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Therapy in a Nutshell
Subscribers 2.4M
Videos 594
Views 172.3M

Channels Like Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell provides mental health guidance by distilling therapy skills and psychological research into bite-sized tutorials focused on neuroplasticity, anxiety, emotion processing, and related topics. The channel features educational videos and skills-based content from licensed therapist Emma McAdam, publishing since Aug 16, 2016, with an average of about 3.4M views per video across 594 uploads.

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87% relevance

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Videos 1.3K
Views 183.4M
Appearances 27
SERP 100%
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Both target anxiety, emotion regulation, and cognitive processes with evidence-based psychology explanations, matching on queries like neuroplasticity anxiety and catastrophizing relief and showing high content alignment (78%).

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68% relevance

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67% relevance

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Dr. Tracey Marks (87% match) and Psych2Go (68% match). Dr. Tracey Marks intersects on neuroplasticity anxiety, emotion regulation skills, and catastrophizing relief, while Psych2Go overlaps on depression strategies, emotion regulation skills, and emotional processing trauma. Doc Snipes (67% match) also competes with cognitive behavioral therapy, depression strategies, and neuroplasticity anxiety. Compared to Therapy in a Nutshell, these competitors tend to have varying subscriber bases (Dr. Tracey Marks around 2.3M, Psych2Go around 13M, Doc Snipes around 1M), showing larger audiences even as topics align closely with Therapy in a Nutshell's focus on anxiety, CBT, and emotion processing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Therapy in a Nutshell?

Dr. Tracey Marks — 87% match, 2.3M subscribers; Psych2Go — 68% match, 13M subscribers; Doc Snipes — 67% match, 1M subscribers. All three are mental health-focused YouTube channels with similar audiences and educational content about psychology and mental health strategies.

What type of content does Therapy in a Nutshell make?

Therapy in a Nutshell creates educational mental health videos focused on skills and strategies (e.g., cognitive defusion, cognitive distortions, neuroplasticity, stress management). Video titles suggest practical techniques to manage anxiety, intrusive thoughts, catastrophizing, and emotional processing. Upload frequency is implied by the channel's regular posting of recent topics, and each video tends to receive several million views—average around 3.4M views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Therapy in a Nutshell?

We analyze Therapy in a Nutshell's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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