# Most Americans see a therapist's own depression treatment as a strength

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, 62% of Americans said a psychotherapist who has been treated for depression for many years would be better at providing therapy to others. This includes 36% who said probably better and 26% who said definitely better.

About a third said it might or might not affect the therapist's ability (34%), and 5% said the therapist would be worse, with 3% who said probably worse and 2% who said definitely worse.

## Topline

How do you think their own experience in therapy would affect their ability to provide therapy for others?

62% of Americans say a therapist treated for depression would be better at therapy.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- It would probably make them a better therapist: 36.0%
- It might or might not make them a better therapist: 33.5%
- It would definitely make them a better therapist: 25.8%
- It would probably make them a worse therapist: 3.0%
- It would definitely make them a worse therapist: 1.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: health
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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