Is it hard to find a therapist?
Do you guys have struggles finding a therapist for you? Have you ever given up at finding one? Where to even start?
Posted May 16, 2023, 4:37 AM UTC
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If you have insurance your insurance website should have the ability to search for nearby therapists by specialty. If you can’t find the website, call the number on the back of your insurance card and ask them for help. When I search for therapists like this, I go for the ones who have websites where I can read a bit about them. Some of them have the websites linked to the insurance website, which is nice.
I usually would make a list of 5-10 therapists that sounded good and call or email them for the intake call where you usually talk for 15 minutes or so to get a feel for each other. From there, I’ve picked based on how quick they responded and how much I felt like I liked what they were saying and what questions they asked. Usually maybe 3 would get back to me from reaching out to 5-10.
Some people search on psychology today (website) and search by their insurance and type of therapy / focus they do. For this, you may struggle to find a therapist who is very close to you, but if you do not mind the drive or don’t mind virtual sessions this can be good too! If you don’t have insurance that covers therapy and are financially well off you can search psychology today without have a specific insurance checked off. Sometimes you’ll meet with a therapist for a bit, and find you aren’t a great fit, and that’s okay! Then, you just go back and contact more therapists. I’ve been pretty lucky where after the initial call I felt that my therapist was good and it worked out well
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