Resources
Find help
If you're looking for a therapist, navigating a crisis, or trying to figure out whether coaching is the right kind of help right now, the resources below are a place to start.
Crisis resources
If you're in immediate danger or need someone now, these lines are free, confidential, and available 24/7.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Call 988Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Text HOME to 741741SAMHSA National Helpline
Substance use and mental health treatment referral
1-800-662-4357National Domestic Violence Hotline
Confidential support for those experiencing or witnessing abuse
1-800-799-7233RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Support for survivors of sexual violence
1-800-656-4673
Find a therapist
Directories that help you search by location, identity, insurance, and what you're looking to work on.
- Psychology Today ↗
Large general directory; filters for insurance, modality, and specialty.
- Inclusive Therapists ↗
Directory centering BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and disabled clients and clinicians.
- Open Path Collective ↗
Sliding-scale therapy ($40–$90 per session) for clients without insurance.
- SAMHSA Treatment Locator ↗
Federal directory of mental health and substance use treatment facilities.
What's the difference between coaching and therapy?
Coaching helps you build skills, set goals, and work toward outcomes you choose. It's structured around what's ahead — habits to build, decisions to make, conversations to have. A coach is a thinking partner; their work is forward-looking and action-oriented.
Therapy diagnoses and treats clinical mental health conditions. A licensed therapist is trained to work with depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, eating disorders, addiction, trauma, and the patterns that grow from them. They use clinical frameworks and, when appropriate, medication referrals — tools coaches do not have.
The two can complement each other; many people work with both at different moments in their lives. But they're not interchangeable. Coaching isn't a lighter version of therapy, and therapy isn't a more serious version of coaching. They answer different questions. If what you need is treatment for a clinical concern, therapy is the right kind of help, full stop.
When you're ready
If you're already working with a therapist and want a coach for a separate goal — a career transition, a habit you're building, a decision in front of you — coaches on Nudge are here for that.
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