Find a therapist in New Hampshire

Therapy in New Hampshire: finding the right fit

New Hampshire has 21+ licensed mental health professionals across 3 cities, including Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth.

By listings, New Hampshire ranks 28th of 48 states in the directory. Video is on the table for about 5% of New Hampshire's listed therapists; nationwide the figure is 6%.

Budget $100–$250 a session in New Hampshire, going by its city guides, which is above the national middle of $90–$200. Profiles list each therapist's specialties, license type, and whether they offer online sessions, so you can narrow the search in New Hampshire before you reach out.

Session costs across New Hampshire

The city guides for New Hampshire list typical session costs from $100 in Manchester to $250 in Portsmouth.

Manchester is the largest city in New Hampshire; its city guide covers local therapists and costs in more detail.

Licensing and online therapy in New Hampshire

Telehealth rules are tied to your location during the session. If you're in New Hampshire, the therapist has to hold a New Hampshire license, or practice there under an interstate compact such as PSYPACT for psychologists.

Four license types come up on profiles in New Hampshire: psychologist, LPC, LCSW and LMFT. Any of them can help with anxiety, depression or stress; for couples or family work an LMFT is trained for exactly that, and for testing or assessment a psychologist.

Moving, studying or working in Massachusetts, Maine, or Vermont? Tell your therapist before a session from there. Unless they're licensed there as well, sessions may have to wait until you're back in the state.

Where to find a therapist in New Hampshire

City guides for New Hampshire: Manchester (7+ therapists), Nashua (3+ therapists), Portsmouth (11+ therapists). Each guide shows that city's own listings, focus areas and typical fees.

No guide for your town? Video sessions with a therapist licensed in New Hampshire work from anywhere in the state.

How New Hampshire's cities compare

Listings in New Hampshire are spread as 11 in Portsmouth, 7 in Manchester, and 3 in Nashua, so Portsmouth has 52% of them.

Of New Hampshire's cities, only Portsmouth has profiles that mention online sessions so far (1 of 11). Others may offer video on request, so it's worth asking.

Portsmouth has the most profiles that mention working with children (1), and Manchester leads for couples (1). By specialty, the most common is trauma (Portsmouth) and anxiety (Manchester, Nashua).

Listings across New Hampshire's borders

New Hampshire has 21 listed therapists in 3 cities on FindSupport. Among its neighbors, Massachusetts has 44 in 3 cities (most in Cambridge); Maine has 9 in 1 city; Vermont has 3 in 1 city.

Maine has the highest online share among them (11% of its listings), compared with 5% in New Hampshire. Typical fees in their city guides range from $70 (Maine) to $300 (Massachusetts), next to $100–$250 in New Hampshire.

Worth a look if Cambridge, Massachusetts is closer than the nearest city in New Hampshire. For in-person visits that's fine; check whether your plan covers out-of-state providers.

What people in New Hampshire seek therapy for

New Hampshire's listings lean toward trauma, anxiety, and depression (19%, 14%, 14% of profiles). The national order starts with anxiety, relationship issues, and depression. Each city guide notes its own pressures: Manchester, industrial heritage, economic transition, and the pressures of a growing city; Nashua, spillover stress from the Boston metro, a regional substance abuse crisis, and the pressures of a growing city; Portsmouth, naval shipyard pressures, historic preservation anxieties, and the blend of tourism with local life.

Looking for marriage or couples counseling? 9% of the profiles listed in New Hampshire say they work with couples. Of all New Hampshire profiles, 9% work with children and 5% with families.