A Therapist's Tips for Finding a Therapist | How Do I Find a Therapist?

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Finding a Therapist & Suicide Prevention Services

-National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 24/7/365 crisis and prevention services.
1-800-273-8255

-Open Path Collective: Search engine for sliding fee scale and affordable therapy options

Inclusive Therapists: Therapist search engine with a focus on inclusivity & safety for folks with marginalized identities.

Glimmer: A digital wellness platform for LGBTQIA+ folks.

-NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Provides education, tools, resources, and a help line for people with mental illness.
1-800-950-6264
or text NAMI to 741741

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Outro: When You're Ready by Twocann

[brittanywilcox]

The problem with Open Path that I had was they all list a million specialties and when I reach out about a specific thing they listed (for me it was dissociation and trauma) they didn't actually specialize in that thing. This was incredibly frustrating. Open Path also has a lot of new therapists and inexperienced therapists looking to get more experience, and I don't have the type of problems that can be someone's guinea pig.

[catenby]

I am from a small city in South America, so I think most of this resources won’t work for me.
I would really appreciate a video on questions to ask a therapist in your first session, or kind of how to make sure they understand what you need from them, and what to do if they don’t provide that! Or maybe what are some not so obvious red flags in therapists

[laine]

I feel like I’ve been pretty lucky in finding great therapists. One thing I do once I find one that looks promising, is try to find their website and read the blurb written about them to get a feel for who they are and who they treat. And maybe read some reviews, if there are any.

[FlyToTheRain]

I believe I used Psychology Today when I was searching my area. Discovered there was an office just down the street from my house that I previously didn't know about which I think really helped me feel like I could do it if I only had to go a couple blocks away instead of driving all the way across town or something.

[solveig]

Thank you for sharing these resources!

As someone who currently just has a psychiatrist and not a therapist, your channel has been extremely helpful in the meantime!

[meekdynasty]

Granted I’m alone in the garage smoking weed, but that closing music scared the shit out of me

[cecilross]

I wish there was more options for people in "therapy deserts". There's so few therapists where I am that there's almost never one taking my insurance. Even when there is, I don't get to choose someone who relates to me or specializes, I choose who takes Medicaid. Because there's so little therapy around here, almost all of my counselors have moved away like 4 months after I meet them. It's just exhausting to seek help and be told no.

[toni]

I've kinda given up on finding a suitable therapist. The tips people on the internet usually give me aren't really applicable in my country (Germany), because as therapy is paid for by insurance, things like sliding scale I think aren't really a thing (?), however, I'm having big trouble finding anyone who would be a fit for me who takes national insurance. There are several types of therapy which are not paid by national insurance, and from what I know online councelling isn't all that much of a thing with national insurance either (but maybe that changed?). I'm trans and neurodivergent, and I'm just tired of having to explain everything while my therapist doesn't actually have resources adapted to me.

I've kinda found that when I see/hear from a therapist who seems like they might actually be helpful, they tend to be private/self-paid. I have the suspicion that this is a general thing, because those therapists have more freedom in what they can do.

Also, I would very strongly prefer a therapist who identifies as non-binary themselves, and I have heard of people who had a non-binary therapist, but finding one in Germany...like, I don't think I know a single out non-binary German therapist.

[jaesynn]

"You're probably going to get a Better Help ad 😐" Haha, yep, right before this video! And I was then asked to what degree I agreed that the Better Help ad was relevant to me. I strongly disagreed.

[phantomvampyressshadowkiss]

I needed this today I'm looking for my 14 yr old to find her a good therapist for her anxiety

[spriddlez]

This isn't as niche but I found mine through a search engine provided by my insurance provider. I first and foremost wanted a therapist that my insurance would work with reasonably easily so that was a good path for me. For anyone who does have insurance it's another option.

[tenaciousminion]

In my area, there are too many therapists who are unwilling to use a sliding scale and don't accept insurance

[jonanderson]

There's several really good articles out there about how to find a therapist and to shop around if you need to.

[lovelyella]

Thank you so much for the information!! I think it’s great that there are so many resources for a diversity of people but also find it incredibly sad that there are few to no resources for women suffering from domestic violence or CPTSD.

It is an epidemic in America, and I’ve unfortunately dealt with a lot of personality disordered people including my family and few therapists or resources other than YouTube content or “life coaches” to treat years of abuse. 😢

It takes SE and IFS and trauma informed therapists and there simply are not enough of them that are available yet affordable.

If you have any suggestions I’d greatly appreciate it

[That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff]

I gotta be honest with you I feel like I’ve completely given up on therapy, and I feel like the entire profession is a pile of crap. How many therapist does a person have to go through to find one that’s worth anything

[RJones-tnvg]

Any resource you share is going to get slammed with requests! Prior to this video, I had only heard of the list on Psychology Today which is not an exhaustive list and I had also seen a list from an employee resource thing... and the therapists I met that were covered in my employer benefits were weird people that I wasn't going to connect with. The only way to filter was by geography.

You are awesome for helping folks find what they need.

[Melissaxorenee]

I have been trying to find a therapist for a very long time now and unfortunately, I signed up for better help, and it was literally so bad that it was funny

[launato]

Hi! Thanks for the video. I do have a question maybe you can help me with. How health insurance work to coverage of therapy? I have Aetna and looks like they cover it but I am not sure how to be sure.

Thanks !🙏

[fairygurl]

Grateful that Therapists Themselves Have Better Resources 💞

*Suffer Less

[celineduperier]

What’s wrong with Better Help? I’m really interested to know since so far it’s the only platform I had heard of and I was considering subscribing so… your video is right on time! 🙏