Benefits of becoming a Best Therapists member

Join a curated referral and visibility membership designed to help private-pay therapists attract better-fit clients, build authority, and grow sustainably.

Built in visibility to private pay clients

More aligned inquiries from clients already committed to quality care.

Receive a featured placement on our vetted “Find a Therapist” platform.
See yourself featured amongst hundreds of therapists, not tens of thousands.
Get more exposure than you could on your own with our 80,000 monthly therapy-seeker impressions (and growing!).
Piggyback off our SEO-backed content ecosystem.

Credibility you can't build alone

Authority isn’t built in a vacuum, and you’re not “another therapist.” Become a part of a recognized standard.

Complete our proprietary and rigorous vetting process, which not all therapists pass.
Position yourself alongside other high-caliber clinicians.
Author expert articles, bolstering your reputation as a subject matter expert.
Associate your brand with a directory that never makes compromises when it comes to quality.
Display your “verified by Best Therapists” badge that links directly to your profile.

referrals from therapists like you

Refer and receive clients with confidence to and from other vetted therapists.

Poll a network of vetted therapists when you’re full and want a referral you can trust.
Receive referrals from other high-quality clinicians.
Connect with other like-minded clinicians who value quality of care above all else.

Ongoing Marketing Guidance From The Industry’s Best

Receive expert quarterly marketing training tailored to the private pay therapist.

Directly access our CEO Kristie Plantinga during quarterly marketing seminars (plus our seminars archive), which isn’t available anywhere else.
Learn advanced marketing strategies and principles from a premier mental health digital marketing agency.
Onboard with our Directory Listing Optimization Guide and Most Marketable Niche Generator for maximum findability on Google, Best Therapists, and other directories.
Free access to Place Digital's Google Business optimization course, Google My Business Bootcamp.

Private Pay Infrastructure

We help clients afford you and see your value.

Benefit from our positioning that champions the benefits of the cash pay model.
Reduce fee objections and model confidence as a proudly private pay provider.
Relieve administrative load and preempt the fee conversation with a Thrizer OON benefits checker embedded directly in your profile, plus $75 in Thrizer reimbursement credits.

A support team that cares

We are real people who are here to support you in your private practice journey (and actually care).

Never speak to a bot when you need help.
Receive personalized attention during our vetting process and for whatever arises after.
Experience support from our small (but mighty!) engine of digital marketing experts whose whole job is to help therapists get found online.

Process

Here's the process for joining.

Apply

1. Apply

Apply to be a part of Best Therapists. To start the application process, you must see less than 20 clients per week (that's how we screen for burnout) and provide trauma-informed care.

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What is trauma-informed care?

That means no racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia, antisemitism, or fatphobia of any kind.

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Verify

2. Get verified

First thing's first—we need to get you vetted! To get verified by Best Therapists, you'll need to provide three peer reviews. We'll also check that your license is in good standing and scan the web for reviews on Yelp and Google Business.

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What else do you need from me?

During the verification process, you'll also tell us everything our users want to know about a therapist, like session cost, therapy style, your background, and more.

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Sign

3. Get seen

After you're verified, we'll add you to the directory so motivated therapy-seekers can find you right away. You are part of an exclusive directory, meaning clients are much more likely to find you. You're one of hundreds of results, not tens of thousands.

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What does Best Therapists cost?

Best Therapists is $20/month. This fee goes towards the completion of our vetting process and all the benefits detailed above.

Become the therapist clients choose when quality matters.

Benefits of becoming a Best Therapists member

Here's the process for joining.

1. Apply

2. Get verified

3. Get seen

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