Therapists in Boulder, CO
Jill Wheeler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC, RYT
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80304
Are you seeking clarity and greater understanding while you transition through a challenging time? Have you spent too much time feeling stuck, spinning scenarios and stories around in your head that are causing you pain and isolation? Are you seeking gentle ears and a grounded presence to support your moving forward with strength and grace? I believe all worthy journeys behold a fair share of good times and challenging obstacles. I am here to support the highs, lows and everything in between. Whether you are mourning a loss or contemplating a big, new beginning, I look forward to guiding, nurturing and supporting you.
Are you seeking clarity and greater understanding while you transition through a challenging time? Have you spent too much time feeling stuck, spinning scenarios and stories around in your head that are causing you pain and isolation? Are you seeking gentle ears and a grounded presence to support your moving forward with strength and grace? I believe all worthy journeys behold a fair share of good times and challenging obstacles. I am here to support the highs, lows and everything in between. Whether you are mourning a loss or contemplating a big, new beginning, I look forward to guiding, nurturing and supporting you.
Katy Lundy
Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate, MA, MFTC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80303
Do you just feel stuck and unsure how to move forward? Are you desiring more from your life and relationships? Are you longing for a deeper connection with yourself or with a partner? Do you struggle to communicate your wants and needs to your partner? Has sex become more of a struggle than a pleasure? Do these questions feel familiar? If so, you are not alone. I’ll be happy to help you uncover authenticity, transform painful patterns, and create a life that is aligned with your highest values and deepest desires. I aim to provide clients a course of therapy that is tailored to best suit your unique needs.
Do you just feel stuck and unsure how to move forward? Are you desiring more from your life and relationships? Are you longing for a deeper connection with yourself or with a partner? Do you struggle to communicate your wants and needs to your partner? Has sex become more of a struggle than a pleasure? Do these questions feel familiar? If so, you are not alone. I’ll be happy to help you uncover authenticity, transform painful patterns, and create a life that is aligned with your highest values and deepest desires. I aim to provide clients a course of therapy that is tailored to best suit your unique needs.
Bob Whitehouse, EdD,BCB, SEP, LLC
Psychologist, EdD, BCB, SEP
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80301
In my psychotherapy sessions, I like to include Biofeedback monitoring of heart rate and breathing chemistry to give me useful information in treatment planning and to help empower clients in greater self-regulation/self-control. I provide many skills for clients to practice. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral techniques along with psychophysiological (biofeedback), transpersonal, and Somatic Experiencing stress and trauma release approaches. I also work with optimizing performance in any area whether sports, music, speaking, acting, or reducing anxiety. My motto is OPT for the BEST which is my acronym for Optimal Performance Training for the Body, Emotions, Spirit, and Thoughts.
In my psychotherapy sessions, I like to include Biofeedback monitoring of heart rate and breathing chemistry to give me useful information in treatment planning and to help empower clients in greater self-regulation/self-control. I provide many skills for clients to practice. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral techniques along with psychophysiological (biofeedback), transpersonal, and Somatic Experiencing stress and trauma release approaches. I also work with optimizing performance in any area whether sports, music, speaking, acting, or reducing anxiety. My motto is OPT for the BEST which is my acronym for Optimal Performance Training for the Body, Emotions, Spirit, and Thoughts.
Jeffrey James Howard
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80302
Are you ready to be transformed by this work? Are you ready for deep, lasting change? Do you have a nagging sense that there's more you need to experience & offer? If some or all of these are true of you, we may be a fit. If you're willing to humbly SHOW UP to the work, learn & grow, be accountable, especially when it's hard, let’s talk. I’m a guide, coach, & mentor that helps people like you find their soul's purpose & the work that’s yours to do, while cultivating more aliveness & deep, meaningful connections with those you're closest to & with the natural world. If this feels like you, reach out to me; we've got good work to do.
Are you ready to be transformed by this work? Are you ready for deep, lasting change? Do you have a nagging sense that there's more you need to experience & offer? If some or all of these are true of you, we may be a fit. If you're willing to humbly SHOW UP to the work, learn & grow, be accountable, especially when it's hard, let’s talk. I’m a guide, coach, & mentor that helps people like you find their soul's purpose & the work that’s yours to do, while cultivating more aliveness & deep, meaningful connections with those you're closest to & with the natural world. If this feels like you, reach out to me; we've got good work to do.
Rye Lynne Spanton
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80301 (Online Only)
Change is always happening, the ebb and flow of mind, body, and spirit. So much energy spent trying to control and anticipate change so we can live our idealized lives. We bind ourselves up in the imposed binaries of good-bad, right-wrong, missing the spectrum of experiences that truly exist. All these steps to be somewhere we are not in our journey, to force movement towards "better" experience. Exhausting. What if instead of fighting for control, we could find a way to be okay where we are and foster responsive movement in our life, where we follow its flow? I aim to support clients in befriending and moving with their patterns.
Change is always happening, the ebb and flow of mind, body, and spirit. So much energy spent trying to control and anticipate change so we can live our idealized lives. We bind ourselves up in the imposed binaries of good-bad, right-wrong, missing the spectrum of experiences that truly exist. All these steps to be somewhere we are not in our journey, to force movement towards "better" experience. Exhausting. What if instead of fighting for control, we could find a way to be okay where we are and foster responsive movement in our life, where we follow its flow? I aim to support clients in befriending and moving with their patterns.
burn to shine healing arts.
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80302 (Online Only)
Let’s be real. These are dark times, and uncertainty abounds. Old wounds may be coming to the surface, and the thought of facing them may feel downright terrifying……It IS terrifying. I believe that these moments are opportunities for us to learn, accept, and grow in our capacity to be Compassionate with ourselves, and with one another. This is how Transformational Healing occurs. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger issues, relationships with substances, or existential dread (perhaps all the above), YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
Let’s be real. These are dark times, and uncertainty abounds. Old wounds may be coming to the surface, and the thought of facing them may feel downright terrifying……It IS terrifying. I believe that these moments are opportunities for us to learn, accept, and grow in our capacity to be Compassionate with ourselves, and with one another. This is how Transformational Healing occurs. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger issues, relationships with substances, or existential dread (perhaps all the above), YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
Victoria S Grey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301 (Online Only)
Are there mental health challenges keeping you from reaching your dreams? Lets work together to discover your best hopes and then develop the skills to achieve them! I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, and those working to understand and embrace their unique, intersectional identity. I have an emphasis in working with a diverse range of persons and thus strive to create particularly inclusive, trauma-informed, kink/sex-positive, neurodivergent-friendly, and ENM/poly-friendly therapeutic spaces.
Are there mental health challenges keeping you from reaching your dreams? Lets work together to discover your best hopes and then develop the skills to achieve them! I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, and those working to understand and embrace their unique, intersectional identity. I have an emphasis in working with a diverse range of persons and thus strive to create particularly inclusive, trauma-informed, kink/sex-positive, neurodivergent-friendly, and ENM/poly-friendly therapeutic spaces.
Contemplative Caregiver
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC, 0018775
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80305
Our ideal client is overwhelmed and burnt out. They are grappling with emotional stress, possibly grief or vicarious trauma, moral injuries, and struggling to balance caregiving with self-care. Their goal is to improve their mental well-being, build resilience, and find fulfillment in their role. They seek emotional support, practical coping strategies, and a sense of community with others who understand their experiences. They're drawn to services that offer validation, self-care opportunities, and tools for managing stress.
Our ideal client is overwhelmed and burnt out. They are grappling with emotional stress, possibly grief or vicarious trauma, moral injuries, and struggling to balance caregiving with self-care. Their goal is to improve their mental well-being, build resilience, and find fulfillment in their role. They seek emotional support, practical coping strategies, and a sense of community with others who understand their experiences. They're drawn to services that offer validation, self-care opportunities, and tools for managing stress.
Mary Gail Becker, PhD
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301
What focus?? Stress Anxiety Distractions. You can't always eliminate them BUT you can learn to Manage them. As a psychologist and coach, I can show you how by teaching you smart tools to calm your mind. Calm your body. Get your focus back. Enhance your mental focus to increase productivity and reduce stress at work, school or home. We can explore creative ways to ease difficult relationships, whether at work or in your family. I listen empathically to uncover blocks, lack of focus, and relationship issues that get in your way of joy and success.
What focus?? Stress Anxiety Distractions. You can't always eliminate them BUT you can learn to Manage them. As a psychologist and coach, I can show you how by teaching you smart tools to calm your mind. Calm your body. Get your focus back. Enhance your mental focus to increase productivity and reduce stress at work, school or home. We can explore creative ways to ease difficult relationships, whether at work or in your family. I listen empathically to uncover blocks, lack of focus, and relationship issues that get in your way of joy and success.
Peter Lear
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LAC, EMDR, RYT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301
I'm guessing that in many areas of your life you are functioning quite well, even thriving. On the other hand you may be simultaneously experiencing a lack of fulfillment and a feeling of emptiness in another area(s) of your life. Symptoms of this may be anxiety, mood problems (including depression), unhealthy behaviors, and problems in relationships. You can choose the pain of stagnation or the discomfort of growth. If you choose growth, you will experience greater joy, peace, connectedness, and purpose. My purpose is to facilitate your growth, and therapy is a powerful tool for your transformation.
I'm guessing that in many areas of your life you are functioning quite well, even thriving. On the other hand you may be simultaneously experiencing a lack of fulfillment and a feeling of emptiness in another area(s) of your life. Symptoms of this may be anxiety, mood problems (including depression), unhealthy behaviors, and problems in relationships. You can choose the pain of stagnation or the discomfort of growth. If you choose growth, you will experience greater joy, peace, connectedness, and purpose. My purpose is to facilitate your growth, and therapy is a powerful tool for your transformation.
Marley Hill-Filben
Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80304 (Online Only)
I find that therapy is most impactful when it is collaborative and I base my therapeutic approach on my client’s unique life experiences and individual strengths. If you have been feeling stuck, scared, or just curious, I can help you learn more about yourself, your attachment patterns, and your goals. Emotional growth and healing is a lifelong journey and together we can navigate the low points and celebrate your progress along the way. You deserve to be treated with compassion, warmth, and kindness by those around you, but most importantly by yourself.
I find that therapy is most impactful when it is collaborative and I base my therapeutic approach on my client’s unique life experiences and individual strengths. If you have been feeling stuck, scared, or just curious, I can help you learn more about yourself, your attachment patterns, and your goals. Emotional growth and healing is a lifelong journey and together we can navigate the low points and celebrate your progress along the way. You deserve to be treated with compassion, warmth, and kindness by those around you, but most importantly by yourself.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301
My passion and gift is supporting others in the healing, growth, and awakening process. I create a safe, loving, and nonjudgemental space to work together. I offer wholistic psychotherapy, focusing on supporting your body, mind, emotions, and spirit. I work with adults who are interested in healing unresolved emotions or trauma, developing self-awareness and self-compassion, and cultivating a thriving, authentic, and fulfilling life. I facilitate deep inner work in session and offer tools for you to practice in your daily life.
My passion and gift is supporting others in the healing, growth, and awakening process. I create a safe, loving, and nonjudgemental space to work together. I offer wholistic psychotherapy, focusing on supporting your body, mind, emotions, and spirit. I work with adults who are interested in healing unresolved emotions or trauma, developing self-awareness and self-compassion, and cultivating a thriving, authentic, and fulfilling life. I facilitate deep inner work in session and offer tools for you to practice in your daily life.
Amy Annesley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80303
Are you ready to transform whatever is coming between you and your ability to embody your truth? Maybe your life looks good from the outside; however, on the inside you might be feeling: disconnected, anxious, depressed, numb or overwhelmed. Perhaps you have been on a healing journey for some time and now realize that you need some support from an expert. I will help you identify and maximize your inner strengths and this will be the foundation for your healing. Let's work together to identify and move beyond whatever limits are holding you back!
Are you ready to transform whatever is coming between you and your ability to embody your truth? Maybe your life looks good from the outside; however, on the inside you might be feeling: disconnected, anxious, depressed, numb or overwhelmed. Perhaps you have been on a healing journey for some time and now realize that you need some support from an expert. I will help you identify and maximize your inner strengths and this will be the foundation for your healing. Let's work together to identify and move beyond whatever limits are holding you back!
Bridgid Lupetin
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301
Hello and welcome! I'm here to compassionately guide you through grief, trauma, and life transitions. Whether facing challenges or seeking support for relationship insecurities, my mission is to facilitate understanding and healing. From career shifts to changes in relationships, I bring expertise to navigate transformations. For couples with connection struggles, I provide support to strengthen your bond. Through a client-centered approach, we'll explore experiences, fostering resiliency, understanding, and renewed security. If you're on a journey to self-compassion and fulfillment, let’s connect.
Hello and welcome! I'm here to compassionately guide you through grief, trauma, and life transitions. Whether facing challenges or seeking support for relationship insecurities, my mission is to facilitate understanding and healing. From career shifts to changes in relationships, I bring expertise to navigate transformations. For couples with connection struggles, I provide support to strengthen your bond. Through a client-centered approach, we'll explore experiences, fostering resiliency, understanding, and renewed security. If you're on a journey to self-compassion and fulfillment, let’s connect.
Charla Harvey
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301
Growth seekers, counselors (especially counselors in training), and those with loud inner critics are all good fits for my style. Some of my focus areas include adult ADHD, anxiety, stress, transitions, boundaries, body image, family relationships, attachment, codependency, and relationship issues. I am LGBTQIA+ allied and also love to work with folks from those communities. If you’re ready to grow, I’m ready to support you along the way. I am grateful and honored to have the opportunity to work with you and hear your story!
Growth seekers, counselors (especially counselors in training), and those with loud inner critics are all good fits for my style. Some of my focus areas include adult ADHD, anxiety, stress, transitions, boundaries, body image, family relationships, attachment, codependency, and relationship issues. I am LGBTQIA+ allied and also love to work with folks from those communities. If you’re ready to grow, I’m ready to support you along the way. I am grateful and honored to have the opportunity to work with you and hear your story!
Eve Halpern
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80301
Embarking on the path of healing and self-exploration is an act of daring. Perhaps the search comes from a place of despair or struggle, yet it is through this gateway of pain that we may find greater meaning and self-compassion. In the process, we may make a friend we have always longed for, ourselves. I would be honored to support your journey of self-discovery and change. I work with individuals, both adults and adolescents. I work with LGBTQIA+ and am adept at navigating issues of gender/sexuality. I am also certified to practice Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), which can relieve distress and accelerate healing.
Embarking on the path of healing and self-exploration is an act of daring. Perhaps the search comes from a place of despair or struggle, yet it is through this gateway of pain that we may find greater meaning and self-compassion. In the process, we may make a friend we have always longed for, ourselves. I would be honored to support your journey of self-discovery and change. I work with individuals, both adults and adolescents. I work with LGBTQIA+ and am adept at navigating issues of gender/sexuality. I am also certified to practice Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), which can relieve distress and accelerate healing.
Orna Peleg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80301 (Online Only)
In my work, I place an emphasis on the way the body, mind, and emotions influence one’s sense of well-being. I help my clients find new ways to overcome obstacles and to flourish. I believe in building trust and allowing the moment-to-moment experience to guide the therapeutic process. I strive to create a partnership and a sense of connectedness with my clients. In my experience building trust and connection is essential when focusing on therapeutic work, and that achieving transformation, growth and a sense of fulfillment often develops from these fundamental values.
In my work, I place an emphasis on the way the body, mind, and emotions influence one’s sense of well-being. I help my clients find new ways to overcome obstacles and to flourish. I believe in building trust and allowing the moment-to-moment experience to guide the therapeutic process. I strive to create a partnership and a sense of connectedness with my clients. In my experience building trust and connection is essential when focusing on therapeutic work, and that achieving transformation, growth and a sense of fulfillment often develops from these fundamental values.
Caroline Lee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80303
Hello and welcome. I’m glad you are here and considering therapy. I believe that all people have the potential to experience freedom and joy. My goal in working with clients is to support them through this process. I engage people from a relational position and bring a contemplative and somatic approach to my work. I incorporate insight-oriented modalities and include elements of transpersonal psychology and somatic experiencing.
Hello and welcome. I’m glad you are here and considering therapy. I believe that all people have the potential to experience freedom and joy. My goal in working with clients is to support them through this process. I engage people from a relational position and bring a contemplative and somatic approach to my work. I incorporate insight-oriented modalities and include elements of transpersonal psychology and somatic experiencing.
Virginia Sanford
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCHMC
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80301 (Online Only)
Being a human in the world is both an inherently beautiful and painful process. Grief, loss and trauma shape the ways that we approach our daily lives, and sometimes the pain that accompanies these experiences becomes more than anyone can manage on their own. We develop coping strategies in an effort to safely navigate the world, and occasionally these coping strategies become problematic or no longer work for us. Change can be hard and it can be scary, but it can also be exciting and fulfilling; my hope is to help create space to access the range of experiences that arise through the therapeutic process.
Being a human in the world is both an inherently beautiful and painful process. Grief, loss and trauma shape the ways that we approach our daily lives, and sometimes the pain that accompanies these experiences becomes more than anyone can manage on their own. We develop coping strategies in an effort to safely navigate the world, and occasionally these coping strategies become problematic or no longer work for us. Change can be hard and it can be scary, but it can also be exciting and fulfilling; my hope is to help create space to access the range of experiences that arise through the therapeutic process.
Jessie Friedman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80302
Most people come to see me to develop areas of their lives such as: personal and spiritual growth; relationships; finding meaning; working through the impact of family and personal histories; health, confidence, and wellbeing; fresh directions; clarity; greater life engagement; fulfillment; parenting; workplace issues; communication; and moving past feeling ‘stuck’. Through our gentle work and exploration you will begin to untangle the internal and external knots that bind you and reconnect with your core being. Our work becomes the catalyst for increased personal awareness and deeply sought growth, forward movement and fulfillment.
Most people come to see me to develop areas of their lives such as: personal and spiritual growth; relationships; finding meaning; working through the impact of family and personal histories; health, confidence, and wellbeing; fresh directions; clarity; greater life engagement; fulfillment; parenting; workplace issues; communication; and moving past feeling ‘stuck’. Through our gentle work and exploration you will begin to untangle the internal and external knots that bind you and reconnect with your core being. Our work becomes the catalyst for increased personal awareness and deeply sought growth, forward movement and fulfillment.
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How does your Therapist compare?
Number of Therapists in Boulder, CO
1,000+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in Boulder, CO who prioritize treating:
92% | Anxiety |
86% | Depression |
83% | Relationship Issues |
79% | Self Esteem |
76% | Trauma and PTSD |
70% | Stress |
70% | Life Transitions |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
70% | Aetna |
61% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
59% | Cigna and Evernorth |
How Therapists in Boulder, CO see their clients
70% | In Person and Online | |
30% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
75% | Female | |
22% | Male | |
3% | Non-Binary |
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How can I find a therapist in Boulder?
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.