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

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.

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.

When to end therapy

Therapy doesn’t have to last forever. You might decide to end, take a break, or come back later when it feels right. This article helps you recognize when it may be time to pause and how to thoughtfully close out your sessions.

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

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.

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.

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.

Cost of therapy

Therapy costs vary widely based on insurance coverage, provider credentials, and treatment type. This article covers session pricing, insurance benefits, affordable alternatives, session length expectations, and whether therapy's investment delivers lasting mental health value.

Read the full Paying for Therapy guide

Anxiety

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.

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.

Types of anxiety disorders

Anxiety disorders can look different for everyone. From generalized anxiety to phobias, this article explains the types of anxiety, their symptoms, and how they’re treated.

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

Multicultural counseling

Multicultural counseling is a framework that trains therapists to embrace all aspects of a client's cultural identity, including race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background. Learn how this approach works and how to find a therapist who truly sees you for who you are.

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT)

Cognitive processing therapy targets unhelpful thoughts that develop after traumatic events by helping people examine and reframe distorted beliefs about themselves and the world. Learn how this treatment method can create lasting healing.

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.

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