Therapy 101

Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. These guides cover the basics—from what to expect in your first session, to understanding the costs, to exploring different approaches and finding support for challenges like anxiety. Each resource is designed to make the process clearer and less intimidating, so you can focus on what matters most: taking care of your mental health.

Getting Therapy

Helping someone else find a therapist

When someone you care about is struggling, your support can make a difference. This article shares how to encourage them to try therapy, start the conversation with compassion, and care for yourself along the way.

Types of therapy

This is your starting point for understanding the different types of therapy. This overview walks you through each of the common categories of therapy and who they work best for.

How to pay for therapy

Learn how paying for therapy works, including typical costs, insurance coverage, and payment options so you know what to expect.

Deciding to start therapy

Thinking about therapy but not sure if you really “need” it? This article teaches you about the emotional, behavioral, and everyday signs that it might be time to talk to someone.

Read the full Getting Therapy guide

Paying for Therapy

Therapy covered by Medicare

Learn about Medicare’s mental health coverage, including eligibility, Parts A–D, therapy and counseling benefits, online therapy access, costs, session limits, and differences from Medicaid, plus how to find a Medicare-accepting therapist for personalized care.

Therapy covered by EAP, HSA or FSA

Learn about HSAs, FSAs, and EAPs as financial tools to make therapy and mental health care more affordable, including eligible expenses, key differences, and how employers support access to mental health services.

Common insurance challenges

Learn about navigating mental health insurance, including verifying coverage, common therapies covered, handling preauthorization, billing errors, denied claims, and reimbursement. Gain practical strategies to manage costs, maximize benefits, and access care with less stress and confusion.

Beginners guide to insurance

Learn about how health insurance works, types of plans, costs, coverage details, key terms, special programs like HSAs and COBRA, qualifying life events, and how to understand mental health coverage within your insurance.

Read the full Paying for Therapy guide

Anxiety

When to get help for anxiety

Anxiety is common, but when it lingers or disrupts sleep, focus, or joy, extra support can help. In this article you will learn key signs, urgent red flags, and how therapy gets you back to center.

Panic disorder

Learn about panic disorder, including its causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnostic process, and effective treatments like CBT, medication, and lifestyle changes, to better understand and manage this common anxiety condition.

ADHD and anxiety

Learn about how ADHD and anxiety interact, their overlapping and distinct symptoms, common misconceptions, diagnostic challenges, and effective treatment options including therapy, medication, and lifestyle strategies for managing both conditions together.

Signs and symptoms of anxiety

Anxiety affects body, mind, and behavior—from chest tightness and racing thoughts to avoidance and irritability. In this article you will learn common signs, how symptoms vary, what worsens them, and practical ways to get relief.

Read the full Anxiety guide

Types of Therapy

Biofeedback therapy

Biofeedback teaches you to control physical responses like heart rate, breathing, and muscle tension. You’ll learn its origins, conditions it treats, how sessions work, the types of feedback used, and how to find a provider

Group therapy

Group therapy brings together multiple clients with mental health professionals in supportive settings. In this article you will learn about its applications, underlying mechanisms, session structure, proven effectiveness, and steps to locate appropriate group therapists.

Child-parent psychotherapy (CPP)

Learn about child-parent psychotherapy, an evidence-based treatment for children ages 0-6 who experienced trauma, focusing on strengthening parent-child relationships to promote healing and secure attachment.

Collaborative management and assessment of suicidality (CAMS)

CAMS treats suicidal thoughts as a collaborative problem to solve rather than something to endure alone. Learn how this structured approach helps people move from crisis to stability through partnership with their therapist.

Read the full Types of Therapy guide