How to Find a Therapist
A practical guide for deciding what kind of professional help may fit your situation, what questions to ask, and how to evaluate whether a therapist feels like a good match.
Practical help, crisis pathways, self-help tools, and research updates.
If someone may be in immediate danger, contact emergency services. In the U.S., call or text 988.
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Choose the closest situation, then move toward calming tools, community support, or professional care.
In the United States, call or text 988 to reach trained crisis counselors for suicide, mental health, or substance use crisis support. Use emergency services if there is immediate danger.
Text-based crisis support for people who need immediate emotional support. Availability and short codes vary by country.
A practical guide for deciding what kind of professional help may fit your situation, what questions to ask, and how to evaluate whether a therapist feels like a good match.
A short grounding exercise: name 5 things you see, 4 things you feel, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, and 1 thing you taste. This can help bring attention back to the present moment.
A practical guide for deciding what kind of professional help may fit your situation, what questions to ask, and how to evaluate whether a therapist feels like a good match.