This tool is not a crisis intervention service, is not medical advice, and is not a substitute for professional mental health care.
How It Works
Three simple steps to discover the right therapeutic approach for you.
Share Your Symptoms
Answer questions about what you're experiencing: mood, thoughts, behaviors, and daily life.
Your responses are scored
Your responses are compared with evidence-based therapy approaches using a structured scoring process designed to organize therapy approaches in a clear, consistent way.
Get Recommendations
Receive personalized therapy suggestions with explanations of why they may help.
Evidence-Based
Recommendations grounded in clinical research
Private & Safe
Your responses are never stored or shared. Personally identifying information is never collected, stored or shared.
Personalized
Tailored to your unique experiences
Important Disclaimer
This tool is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. It does not replace professional diagnosis or treatment. If you're in crisis, please contact a mental health professional or call a crisis helpline immediately. Always consult with a licensed therapist before starting any treatment.
If you are in immediate danger or feel at risk of harming yourself or others, call 911.
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What Level of Care Might Fit Right Now?
Therapy type and level of care are not the same thing. A therapy type describes the kind of treatment approach that may fit your concerns. A level of care describes how much support, structure, monitoring, or safety planning may be needed right now.
This checklist is educational. It does not diagnose you, determine medical necessity, or replace an assessment by a licensed clinician, physician, crisis team, or treatment program.
Specialty levels for substance use and co-occurring concerns
When substance use, gambling, eating concerns, or other compulsive behaviors are part of the picture, specialized assessments and treatment settings may be needed alongside or instead of standard mental health care.
The way to use this checklist
You do not need to know the exact level of care before reaching out. You can say:
“I’m not sure whether weekly therapy is enough right now. Can you help me figure out what level of support I should be asking about?”
“I’m looking for help understanding whether outpatient therapy, IOP, PHP, residential, or crisis support might fit my situation.”
The goal is not to label yourself. The goal is to get connected to the amount of support that matches what is happening right now.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For 24/7 mental health support, call or text 988 or text HOME to 741741.