Good therapists benefit from honest reviews. We're giving people a place to leave them anonymously.

Therapy runs on trust and a power dynamic that doesn't exist in most professions, so being publicly evaluated by people you can't respond to in the moment can understandably feel like a risk. Here's why we built GooderTherapy anyway, and why we think it's good for good therapists.

You're already being reviewed. Just not here.

Therapists get discussed online whether a platform like this exists or not — on Reddit, in Facebook groups, in private messages between friends trying to find someone good, in recovery meetings, in hallway conversations after church. That conversation is already happening.

The only real question is whether it happens somewhere structured and accountable, or somewhere with no safeguards at all. GooderTherapy doesn't create the conversation — it just gives it a better home.

Good work speaks for itself

If you're good at the work, reviews are going to reflect that. Right now, a therapist who's great with clients and a therapist with just a polished directory profile look identical online. Real reviews change that — they reward the therapists who are actually good at the work, not just good at marketing themselves.

What reviews actually look like

These are illustrative examples, not reviews of any real therapist — showing the range of what gets published, good and bad.

Example

She helped me work through years of anxiety with real, practical tools — not just listening. I actually look forward to our sessions now.

12+ attended

Example

Sessions were genuinely helpful for talking through work stress, but rescheduling was a headache more than once and it felt rushed near the end of our time together.

6 attended

Example

I saw them for about 4 sessions and never felt like we got past surface-level check-ins. When I brought up wanting to work on a specific issue, we kept circling back to generic coping tips instead. I'd recommend someone else if you want a more structured approach.

4 attended

We built safeguards because therapy is different

This isn't a restaurant review site. Clients in therapy are sometimes vulnerable or in crisis, and a session can end with an upset client even when nothing went wrong. Moderation is built around that reality.

A cooling-off period for negative reviews

Reviews with a low rating are held for 48 hours before publishing, giving the reviewer time to reflect — and to edit or remove something written in a moment of frustration.

Required detail for negative reviews

A one- or two-star review needs more than a few words. We ask how many sessions the reviewer attended and whether they'd recommend the therapist for a different concern. Vague venting doesn't meet the bar.

AI moderation before anything goes live

Every review is screened before publishing. Emotional venting rather than constructive feedback, a lack of specific professional criticism, or language suggesting a client may be in crisis all get flagged for manual review instead of posting automatically.

A human reviews everything flagged

Nothing flagged posts automatically. A real person looks at it before any decision is made.

Your profile costs you nothing

In the cities we've indexed, we build profiles from publicly available licensure and directory data — so if you practice there, yours is likely already up and accurate, with nothing to set up. Claiming it takes about five minutes and gives you a free login to track your performance and get notified about reviews.

Not listed yet? You can add your own profile in about the same five minutes. Either way there's no fee, and if something feels inaccurate or unfair you can report it and we'll take a real look.

There's no premium tier and no paid placement. Every therapist is on equal footing; the only thing that moves you up is what your clients actually say about working with you.

$0
Cost to claim or create a profile
5 min
To claim or create, and set up your login
48h
Cooling-off on negative reviews
100%
Flagged reviews human-checked

Track your profile's performance

Once you claim your profile, your free dashboard shows how many people viewed it, how often you appeared in search, how many reached out, and how your reviews break down — all in one place.

Profile Views
241
Search Appeared
481
Contact Clicks
34
Reviews
9

Example dashboard — illustrative numbers, not a guaranteed result. Your own dashboard reflects your profile's actual activity.

Verify your license, and your profile gets more room

Once we've verified your license, your listing carries a License Verified badge and opens up: a gallery of photos of your space, a short intro video, and sections in your own words on how you work, what a first session is like, and who you are and aren't the right fit for.

It's free, like everything else here. The only thing it costs is the time to write it.

See an example profile

The therapists who rise to the top here are the ones whose clients would send a friend their way.

If that's you, it takes about five minutes either way. Start typing your name and we'll offer your existing listing if we find one, so neither route can create a duplicate.

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Questions about your profile, reviews, or removal?

Our Profile & Review Policy explains how profiles are created, how to correct or claim yours, how reviews are verified and moderated, and how to request removal.

Read our Profile & Review Policy