Finding a therapist can be hard. But breaking up with one can be even harder. Experts explain when to stay, when to leave, and how best to do it.

My therapist blew up at me, saying that this is something you should not bring up to a therapist. The next day I felt so bad about the incident that I texted the therapist and apologized.

Getting into therapy comes with its own hurdles, but what about knowing when to stop it? Moraya Seeger DeGeare, a licensed marriage and family therapist, has advice on how to figure out when it's ...

Your therapist isn't going to become your new best friend, but they are a person who will get to know you intimately. You need to feel safe and supported with them.

This is what can make the process of finding the 'right' therapist very challenging." It benefits you in the long run to take the time to find the best therapist, mental-health experts say.

So the team at Dartmouth College embarked on the first clinical trial of a generative A.I. therapist. The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine-AI, were encouraging.

If your therapist brushes off your experiences in such a way, defends the offender, or shifts into victim-blaming mode, it’s time to move on, O’Brien says.