# Performer Recovery

> Mental health, addiction recovery and private-treatment guidance for musicians, performers, creative professionals and people in the public eye, with practical resources for families, managers, agents and advisers.

Performer Recovery is an English-language educational website, not a clinic, diagnostic service or emergency service. The guides connect mental health information with the circumstances of creative work, touring, public visibility and continuing care. They do not establish an individual's diagnosis or suitability for treatment.

This index links to the published pages at https://performerrecovery.org/. Read the relevant article and its cited sources for detail. Provider services, locations, availability and clinical suitability should be confirmed directly with the provider. THE BALANCE's clinic website is a separate service from Performer Recovery.

## Start here

- [Performer Recovery](https://performerrecovery.org/): Homepage and routes for individuals and people helping someone else.
- [Guide library](https://performerrecovery.org/resources/): Browse or search the mental health, recovery, touring and treatment guides.
- [Find support](https://performerrecovery.org/find-support/): Clinical and industry support routes for individuals, families and professional advisers.
- [Urgent mental health and medical help](https://performerrecovery.org/urgent-help/): Emergency and crisis-support starting points; this website does not monitor emergencies.
- [Practical checklists](https://performerrecovery.org/practical-checklists/): Prepare for appointments, touring support, treatment discussions and a return to work.

## THE BALANCE and private care

- [THE BALANCE for performers and creative professionals](https://performerrecovery.org/the-balance-for-performers/): Provider information, treatment formats, location distinctions and questions about privacy, suitability and continuing care.
- [THE BALANCE clinic website](https://thebalance.clinic/): External provider website for current service information and direct enquiries.

## People and professions

- [People and profession guides](https://performerrecovery.org/people/): Guidance organised around different creative professions and working circumstances.
- [Mental health for musicians](https://performerrecovery.org/mental-health-for-musicians/): Therapy, assessment and support around musical work, touring and everyday life.
- [Therapy for actors](https://performerrecovery.org/therapy-for-actors/): Support around auditions, rejection, identity and the demands of acting.
- [Therapy for creatives and artists](https://performerrecovery.org/mental-health-for-creative-professionals/): Mental health, perfectionism, burnout and relationships beyond creative output.
- [Mental health for dancers and physical performers](https://performerrecovery.org/mental-health-for-dancers/): Coordinating psychological support with physical health, injury and performance demands.
- [Private mental health care for public figures](https://performerrecovery.org/private-care-for-public-figures/): Assessment, privacy, representatives and the practicalities of receiving care while publicly visible.

## Mental health

- [Mental health guides](https://performerrecovery.org/mental-health/): Overview of concerns and questions to discuss with a qualified professional.
- [Music performance anxiety](https://performerrecovery.org/music-performance-anxiety/): Stage fright, assessment, therapy and questions about treatment.
- [Creative burnout](https://performerrecovery.org/creative-burnout/): Exhaustion, distinctions from depression and planning sustainable changes to work and support.
- [Depression in performers](https://performerrecovery.org/depression-in-performers/): Recognising concerns, preparing for assessment and finding appropriate care.
- [Trauma and recovery in entertainment](https://performerrecovery.org/trauma-and-recovery-in-entertainment/): Trauma-related assessment, consent, treatment questions and boundaries around creative work.
- [ADHD in creative professionals](https://performerrecovery.org/adhd-in-creative-professionals/): Assessment, treatment discussions and practical support for working life.
- [Bipolar disorder and creativity](https://performerrecovery.org/bipolar-disorder-and-creativity/): Care and working-life questions without romanticising illness or treating creativity as a diagnosis.
- [Eating disorders in performers](https://performerrecovery.org/eating-disorders-in-performers/): Medical assessment, specialist care and support around body-related pressures and work.

## Addiction and recovery

- [Addiction and recovery guides](https://performerrecovery.org/addiction-recovery/): Substance-use concerns, assessment, treatment options and continuing care.
- [Rehab and addiction treatment for musicians](https://performerrecovery.org/addiction-treatment-for-musicians/): Assessment, withdrawal safety, treatment coordination and recovery around a musical career.
- [Alcohol and performing](https://performerrecovery.org/alcohol-use-and-performing/): When coping habits need attention, seeking assessment and planning support around shows and touring.
- [Prescription medicine dependence](https://performerrecovery.org/prescription-drug-dependence/): Dependence, distinctions from addiction and questions about safe, coordinated professional care.
- [Dual diagnosis treatment for performers](https://performerrecovery.org/co-occurring-mental-health-and-addiction/): Coordinating care for mental health and substance-use concerns together.

## Touring, work and relationships

- [Touring and work guides](https://performerrecovery.org/touring-work/): Support before, during and after demanding schedules.
- [Mental health on tour](https://performerrecovery.org/mental-health-on-tour/): Appointments, privacy, local care and contingency planning for artists and teams.
- [Post-tour depression and low mood](https://performerrecovery.org/post-tour-depression/): The transition home, seeking assessment and reconnecting with support.
- [Sleep and insomnia in performers](https://performerrecovery.org/sleep-and-insomnia-for-performers/): Assessment, sleep diaries and treatment questions around late shows and travel.
- [Sober companions for musicians](https://performerrecovery.org/sober-companion-for-musicians/): Roles, qualifications, touring arrangements, privacy and the limits of nonclinical support.
- [Online therapy for touring performers](https://performerrecovery.org/online-therapy-for-touring-performers/): Professional licensing, location changes, privacy and continuity when an itinerary changes.
- [Returning to performing after treatment](https://performerrecovery.org/return-to-performing-after-treatment/): Clinical input, realistic work demands and continuing-care planning.
- [Identity beyond performance](https://performerrecovery.org/identity-beyond-performance/): Self-worth, career transitions and life beyond creative work.
- [Relationships and creative careers](https://performerrecovery.org/relationships-and-creative-careers/): Communication, touring, boundaries, returning home and professional support.

## Choosing care, families and professional advisers

- [Care and adviser guides](https://performerrecovery.org/care-advisers/): Treatment selection, privacy and responsible referral guidance.
- [Choosing private treatment](https://performerrecovery.org/choosing-private-treatment/): Compare clinical suitability, qualifications, safety, privacy, costs and continuing care.
- [Therapy versus residential rehab](https://performerrecovery.org/therapy-vs-residential-rehab/): Differences between outpatient therapy, structured treatment, residential care and hospital services.
- [Mental health referrals for managers, agents and advisers](https://performerrecovery.org/managers-agents-referral-guide/): Assessment, consent, communication and practical coordination when helping an artist.
- [Helping a performer with addiction](https://performerrecovery.org/helping-a-performer-with-addiction/): Supportive conversations, encouraging assessment and boundaries for families and teams.
- [Confidential rehab and privacy](https://performerrecovery.org/confidential-rehab-and-privacy/): Records, representatives, information-sharing and practical questions about confidentiality.
- [International treatment for performers](https://performerrecovery.org/international-treatment-for-performers/): Clinical acceptance, travel, medication, costs and care after returning home.

## Optional

- [About Performer Recovery](https://performerrecovery.org/about/): Purpose, audience and scope of the educational website.
- [Editorial policy](https://performerrecovery.org/editorial-policy/): Sources, educational information, authorship, examples and corrections.
- [Provider information](https://performerrecovery.org/provider-transparency/): General guidance on interpreting provider descriptions and confirming individual care arrangements.
- [Website privacy](https://performerrecovery.org/privacy/): Website use, external services and handling personal information.
- [XML sitemap](https://performerrecovery.org/wp-sitemap.xml): Machine-readable discovery of published website URLs.
- [Robots.txt](https://performerrecovery.org/robots.txt): Website crawling directives; this llms.txt index does not replace them.