Therapists in 78757
![Photo of Danielle J. Kaplan, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/e3247062-0891-45ab-b769-cd5df328c15b/2/320x400.jpeg)
I’m here to help you feel less overwhelmed, stuck, hopeless or helpless. To help you quiet your brain/body, organize your thoughts, and figure out not just where all this stuff comes from, but what you can do about it. Sometimes I help people find answers inside themselves they already knew, sometimes I help people get outside of themselves and use insights from our fellow humans, from nature, science, spirituality, philosophy, you name it. I’m a straight talker, AND I don’t judge— literally, I can teach you how to use a nonjudgmental stance— and possibly most importantly, I bring some FUN to this process!
I’m here to help you feel less overwhelmed, stuck, hopeless or helpless. To help you quiet your brain/body, organize your thoughts, and figure out not just where all this stuff comes from, but what you can do about it. Sometimes I help people find answers inside themselves they already knew, sometimes I help people get outside of themselves and use insights from our fellow humans, from nature, science, spirituality, philosophy, you name it. I’m a straight talker, AND I don’t judge— literally, I can teach you how to use a nonjudgmental stance— and possibly most importantly, I bring some FUN to this process!
![Photo of Leigha Rychlik, MA](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/6664d0b0-5be2-4aa1-9b4a-3ec7a0c87d04/2/320x400.jpeg)
Are you feeling stuck? Wanting to improve relationships? Or want to embark on a journey of self-discovery and/or healing? Then this might be the right place for you. In my practice, I prioritize creating a safe and supportive space where clients can explore their emotions, thoughts, and experiences without fear of judgment. I believe that healing begins with empathy, and I strive to cultivate genuine connections with each person who walks through my door.
Are you feeling stuck? Wanting to improve relationships? Or want to embark on a journey of self-discovery and/or healing? Then this might be the right place for you. In my practice, I prioritize creating a safe and supportive space where clients can explore their emotions, thoughts, and experiences without fear of judgment. I believe that healing begins with empathy, and I strive to cultivate genuine connections with each person who walks through my door.
![Photo of Barbara Reiver, MEd, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3c191e23-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Barbara Reiver
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757 (Online Only)
Have you been feeling sad, disconnected and alone? Are you withdrawing from friends and family? Does your mood affect your work. Is this affecting your relationships? Therapy is a way to explore your emotions and actions that affect your day-to-day life. The first step towards healing and change can be counseling. I will work with you and support your journey to make changes, face issues and promote healing and growth. Depression, anxiety, and loss are just a few of the things that can affect our lives. In sessions, we work to develop healthy coping skills, to understand feelings and behaviors and to promote healing. I strive to create a safe environment for you to explore your emotions.
Have you been feeling sad, disconnected and alone? Are you withdrawing from friends and family? Does your mood affect your work. Is this affecting your relationships? Therapy is a way to explore your emotions and actions that affect your day-to-day life. The first step towards healing and change can be counseling. I will work with you and support your journey to make changes, face issues and promote healing and growth. Depression, anxiety, and loss are just a few of the things that can affect our lives. In sessions, we work to develop healthy coping skills, to understand feelings and behaviors and to promote healing. I strive to create a safe environment for you to explore your emotions.
![Photo of Jean Castle, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b1a9512c-3521-456c-a833-7280704808c5/1/320x400.jpeg)
I’m a licensed professional counselor committed to empowering you and communities to achieve greater health, wellness, and fulfillment. I serve diverse populations, and am dedicated to providing compassionate and culturally sensitive counseling services to people from all walks of life. When it comes to holding space for you so that you can be heard without judgment, I am here to be that person. My gift is helping you see new perspectives, rewriting limiting narratives and discovering self-awareness. I work to help you move towards healthy perceptions of self and establish more capable, peaceful and safe environments.
I’m a licensed professional counselor committed to empowering you and communities to achieve greater health, wellness, and fulfillment. I serve diverse populations, and am dedicated to providing compassionate and culturally sensitive counseling services to people from all walks of life. When it comes to holding space for you so that you can be heard without judgment, I am here to be that person. My gift is helping you see new perspectives, rewriting limiting narratives and discovering self-awareness. I work to help you move towards healthy perceptions of self and establish more capable, peaceful and safe environments.
![Photo of Diana Elaine Damer - Anxiety Treatment Center of Austin, PhD, Psychologist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/7ef9777a-c515-4d55-abc3-e794e1fc0a6e/3/320x400.jpeg)
Anxiety protects you from harm and motivates you to succeed. Anxiety is problematic, however, when it becomes out of proportion to the situation and interferes with your life. Often the strategies you use to cope with your anxiety--such as avoidance--make it worse. The treatment that we provide is geared toward interrupting this vicious cycle by helping you gradually face your fears and build your confidence in a collaborative and supportive environment. We utilize a flexible cognitive-behavioral approach which incorporates mindfulness, cognitive techniques, and exposure-based interventions.
Anxiety protects you from harm and motivates you to succeed. Anxiety is problematic, however, when it becomes out of proportion to the situation and interferes with your life. Often the strategies you use to cope with your anxiety--such as avoidance--make it worse. The treatment that we provide is geared toward interrupting this vicious cycle by helping you gradually face your fears and build your confidence in a collaborative and supportive environment. We utilize a flexible cognitive-behavioral approach which incorporates mindfulness, cognitive techniques, and exposure-based interventions.
![Photo of Meghan Graham, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/909b1132-7eff-411c-b3c8-b15a8530da6e/1/320x400.jpeg)
Meghan Graham
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Do you want more satisfying relationships with the people you care about? Do you find yourself feeling disconnected from others despite wanting to belong? Maybe you feel detached from your body and numb to your feelings? Perhaps you feel all at once and it's overwhelming? Together, we can build a therapeutic relationship and explore the issues you find yourself facing time and again. Oftentimes, the issues you have in life show up in session. Therapy can be a space to try out new ways of being & coping. We can explore your boundaries, revise your inner-dialogue, & improve your communication skills for more satisfying relationships.
Do you want more satisfying relationships with the people you care about? Do you find yourself feeling disconnected from others despite wanting to belong? Maybe you feel detached from your body and numb to your feelings? Perhaps you feel all at once and it's overwhelming? Together, we can build a therapeutic relationship and explore the issues you find yourself facing time and again. Oftentimes, the issues you have in life show up in session. Therapy can be a space to try out new ways of being & coping. We can explore your boundaries, revise your inner-dialogue, & improve your communication skills for more satisfying relationships.
![Photo of Cliff Chong - Cliff (Solidarity Counseling), LCSW , Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/cfd215bc-7446-41a7-bca1-909c933ec2a1/1/320x400.jpeg)
Cliff (Solidarity Counseling)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
The world is becoming more complex as we are expected to do more with less time and energy. What if you were already coping with difficulties from a not so distant past? With my own history of self worth/doubt, health issues and being told "I don't belong here", I can vividly remember the frustration and loneliness of trying to "live your life" while feeling excluded. I draw from this to empathize and build a mutual understanding of "now" and create a path to a more authentic version of "you." We often look to the past to find origins of problems, but its equally important to dig through our history to find gems of resilience.
The world is becoming more complex as we are expected to do more with less time and energy. What if you were already coping with difficulties from a not so distant past? With my own history of self worth/doubt, health issues and being told "I don't belong here", I can vividly remember the frustration and loneliness of trying to "live your life" while feeling excluded. I draw from this to empathize and build a mutual understanding of "now" and create a path to a more authentic version of "you." We often look to the past to find origins of problems, but its equally important to dig through our history to find gems of resilience.
![Photo of Ruth A. Airhart, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/78de0099-e82a-4a40-b1b3-3f975212ed9d/3/320x400.jpeg)
Ruth A. Airhart
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
Not accepting new clients
I offer a variety of expressive art therapy techniques (art, sand tray, journaling, etc.) in addition to traditional talk therapy. Clients describe me as warm and down-to-earth, yet professional and insightful. I enjoy engaging with my clients in a creative, client-centered and solution-focused way.
I offer a variety of expressive art therapy techniques (art, sand tray, journaling, etc.) in addition to traditional talk therapy. Clients describe me as warm and down-to-earth, yet professional and insightful. I enjoy engaging with my clients in a creative, client-centered and solution-focused way.
![Photo of James Young, MA, LPC-A, LPC Intern](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/be15efd5-54ba-4f6d-a62d-6bb29c69c306/2/320x400.jpeg)
Life can be challenging and painful, and we all face uncertainties, disappointments, conflicts, heartbreaks, losses, traumas, and existential questions. At Lighter Counseling, I offer a safe, non-judgmental space where you can openly express your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.
Life can be challenging and painful, and we all face uncertainties, disappointments, conflicts, heartbreaks, losses, traumas, and existential questions. At Lighter Counseling, I offer a safe, non-judgmental space where you can openly express your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.
![Photo of David Garrison, PhD, MEd, Psychologist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4a04f347-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
Thanks for taking time to view my information. I try to be what I would look for in a psychologist: someone who is tactful, cares about the person, and responds with both knowledge and compassion. You will find me to be interactive. I will not sit silently or simply reflect what you just said. I will let you know my perceptions and discuss research, making suggestions on ways to feel better. I tend to focus both on your emotions and your thoughts. You will do most of the talking, but you will get a genuine reaction from me.
Thanks for taking time to view my information. I try to be what I would look for in a psychologist: someone who is tactful, cares about the person, and responds with both knowledge and compassion. You will find me to be interactive. I will not sit silently or simply reflect what you just said. I will let you know my perceptions and discuss research, making suggestions on ways to feel better. I tend to focus both on your emotions and your thoughts. You will do most of the talking, but you will get a genuine reaction from me.
![Photo of A. B. Parris, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/755fc3e3-f318-4be7-931d-23db77166a84/1/320x400.jpeg)
Are you or your child struggling with signs of anxiety, depression? Maybe feeling out of place or constantly misunderstood? I am here to tell you, you are not alone. Given my own identities and experiences I am especially passionate about working with children, teens and young adults (ages 4-25) with the following identities: Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA2S+, Impacted by foster care/adoption, and/or Impacted by trauma. I practice from client centered theory using a prescriptive lens to apply what is most effective for you/your child while viewing things through the broader picture of attachment and interpersonal neurobiology.
Are you or your child struggling with signs of anxiety, depression? Maybe feeling out of place or constantly misunderstood? I am here to tell you, you are not alone. Given my own identities and experiences I am especially passionate about working with children, teens and young adults (ages 4-25) with the following identities: Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA2S+, Impacted by foster care/adoption, and/or Impacted by trauma. I practice from client centered theory using a prescriptive lens to apply what is most effective for you/your child while viewing things through the broader picture of attachment and interpersonal neurobiology.
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Debbie Seeger
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757 (Online Only)
Every journey begins with a single step. You're here, you’ve made that crucial first step. I will bring a spirit of warmth, authenticity, and compassion to our work together…and a bit of humor from time to time as well. I hold no judgment about the past as we work together toward your desired future. You can learn to communicate your needs and manage conflict. I became a therapist because I have personally experienced the power of therapy. You are the expert on you. My job is to walk alongside you as you explore where you’ve been, where you are, and where you want to go.
Every journey begins with a single step. You're here, you’ve made that crucial first step. I will bring a spirit of warmth, authenticity, and compassion to our work together…and a bit of humor from time to time as well. I hold no judgment about the past as we work together toward your desired future. You can learn to communicate your needs and manage conflict. I became a therapist because I have personally experienced the power of therapy. You are the expert on you. My job is to walk alongside you as you explore where you’ve been, where you are, and where you want to go.
![Photo of Miriam Kuznets, LCSW, MFA, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/43d12abc-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
Miriam Kuznets
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MFA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757 (Online Only)
My clients work on stress management and on healthy ways to cope with relationship barriers, grief and loss, creative/academic/work challenges, and life transitions. They enjoy a mature and licensed collaborator as they make changes in or learn to live with a difficult situation. They learn and practice skills that illuminate their choices. They identify their strengths and use them in new ways. They see how perceptions and behavior affect well-being. My clients benefit from a well-rounded experienced therapist (in my case, over 30 years), and they describe me as warm, practical, good-humored, respectful, and nonjudgmental.
My clients work on stress management and on healthy ways to cope with relationship barriers, grief and loss, creative/academic/work challenges, and life transitions. They enjoy a mature and licensed collaborator as they make changes in or learn to live with a difficult situation. They learn and practice skills that illuminate their choices. They identify their strengths and use them in new ways. They see how perceptions and behavior affect well-being. My clients benefit from a well-rounded experienced therapist (in my case, over 30 years), and they describe me as warm, practical, good-humored, respectful, and nonjudgmental.
![Photo of Amberlea Patrick, MS, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/44e9ec2e-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/1/320x400.jpeg)
Amberlea Patrick
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
Discovering the Wisdom Within: Cultivating consciousness and tuning into presence-- I integrate spirituality into psychotherapy. These two pathways to healing are intimately connected, both offering important and necessary tools for deep healing and awakening. Psychotherapy employs tested processes to understand personality traits, events that create disturbance in our lives, and patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Spirituality offers us the ability to encourage loving kindness with all that we are. It teaches us to nurture and develop the inner observer, present moment awareness, non-judgment, and heart-centered thinking. Cultivating intimacy with all that we are--light and dark, high and low, superficial and deep.
Discovering the Wisdom Within: Cultivating consciousness and tuning into presence-- I integrate spirituality into psychotherapy. These two pathways to healing are intimately connected, both offering important and necessary tools for deep healing and awakening. Psychotherapy employs tested processes to understand personality traits, events that create disturbance in our lives, and patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Spirituality offers us the ability to encourage loving kindness with all that we are. It teaches us to nurture and develop the inner observer, present moment awareness, non-judgment, and heart-centered thinking. Cultivating intimacy with all that we are--light and dark, high and low, superficial and deep.
![Photo of Jack Tsan, PhD, Psychologist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/1d2bc5e7-517b-463e-b6ac-0f75734fda9d/2/320x400.jpeg)
My goal is to support your growth and help you examine the impact of the cultural systems in which we live. I often treat clients who suffer from anxiety and OCD, and I help them understand how cultural systems may have reinforced those conditions. While anxiety is a natural part of the human experience, too much can be maladaptive. Influenced by evidence-based and Buddhist mindfulness approaches, I help clients examine and confront the sources of their anxiety, find better ways to manage it, and ultimately pursue a life that is consistent with their values.
My goal is to support your growth and help you examine the impact of the cultural systems in which we live. I often treat clients who suffer from anxiety and OCD, and I help them understand how cultural systems may have reinforced those conditions. While anxiety is a natural part of the human experience, too much can be maladaptive. Influenced by evidence-based and Buddhist mindfulness approaches, I help clients examine and confront the sources of their anxiety, find better ways to manage it, and ultimately pursue a life that is consistent with their values.
![Photo of Alicia Zappone Gostylo, MA](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/46528dec-042c-4f55-96e1-f24d74805979/2/320x400.jpeg)
Alicia Zappone Gostylo
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757 (Online Only)
Are you highly sensitive, intelligent, complex, creative, spiritual, lonely, or misunderstood? Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, intense emotions, overthinking, loss and grief, or a deep need for meaning and purpose, I will help you navigate these complexities with compassion and expertise. I am experienced holding space for people navigating religious trauma, spiritual abuse, and adverse religious experiences. I will help you bridge the gap between spirituality and religion involving ways to reconcile and integrate spiritual beliefs and practices with the organized structures and traditions of religious faiths.
Are you highly sensitive, intelligent, complex, creative, spiritual, lonely, or misunderstood? Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, intense emotions, overthinking, loss and grief, or a deep need for meaning and purpose, I will help you navigate these complexities with compassion and expertise. I am experienced holding space for people navigating religious trauma, spiritual abuse, and adverse religious experiences. I will help you bridge the gap between spirituality and religion involving ways to reconcile and integrate spiritual beliefs and practices with the organized structures and traditions of religious faiths.
![Photo of Arielle Frank Larson, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/40a53251-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Arielle Frank Larson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
Yellow Chair Counseling is accepting new clients - use the "Schedule Appointment" button on our website! I am passionate about embracing the paradox of accepting ourselves as we are right now, while also committing to change. I believe this is the essence of therapy that leads you towards the fulfilling and joyful life you deserve to be living. When I sit with you, I offer my unconditional acceptance, my calm presence, my sense of humor, and concrete tools that are easy to use and effective. My desire is to cultivate a genuine and compassionate relationship in which we can collaboratively work together towards health and happiness.
Yellow Chair Counseling is accepting new clients - use the "Schedule Appointment" button on our website! I am passionate about embracing the paradox of accepting ourselves as we are right now, while also committing to change. I believe this is the essence of therapy that leads you towards the fulfilling and joyful life you deserve to be living. When I sit with you, I offer my unconditional acceptance, my calm presence, my sense of humor, and concrete tools that are easy to use and effective. My desire is to cultivate a genuine and compassionate relationship in which we can collaboratively work together towards health and happiness.
![Photo of Diana Walla, LPC-S, LMFT-S, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/47783492-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
Diana Walla
Marriage & Family Therapist, LPC-S, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757 (Online Only)
Do you ever just want to go on strike? The kids, the spouse, the job, community commitments and all the rest take a toll after awhile, and everyone is depending on you. Maybe there are transitions going on with you or your family - a new baby, a first or last child starting school or graduating. You feel exhausted, overwhelmed, frustrated and maybe depressed and anxious. It's hard to shut off your mind, and even at night when you should be sleeping, you stare at the ceiling worrying over all the people and responsibilities in your world.
Do you ever just want to go on strike? The kids, the spouse, the job, community commitments and all the rest take a toll after awhile, and everyone is depending on you. Maybe there are transitions going on with you or your family - a new baby, a first or last child starting school or graduating. You feel exhausted, overwhelmed, frustrated and maybe depressed and anxious. It's hard to shut off your mind, and even at night when you should be sleeping, you stare at the ceiling worrying over all the people and responsibilities in your world.
![Photo of Emily Rose Kindschi, PsyD, Psychologist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/f39901d8-4bab-4e46-8000-9186c55dd208/2/320x400.jpeg)
Perhaps you are coming to therapy wanting to “feel better,” and have gotten stuck in the understandable patterns of trying to get rid of different distressing symptoms. And yet, as most of us who have repeatedly tried and eventually realized, these internal experiences are not easily controlled. Thus, I view therapy as actually “getting better at feeling”—whatever those internal experiences may be—in service of working through and disentangling from them. In changing your relationship with these internal experiences, as well as adjusting your responses to them, you can break out of the cycles that are no longer working for you.
Perhaps you are coming to therapy wanting to “feel better,” and have gotten stuck in the understandable patterns of trying to get rid of different distressing symptoms. And yet, as most of us who have repeatedly tried and eventually realized, these internal experiences are not easily controlled. Thus, I view therapy as actually “getting better at feeling”—whatever those internal experiences may be—in service of working through and disentangling from them. In changing your relationship with these internal experiences, as well as adjusting your responses to them, you can break out of the cycles that are no longer working for you.
![Photo of Emilio Anguiano, CGP, CIRT, LCDC, Drug & Alcohol Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4fe514c7-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
I am a fluent bilingual Counselor (EN/SP) capable of helping those challenged by addiction issues to address or recover from them while also managing your relationships with friends, families, and loved ones.
I am a fluent bilingual Counselor (EN/SP) capable of helping those challenged by addiction issues to address or recover from them while also managing your relationships with friends, families, and loved ones.
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How does your Therapist compare?
Number of Therapists in 78757
100+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in 78757 who prioritize treating:
93% | Anxiety |
86% | Depression |
85% | Relationship Issues |
79% | Self Esteem |
73% | Stress |
70% | Life Transitions |
69% | Coping Skills |
Average years in practice
12 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
80% | Aetna |
61% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
55% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
How Therapists in 78757 see their clients
66% | In Person and Online | |
34% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
84% | Female | |
15% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
FAQs - About Therapy and Counseling
How can I find a therapist in 78757?
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.