On the blog, there have been a lot of comments about my two last articles regarding Online Therapist Locators.
Several people shared which ones worked best for them. One person suggested I write an article about which online therapist locators I recommend. Great idea.
First, an important thing to know is that the locator that works best for you may not the one that works best for a colleague. So, how do you choose?
You should act as if you are a prospective client searching for a therapist in your area via the internet. Get online on a computer in or near your office and enter into the Google search box, the terms that you think your ideal client would be entering into Google. What do you think they would be searching for?
For example: Find a therapist 92612 or women’s therapist or find a couples therapist
Since you have done your ideal client profile, you will have a sense of what they will be typing in to locate a therapist on the internet.
Then simply look at which online locators came up.
Second, make sure you are on the free online therapist locators that come with your association membership. For example, CAMFT’s Therapist Finder. I highly recommend it.
And to answer the question, Here are the U.S. ones I recommend:
My favorite: www.Find-A-Therapist.com (This one is awesome – you can be on up to 5 online locators with this service alone.)
www.Counsel-Search.com
Make sure you look at how many people are in your zip code. It could be a factor for you.
Feel free to share your comments below.
Happy practice building!
Casey
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Hey Brian,
You wanted to know what my relationship is with Judy Gifford of Find-A-Therapist.com
Sure I am delighted to share. I met Judy a few years ago when I was looking for good therapist locators to refer my clients to. I interviewed quite a few and found two that I really liked. Counsel.search.com (Rich Gilmour) was the first I found and Judy was the second. I met with both of them – over the phone – for several times to make sure I felt our values matched. I liked both of them and saw they were committed to offering quality.
I found Judy to be a delightful person and she has become a trusted friend. She respects my coaching and take on practice building and I have authored articles for her newsletter.
That is the extent of my relationship with her. I do not receive one penny for referring her services.
Hope that helps!
Casey
What is your relationship with Judy Gifford, CEO of find-a-therapist.com? I think in order to be ethical you should disclose this wherever you tout her site.
Hi Casey: I was the one who suggested you write an article on this topic. Thanks for the excellent insights — they are INVALUABLE!
You’ve inspired me to try online locators. I used to think they were tacky, but you’ve changed my mind. I’ll keep you posted on my new adventures with online locators!
The ones that have worked best for me are Psychology Today and Network Therapy.
Jeannie