Before contacting a mental health provider, consider how you’ll pay (with insurance or out of pocket), your issues and what you hope to achieve. From there, review the profiles of different therapists to make sure that they accept your insurance (if that’s a goal) and that they have the training and experience to address your concerns.
If you want to talk to someone regularly about making changes for yourself or discuss stressors in your life, consider a licensed counselor, therapist or clinical psychologist who offers individual or group therapy. If you think you might need medication to target symptoms you are having, then a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner would be appropriate. Keep in mind, even if you start with one type of treatment, that professional might recommend and refer you to another if you possibly could benefit from both types of treatment.
Your insurance provider can help you find a therapist. Many have online search tools, or you can call them directly. There are also search engines like OnlineTherapy, Network Therapy, American Psychological Association’s Psychologist Locator and Psychology Today’s therapist finder.