Welcome to the Therapy Should Work Survey

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Thank you for joining The Therapy Should Work Event, powered by The CBT/DBT Center.
This short 5-minute survey helps us understand awareness and attitudes toward evidence-based therapy.

Your responses are anonymous. Please answer honestly, as your input helps shape better mental-health care in our community.

To help us match your pre- and post-surveys anonymously, please create a simple 6-character code using:
→ the day and month of your birthday + the first two letters of your mother’s name.
(Example: 2307Yo for July 23 / “Yocheved.”) *

Age

Gender

Male

Female

Country of Residence

United States

Israel

United Kingdom

Canada

Australia

Other:

Religious Affiliation / Approach to Judaism

Yeshivish/Litvish

Chassidish

Chabad

Modern Orthodox

Traditional

Other:

Which best describes you? (Choose one)

I am currently in therapy or have been in therapy before

I support a loved one who is or should be in therapy

I am a Rabbi, teacher, or other community leader

I am a mental-health provider or student in the field

Other:

How confident are you that you understand what "evidence-based therapy" means?

Not at all

Very Confident

Clear selection

Which statement best describes evidence-based therapy?

Focuses mainly on support and insight

Not sure

Relies on intuition or personal experience

Uses methods supported by research and tailored to each person

Which of the following are examples of evidence-based therapies?

Psychodynamic Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Energy Healing

Emotion Code

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

When you hear the term “evidence-based therapy,” what comes to mind first?

Something too clinical or cold

Something professional and trustworthy

Something scientific but not spiritual

Something that gives hope

Not sure / haven’t thought about it

Attitudes Towards Mental Illness

For the following statements, please select the extent you agree with each of the following statements on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = strongly disagree 5 = strongly agree)

Mental illness can happen to anyone.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Therapy can help people fully recover from mental illness.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Most therapy doesn’t really work.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

If someone needs therapy, that means they’re crazy.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

If you have friends or family to talk to, you don’t need therapy.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Mental illness is a form of the yetzer hara.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Only people from complicated backgrounds have mental-health struggles.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Trauma is the root of most mental-health problems.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Therapy should be an overnight fix.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

People in my community respect those who seek therapy.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

It’s possible to find frum therapists who practice evidence-based care.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Medication can be a helpful part of recovery for some people.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

If I or a loved one needed therapy, I would seek an evidence-based therapist.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Research-based therapy can be effective even within frum communities.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

Research doesn’t capture the complexity of frum life.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

I plan to share what I learn from this event with others.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Clear selection

When you want to learn about mental health or therapy, who do you trust most?
(Select up to 2 options)

Rabbanim

Rebbetzins/Mechanchos

Therapists or mental-health professionals

Friends or family

Social media influencers

Jewish newspapers or magazines

Jewish organizations (e.g., Relief, Chemed, Ohel)

Podcasts or YouTube videos

Other:

Evidence-Based Care Barriers

The following are potential barriers people may experience when seeking Evidence-Based Treatment. Please rate the following potential barriers from a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = Not a Barrier 5 = Major Barrier)

Financial Cost

Not a Barrier

Major Barrier

Clear selection

Not knowing where to find a therapist

Not a Barrier

Major Barrier

Clear selection

Waitlists / limited availability

Not a Barrier

Major Barrier

Clear selection

Language or cultural fit

Not a Barrier

Major Barrier

Clear selection

Distance / transportation

Not a Barrier

Major Barrier

Clear selection

Lack of qualified specialists

Not a Barrier

Major Barrier

Clear selection

Family disapproval

Not a Barrier

Major Barrier

Clear selection

Community stigma

Not a Barrier

Major Barrier

Clear selection

Other Barriers Not Listed

What do you think our community most needs right now to improve mental-health education and care? (e.g., more education in schools, better access to therapy, clearer guidance from Rabbanim, more frum therapists.)

What’s one misunderstanding about mental health or therapy you wish people would rethink?

Thank you so much!

You’ve just helped us understand awareness and attitudes around therapy in the frum community.
Please watch for the post-summit survey so we can learn more.

Together, we can make therapy something that truly works.

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