Online-Therapy.com offers a unique take on online therapy. Like with most online therapy platforms, patients are matched with or can choose a licensed therapist. However, in addition to live text, voice, or video sessions, patients have access to a variety of therapeutic tools, including an 8-part, self-guided course with interactive, therapist-supported worksheets, journaling, an activity planner, and yoga and meditation.
How does Online-Therapy.com work?
Online-Therapy.com styles itself as a “complete
toolbox” with a variety of mental health tools to complement your sessions with
your therapist. These tools and your sessions are based on cognitive behavioral
therapy (CBT), a scientifically validated, fact-based approach to therapy
popular among both therapists and patients.
Online-Therapy.com works with qualified
therapists and psychologists. After signing up, you’ll be matched with a
therapist based on the profile you create. You also have access to a list of
available online therapists and can change at any time. You can see a
therapist's credentials and location and read their profile before making your
decision.
Each week, you’ll have the opportunity to engage
in a 30-minute session with your therapist. Sessions can take place by text
message or voice or video call. You can also send text messages to your
therapist at any time (response times vary depending on your plan; see below).
In addition to providing insight and advice
regarding your current situation, your therapist will guide you through the
therapeutic process and explain how you can use the CBT tools at your disposal
to improve your mental health.
These tools include interactive chapters
(available as video, audio, or text) that can be read on your computer, tablet,
or smartphone. Accompanying these chapters are worksheets with guiding
questions that will help both you and your therapist better understand your
thoughts and feelings.
Your therapist will respond to your worksheets
regularly (typically within 24 hours and in addition to your live sessions).
You also have access to a journal, activity plan, and yoga and meditation
videos, all within the context of CBT.
If you or a person you know is in danger of harm,
call 1-800-273-8255 in the US or your national mental health hotline. If you
are unsure of whom to contact, call the police (911 in the US, 112 in Europe).
Specializations
Ideal For
Online-Therapy.com is ideal for individuals
looking for more than just a simple therapy session each week and who want to
take an active role in their therapy. The use of worksheets, journaling, and
activities, all of which have been scientifically shown to improve the
therapeutic process, helps Online-Therapy.com stand out from other online
therapy sites.
Pricing and special offers
Online-Therapy.com offers three plans with
varying levels of therapist intervention. The basic plan costs $39.99 per week
($159.96/mo) and includes access to all the CBT tools, but without live
sessions or the ability to message your therapist directly. In other words,
your therapist will communicate with you through the worksheets only.
The Standard plan ($59.95/we, $239.80/mo) includes
1 live, 30-minute session plus 24/7 messaging.
The Premium plan ($79.95/we, $319,88/mo) adds
express replies for your messaging.
Extra value
Online-Therapy.com provides you with a variety of
tools to support and enrich your therapy, which is something we haven’t seen
from many competitors. Therapeutic worksheets, journaling, activity planning,
and yoga and meditation have all been clinically proven to improve mental
health. They fit into the framework of CBT and serve as an appropriate
supplement to therapy.
Additionally, Online-Therapy.com gives you the
choice between being matched with a therapist or looking through profiles
yourself. Many providers only allow one or the other.
- Therapeutic
worksheets, journaling, activity planner, and yoga and meditation videos
- Interactive
therapy, with responses to your worksheet usually given within 24 hours
- Weekly
30-minute live sessions available via text, voice, or video chat
- Options
for both therapist matching and choosing from a therapist directory
Customer Support
Online-Therapy.com has an FAQ page to answer
common questions about the service and therapy in general. You may also contact
the service via email (support@online-therapy.com) or Facebook.
While Online-Therapy.com is available in the
United States and around the world, it is headquartered in Europe:
CRN Solutions AB
Malmöhusvägen 1
211 18 Malmö
Sweden
What do customers say about Online-Therapy.com?
"You laugh a lot; you cry a little but mainly you
learn. Many epiphanies later you'll realize working with the program has given
you so many tools to improve your life. Especially the combination of doing, thinking,
and talking makes a
"I'm pleased with the worksheets and different
sections to complete. I like the accountability. I also enjoy the videos. I
watch them and then I read the written format, and it helps me retain the
information. There are so many great tools I'm learning to use. The yoga videos
are also helpful. I've only met with my counselor once but feel our
relationship is fine so far. I look forward to working with her on a more
regular basis."
"My therapist is an amazing individual. She is
empathetic and direct without mincing any words when required. Couldn't have
any better. This is my first experience of therapy, and she has simply done an
amazing job so far."
Bottom Line
Online-Therapy.com offers live therapy sessions
and a "complete toolbox" of therapeutic aids, including worksheets, a journal,
an activity planner, and yoga and meditation videos. Such tools, which have
been clinically proven to aid in therapy, supplement and enrich your weekly
chat, voice, or video therapy sessions. You can be matched with a therapist or
choose your own to guide you through the therapeutic process, and live sessions
start at just $59.95 per week.