Starting Therapy
All your questions, answered.
What to Expect from a Therapy Consultation
Therapy consultations can help you find the right fit before committing. Learn what to expect, key questions to ask, and how to make the most of your time.
Starting Couples Therapy: What to Expect and How to Prepare
How to Find a Therapist Who Can Prescribe Medication
Alma vs. Grow Therapy: Which Online Therapy Platform is Right for Me?
Premarital Counseling Questions & How to Get Started
The Benefits of Online Therapy Go Beyond Convenience
How to Tell If a Therapist is (Really) Neurodiversity-Affirming
9 Reasons To Consider Therapy, Even If You’re Feeling ‘Fine’
How to Know if a Therapist is Right For You
In Session
Make the most of every minute.
How Can I Tell If Therapy is Working?
Progress in therapy can be subtle at first, here’s how to tell if your sessions are working, and what to do if they’re not.
How to Break Up With Your Therapist: Templates and Tips
9 Reasons Why Therapy Isn’t Helping and What to Do
Is It Time to Change Therapists? Here’s How to Tell
7 Signs That It’s Time to End Therapy
You want to talk to someone, but not just anyone.
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Mental Health 101
Conditions and modalities, explained.
CBT for ADHD: Powerful Strategies to Manage Your Symptoms
Living with ADHD can make everyday tasks feel overwhelming, but CBT gives you tools to tackle them with clarity and confidence.
What Are Attachment Styles — And Can I Change Mine?
Reactive Attachment Disorder in Adults: Signs to Look For and How to Heal
What is the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)? Is it Right For Me?
Mental Health: Why AI Therapists Can’t Replace Human Connection
Reunification Therapy For Divorce: Repairing Parent-Child Relationships
What is a ‘Trauma Response,’ Actually? And How Many Are There?
Does Safe and Sound Protocol Work? SSP Review for C-PTSD (And More)
The Role of Diagnosis in Therapy
Voices & Advice
Real stories. Smart solutions.
Is Therapy the Secret to a Stress-Free Work Life?
From burnout to imposter syndrome, here’s how therapy can help you manage work stress and build a career that aligns with your values.
Demand Avoidance: A Guide For When You’re Too Anxious to Do Anything
Ask Alma: How Do I Stick to a Routine When I Hate Structure?
Do I Have Trauma? Signs & Advice From a C-PTSD Survivor
Ask Alma: My Friend Diagnosed Herself as Autistic. I Don't Buy It
Next Time You Can’t Sleep, Try Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Call It What It Is: How to Know If You’re 'Trauma Bonded'
I Have OCD, And Intrusive Thoughts Aren’t ‘Quirky’ — They’re Torture
5 Tips For an ADHD-Friendly Workspace
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Clinician Perspectives
Advice and stories for and by providers.
The Most Overlooked Tax Deductions for Therapists
From office space to continuing education, here’s a guide to tax deductions therapists should be claiming for maximum savings.
Therapist Reviews: Alma vs. Headway vs. SimplePractice
What is a ‘Wiley Treatment Planner’ and Should Therapists Use Them?
Tax Season Preparation: A Guide for Clinicians
Why Black Mothers Need Culturally Humble Care
The First Therapy Session: A Guide for Clinicians
AI & Behavioral Health: What Every Clinician Should Know
How Continuing Education Changed My Life (No, Really!)
How Therapists (Really) Measure Progress
Featured Provider Resources
Starting & growing your private practice
Making the Leap to Private Practice
Alma membership & resources
Alma’s EHR Tools
Managing your private practice
Build Your Presence Online
How Alma Minimizes Paperwork & Saves Time for Clinicians
Spend more time with clients, not paperwork—Alma offers tools to streamline everything from billing to clinical documentation.
Alma vs. SimplePractice
Assessment Tools in Alma: Supporting Therapists and Client Relationships
How Cross-State Licensure Reform Can Ease America’s Mental Health Crisis
Therapy Doesn’t Always Work. (Here’s Why.)
Conversation: Finding a Therapist Who Gets You
Alma vs. TherapyNotes
Introducing Alma Integrity Standards
On unequal access to mentors in behavioral health care
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