Basics
- What is therapy?
- What is psychiatry?
- What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
- How do I know if I need therapy/psychiatry?
- Do I need a therapist, a psychologist, a psychiatrist, or a counsellor?
- How to pick a therapist
- How to pick a psychiatrist
- Getting a therapist: a brief step-by-step
- How to pay for therapy/psychiatry
- What to expect during your first therapy appointment
- What to expect during your first psychiatry appointment
- How to ask your family for help
- What if I’m too anxious to get help?
Alternatives to therapy
Support groups
Apps
- CBT Diary Card ($4.99)
- Depression CBT Self-Help (Android)
- eCBT Calm
- Mango Health (pill reminder)
- Operation Reach Out (suicide prevention)
- Optimism (mood tracker)
- Pacifica (anxiety & depression help, based on CBT)
Online Therapy, Chatrooms, and Mental Health Resources
- Things to know before trying online therapy
- 7cups
- Breakthrough ($)
- CrisisChat
- FacingUs (depression and bipolar support)
- IMalive (crisis intervention chatroom)
- MentalHelp
- MentalSupportCommunity
- MoodGym
- ReachOut
- Talkspace ($)
- TheDawnRoom (sound warning)
Other therapy masterposts
These resources are mostly geared towards depression and anxiety, and for people living in the U.S.