John Stamos says he ‘probably wouldn’t be here’ without his therapist helping him get sober

John Stamos credits his therapist with saving his life and career.

The actor and singer, whose 6-year-old son Billy joined him onstage at a Beach Boys concert, spoke candidly about his therapy during the season two premiere of Hulu’s Unprisoned in New York City on July 16.

I probably wouldn’t be here [without him],’ he told Page Six.

Stamos, 60, said he has been seeing acclaimed psychiatrist Phil Stutz, who appears in the Jonah Hill documentary Stutz, for about two decades.

“When I first went to Stutz, he said, ‘You know, if you weren’t so damn stupid, you’d realize how good you have it,’ and I said, ‘You’re right,’” he explained.

The actor also convinced his late Full House co-star Bob Saget to try therapy.

He drove me crazy [when we first met] and I said, “You need to go to therapy if you want to be friends with me,” so he went to Stutz and Stutz helped him too.’

Saget died in January 2022 from head injuries in Orlando, Florida.

Stamos said his therapist “went to great lengths to help me get sober” after he was arrested for driving under the influence in 2015.

According to his memoir, If You Would Have Told Me, he checked into rehab a month after his arrest.

Stamos, 60, plays Murphy, a new character in Unprisoned.

This comedy stars Kerry Washington as a relationship therapist whose father (Delroy Lindo) gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.

The comedy has a 93 percent critics’ rating and a 94 percent audience rating on Rotten tomatoes.

Stamos has been a patient of Dr. Phil Stutz, who was featured in the Netflix documentary Stutz, for about 20 years.

The actor convinced his late Full House co-star Bob Saget to try therapy. ‘He drove me crazy [when we first met] and I said, “You need to go to therapy if you want to be friends with me,” so he went to Stutz and Stutz helped him too

Unprisoned focuses on Kerry Washington, a relationship therapist whose father (Delroy Lindo) gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son

The actor told Good Morning America that he drew on his experience as a patient of the straight-talking psychiatrist for his role. “I give therapy to people for free,” the former teen heartthrob joked. (Pictured in New York City on July 16)

The actor said Good morning America He used his experience as a patient of the psychiatrist who spoke to him straight in his face for his role.

“I give people free therapy,” the former teenage heartthrob joked.

“I’m fascinated by therapy. It’s what gets people moving and what gets them going and what they do and what they don’t do,” Stamos explained.

Season two of Unprisoned is now streaming on Hulu.