How to Know If It’s Time to Start Therapy
You don’t have to be in crisis to start therapy. You don’t need to wait for a breakdown, a panic attack, or a major loss before reaching out for help.
And yet, that’s often when people start looking.
At Haven Health Therapy, we work with teens and young adults who ask the same question: “Is what I’m feeling serious enough for therapy?”
The truth is, if therapy is on your mind, there’s probably already a reason worth exploring.
Signs It Might Be Time to Start Therapy
Whether you’ve been struggling quietly or just feeling off lately, here are a few signs you might benefit from therapy:
You feel overwhelmed by your emotions or easily triggered
You’re tired of pretending to be okay
You’ve experienced a change in sleep, appetite, or motivation
You feel stuck in overthinking or negative thought loops
You struggle to set boundaries or feel guilty when you do
You’re questioning your identity, your future, or your worth
You’ve gone through something hard and haven’t fully processed it
You don’t have to check every box to benefit from support. One concern is enough.
What You Can Expect from Therapy
In therapy, we talk about what’s on your mind at your pace. You’ll have space to:
Name what’s been bothering you
Understand how your background, environment, identity, and history affect you
Set goals that feel important to you, not anyone else
Learn real tools that actually work – tools that help you stay grounded, set boundaries without guilt, and feel more like yourself again. This isn’t surface-level advice. It’s support you can feel, and results you can see.
Mental health therapy is not one-size-fits-all. We tailor it to you, your story, and your pace.
You Don’t Have to Wait
Starting therapy doesn’t mean you’re broken.
It means you’re choosing to take care of yourself in a way that’s honest, brave, and necessary.
If you’ve been thinking about it, that’s already a reason to begin.
You don’t have to wait for things to get worse.
We’re here when you’re ready.
