Treatment

Individual Therapy

One-on-one sessions with a licensed therapist to talk through problems, understand patterns and build coping skills.

Also called: talk therapy, psychotherapy, counseling, therapy

Who Can Help with Individual Therapy?

Psychologists
A doctoral-level mental health professional who provides talk therapy and psychological testing for conditions such as anxiety, depression and trauma.
Counselors
A licensed mental health professional who provides talk therapy for stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship problems.
Social Workers
A licensed professional who provides counseling and helps people connect with services. Clinical social workers diagnose and treat mental health conditions.
Marriage and Family Therapists
A licensed therapist who treats mental health and relationship problems in the context of couples and families.
Psychiatrists
A physician who diagnoses and treats mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Psychiatrists can prescribe medicine.
Psychoanalysts
A therapist trained in psychoanalysis, a long-term talk therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns affect feelings and behavior.
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
A nurse practitioner trained in mental health who can diagnose conditions, provide therapy and prescribe psychiatric medicine.
Addiction Counselors
A counselor who helps people recover from alcohol, drug and other addictions through individual and group counseling.
Addiction Medicine Doctors
A physician who treats alcohol, opioid and other substance use disorders, including medicine-assisted treatment.

Cities where practice websites say they offer it.

General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about individual therapy and what is right for you.