/r/therapy/

r/therapy

168k members
r/therapy is a subreddit with 168k members. The community frequently discusses therapy, therapist, looking, struggling, and anxiety, and the most common flair used is advice wanted, question, vent / rant, discussion, and update.
r/therapy: Get support. Cope better.

Popular Topics in r/therapy

#1

Therapy

216 posts
#2

Therapist

100 posts
#3

Looking

44 posts
#4

Struggling

39 posts
#5

Anxiety

20 posts
#6

Depression

15 posts
#7

Advice

14 posts
#8

Family

13 posts
#9

Trauma

13 posts
#10

Relationship

13 posts

Flair Used in r/therapy

#1
Advice Wanted
: "5 years ago I watched my mom take her last breath. Then my baby got hungry, and I never grieved"
100 posts
#2
Question
: "Terminal diagnosis"
47 posts
#3
Vent / Rant
: "A friend told me therapy didn’t help until she stopped trying to look “reasonable”"
39 posts
#4
Discussion
: "My experience with therapy"
5 posts
#5
Update
: "Five things I've learned from my therapist"
2 posts
#6
Relationships
: "I dont know what to do about my interracial relationship (m16)"
2 posts
#7
Kind Words
: "I had my first therapy session last week as a 36 year old and it was actually great"
2 posts
#8
Childhood
: "I lost my childhood friends 19 years ago and I'm still grieving"
2 posts
#9
Family
: "Mass shooting down the street. Can’t talk about it."
1 post

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Yearly
+25k members(17.6%)

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Last updated: June 16, 2026