r/therapists↗
Therapists
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.
228k subscribers2,054 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)1,664 authors / mosince 2013
r/therapists has 228k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,054 posts a month from 1,664 people. Top topics: Client Therapy Issues, Therapist Practice and Imposter Syndrome & Therapy.
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How r/therapists has grown
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Topics and brands on r/therapists
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Client Therapy Issues15%
- Therapist Practice12%
- Imposter Syndrome & Therapy4.0%
- Therapy Navigation1.8%
- Social Work Jobs & Careers1.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- American Psychological Association
- Substack
- Apple
- ScienceDirect
- Spotify
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