A far wider choice
You are no longer limited to whoever practises within a commutable distance. That matters most for specialist work — ERP for OCD, EMDR for trauma — where local options can be nil.
Online therapy that works as well as the room
Twenty years of comparative trials keep reaching the same conclusion: for anxiety, depression and stress, video sessions produce outcomes equivalent to meeting in person. Here is what that actually means for you.
Why people choose it
The practical case for meeting online
It fits around work
No travel either side means a session takes an hour, not half an afternoon. Early-morning and evening slots are far easier for therapists to offer online.
Home has advantages
Being in your own space often makes people more open, sooner. And if leaving the house is part of what you are working on, starting from home is not avoidance — it is a sensible first step.
Continuity when life moves
Travel, relocation, illness or a broken-down car no longer end a course of therapy. The work continues from wherever you are.
Lower cost, usually
Therapists without consulting-room overheads frequently price below their in-person rate. Every rate on this platform is published up front.
Privacy, if you want it
No waiting room, no chance of running into someone you know. For many people that is the difference between booking and not booking.
Being straight about it
When in person is genuinely better
We would rather tell you this than have you book the wrong thing. Online is equivalent for most presentations — but not all of them.
- If you are at immediate risk of harming yourself, you need in-person care and an emergency contact — not a video call.
- Severe eating disorders usually require physical health monitoring alongside therapy.
- Some trauma work benefits from the co-regulation that being in a room with someone provides, particularly early on.
- If you have no private space where you will not be overheard, the session cannot do its job.
- Certain assessments and diagnostic processes require an in-person appointment.
Your first session could be this week
Most online therapists here have openings within seven days, and many offer a free introductory call first.
Find someone available