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Online therapy

By Rob Falconer (not a clinician) · Last updated

Online therapy platforms connect you with licensed therapists by video, phone or messaging. Most of the real questions are practical: will my insurance pay, what does it cost if not, can I use free sessions from work first, and what happens to what I share? These guides answer those questions from each company's published information.

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These guides are being researched and are not published yet. Nothing below is a link until the guide is live and has been fact-checked.

  • Does Talkspace take insurance? Plans, copays and how to checkInsurance and costIn research
  • Does BetterHelp take insurance? What's changed, state by stateInsurance and costIn research
  • Is Talkspace covered by Medicare? Part B, costs and what's not coveredMedicareIn research
  • How much does online therapy cost? With insurance, without, and via your employerCostIn research
  • Use your EAP first: how to get free therapy sessions through workEmployer benefitsIn research
  • Online therapy and your data: 10 privacy questions to ask before you sign upPrivacyIn research
  • Talkspace vs BetterHelp: cost, insurance, privacy and switching therapistsComparisonIn research