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r/therapists PUBLIC
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.
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r/therapists is a PUBLIC community on Reddit with over 216,352 members. It currently has a negative sentiment with an engagement rate of 1.9%. With a community friendliness score of 30, this subreddit presents a moderate conversion potential for authentic brand participation. Strict rules against self-promotion are in place, so marketing should focus strictly on value-driven community engagement.
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Subreddit Rules
- Only post or comment if you are a professional or in the process of becoming a professional.: Please review your post prior to posting and verify that any advice requested is from a professional standpoint.
- If you are requesting therapeutic advice, please do not post and go to r/askatherapist or see psychologytoday.com to search for a therapist near you. Posting requesting therapeutic advice will result in an immediate ban from the sub. This sub is NOT a substitute for clinical supervision.
- Questions? Message the mods at https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/therapists
- Support one another and be kind.: We're all professionals or soon-to-be professionals here. Be kind. C'mon, this should be common sense. r/therapists is a zero-tolerance community. Being a jerk, shitposting, trolling, etc. will result in a permanent ban.
- Questions? Message the mods at https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/therapists
- We are an affirming space: We celebrate diversity and affirming care. TRAASH talk (transphobic, racist, ableist, abusive, sexist, or homophobic) is not permitted.
- Avoid Anti-therapy talk: There is a place for discussing grievances regarding therapy and therapists-- but this subreddit is not that place. Please be respectful to our community by avoiding these types of posts, and please also be respectful to communities with an anti-therapy stance by not posting about or linking them here.
- If you got questions, message the mods at https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/therapists
- Be mindful of privacy: When posting, do not breach confidentiality or use client information. NEVER post names or other identifying information. -Tthis will result in a permanent ban. This sub is NOT a substitute for clinical supervision. If you read your post in a public place and a friend/family member/significant other of your client could identify them, TOO MUCH DETAIL. Advice sought should be broad and non-specific.
- Questions message the mods https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/therapists
- No spam/advertisements/solicitation, for yourself or others. CEU opportunities are welcome!: This rule forbids direct advertisement, requests for investment, market research, and much more.
- You may use the monthly self-promo thread (1st of each month) to post for yourself or others as long as you follow the rules laid out in this post. Surveys should also be posted in that thread.
- Questions? Message the mods at https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/therapists
- Student questions should go into our weekly student thread stickied at the top of the subreddit.: Students are defined in this community as people not yet in a graduate program or those in a graduate program (or equivalent) who have not yet begun to see clients. Posts from people not yet seeing clients will be removed.
- General negativity posts belong in our weekly venting thread pinned at the top of the subreddit:
- Salary questions belong in Salary Megathread: We have Quarterly salary threads, feel free to post your salary questions there as well as your own salary.
- Please see here: https://www.reddit.com/r/therapists/collection/5633f306-6a19-4dfd-b20f-86dcdf0b4b9f for Quarterly Salary Megathread in the search bar and find the most recent one and post your question there.
- Questions? Message the mods at https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/therapists
- AI-related posts must comply with our sub guidelines: Stand-alone posts about AI must raise a specific ethical, clinical, or professional issue relevant to therapy practice that has not already been discussed in the subreddit.
- General discussions about AI (e.g., “Will AI replace therapists?”, “What do you think about AI?”, client use of AI, experiences with AI tools, or news articles about AI) belong in the AI Megathread.
- Posts that do not raise a clear ethical or clinical question relevant to practice may be removed.
- No Requesting Professional Services or Referrals: This sub is not equipped to oversee ethical handling of referral requests. Posts asking for referrals both outward or inward will be removed.
- Participate in Good Faith - no AI-Generated Responses: This forum is for professional people to share their experiences and support while working in the mental health field. Responses that are clearly copy-pasted from artificial intelligence or chatgpt-like sources are considered inauthentic and will be removed.
- No cross-reddit drama: We do not allow any cross-posting of any subreddit that is experiencing drama.
What is r/therapists?
r/therapists is a public Reddit community created in March 2013 with over 216,352 members. 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.
The community has a negative sentiment and an engagement rate of 1.9%. With a friendliness score of 30, it is considered very welcoming to new members.
Self-promotion is not allowed, so marketing efforts should focus on providing genuine value to the community.
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