapists

229k members
r/therapists is a subreddit with 229k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, struggling, looking for a, 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
: "Resources for understanding and identifying meta-OCD themes (OCD themes about OCD)"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Credentialing + Billing Recommendations"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/therapists

#1

Looking For

33 posts
#2

Struggling

22 posts
#3

Looking For A

21 posts
#4

Therapy

11 posts
#5

Therapist

5 posts
#6

Mental Health

5 posts
#7

Career

5 posts
#8

Job

4 posts
#9

Supervisor

3 posts
#10

Client

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
Support :snoo_tableflip:
: "Failure to launch: AuDHD / PDA / parent enmeshment"
16 posts
#2
Employment / Workplace Advice
: "Signed with a private practice, then got a community mental health offer hours later. Is it bad to back out? Which would you take?"
16 posts
#3
Discussion Thread :redditgold:
: "The therapeutic relationship in attachment work"
14 posts
#4
Rant - Advice wanted :snoo_scream:
: "Feeling Defeated- Seriously considering jumping back to the W2 world"
9 posts
#5
Theory / Technique :snoo_thoughtful:
: "Nature therapy-walk in park"
8 posts
#6
Ethics / Risk :snoo_disapproval:
: "Deceptive marketing - Twofold"
4 posts
#7
Resources :karma:
: "Reviewing psych today profile"
4 posts
#8
Billing / Finance / Insurance
: "Are you aware of CMS ACCESS?"
4 posts
#9
Meme/Humour :snoo_joy:
: "Having an actual concern about the field is so hard when people are constantly trying to invalidate the field as a whole."
3 posts
#10
Rant - No advice wanted :snoo_shrug:
: "Therapist disillusioned in my own therapy"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/therapists

Yearly
+51k members(28.6%)

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Last updated: October 25, 2026