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Psychotherapists: a professional community for those in the counseling and therapy professions

The low drama community for psychotherapy professionals.

18k subscribers54 posts / mo in Sep 202650 authors / mosince 2016

r/psychotherapists has 18k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 54 posts a month from 50 people. Top topics: Therapist Practice, Client Therapy Issues and Imposter Syndrome & Therapy.

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Size and growth

How r/psychotherapists has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +4.2% in 3 months
Oct 202618k
Growing18k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+3.8%vs Sep 2025 · +6.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202654
BusierPeaked at 93 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/psychotherapists

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Therapist Practice17%
  2. Client Therapy Issues12%
  3. Imposter Syndrome & Therapy4.3%
  4. Social Work Jobs & Careers3.2%
  5. Therapy Navigation3.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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Timing and removals

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How they talk

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