BetterHelp - Therapy 12+
#1 Therapy Platform
BetterHelp
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
BetterHelp is the convenient way to get professional help from a licensed therapist. With over 30,000 trained, experienced, and accredited therapists covering a wide range of areas – from depression and anxiety to family and couples therapy – it’s never been easier to receive personal, professional help when you need it.
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BETTERHELP – FEATURES
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• Over 30,000 licensed, accredited, and highly experienced therapists
• Match with the right therapist for you based on your needs, preferences and location
• Send your therapist a message as often as you want
• Schedule live sessions with your therapist or use the secured messenger
• Gain access to constructive, educational group webinars
PROFESSIONAL HELP, PERSONALIZED FOR YOU
Facing obstacles alone can be daunting – receiving support and guidance from a professional therapist has been shown to make huge, positive changes to help you overcome personal challenges. When you sign up we’ll match you to an available therapist based on your needs, preferences, and location. Different therapists have different approaches and areas of expertise so we’ll work with you to find the right person who can achieve the best results for you.
LICENSED AND TRAINED THERAPISTS
There are over 30,000 therapists on BetterHelp, each with at least 3 years and 1,000 hours of hands-on experience. They are licensed, trained, experienced, and accredited psychologists (Ph.D./PsyD), marriage and family therapists (MFT), clinical social workers (LCSW), licensed professional therapists (LPC), or similar credentials.
All of our therapists have a Master’s Degree or a Doctorate Degree in their respective fields. They have been qualified and certified by their state professional board and have completed the necessary education, exams, training, and practice.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
After filling out our questionnaire, you will be matched with a licensed therapist based on your needs, preferences, and location. You and your therapist will get your own “therapy room” where you can message your therapist at any time, from any internet-connected device, wherever you are. You can also schedule a weekly session to speak live with your therapist over video or phone.
You can write or talk about yourself, the things going on in your life, ask questions, and discuss the challenges you’re facing and your therapist will provide feedback, insights, and guidance. This ongoing one-on-one dialogue is the foundation of your work with your therapist.
Together you’ll work towards making a positive change in your life, accomplishing your goals, and overcoming your problems.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
The cost of therapy through BetterHelp ranges from $60 to $90 per week (billed every 4 weeks) but may be higher based on factors like your location, preferences, and therapist availability. Unlike traditional in-office therapy which can cost over $150 for a single session, your BetterHelp membership includes unlimited text, video, audio messaging as well as weekly live sessions. The subscription is billed and renewed every 4 weeks and includes both the use of the secured site and the therapy service itself. You can cancel your membership at any time for any reason.
What’s New
Version 18.4.5
Thank you for using BetterHelp! We are constantly improving our app and delivering enhancements to the App Store. Every update is a boost to the app's stability, speed, and security.
- In this version we fixed issues with Apple Pay
Ratings and Reviews
It has saved me
Thank you so much BetterHelp, I have struggled for so long, here in the uk the mental health crisis means waiting lists are so incredibly long. I am a disabled student, and without divulging to much, due to severe past trauma I was really struggling, with little support network and my mental health making accessing some help a challenge ironically. I’ve been in therapy now for 4 weeks, I’ve been really lucky to connect really well with my therapist which has made my sessions feel much more accessible productive to me. The fact that I do have the ability to change therapist if this wasn’t the case though is brilliant, especially to someone already feeling anxious.
My only slight con is the groups seem to be mostly American, which isn’t a problem in itself, but a lot of the ones that would benefit me are for me in the uk, on in the middle of the night as they are based in America.
If all groups could be accessible at a reasonable time to all time zones this would be much better, as they are a great addition to supporting the healing journey.
I really recommend anyone who is struggling sign up, they do have a financial aid option for those that are in hardship, this truly is a blessing for so many. Thank you BetterHelp 😊
Great option for therapy
This is a really great service for anyone that needs to access therapy. I am only a few sessions in but this is an amazing affordable alternative to meeting with a local therapist in person. Better help we’re great at matching me with a therapist trained in my issues, and offer additional support including free group webinars and online content. Technically there are a range of really easy to use options including online chat, video and phone sessions which is excellent. My therapist has been wonderful so far and is really flexible in trying to meet appointment times etc for me, also responds super fast to any messages I send through the betterhelp interface. You can message your counsellor anytime not just when you have a session which is great and reassuring. There’s also an online journal option which you can keep private or share, and I love how I can use a range of devices so I can choose whether my laptop iPad or phone is more convenient for sessions/accessing my account, it means I have access 24/7 to the better help interface even when I’m out and about as long as I have my phone and internet access. Really pleased with it and would highly recommend to anyone.
One of the best life decisions I made
I have been using Better Help for 8 months now. I started before this time with a counsellor who left me with a bad impression. I returned to the app two months later and noticed the change counsellor option. This generated profiles of several other counsellors who work with the issues and preferences I identified. I read these and client reviews carefully before finding my current counsellor. I haven’t looked back since.
My counsellor has been brilliant and has a good combination of counselling and coaching skills, which help me deal with past issues and identify new goals for moving forward in my life. I love that for the first several months I only communicated with him via phone as I’m not one to trust and confide easily and this sense of anonymity helped. We now do a combination of phone and video sessions each week. I see this as a valuable investment in my life.
I find the added bonus of being able to message my counsellor between sessions as well as our weekly hour is good value for money. My one wish is that they would introduce a fortnightly paying option as at some point in the future I envision reducing but not being so infrequent as monthly, which the only other pay option is per month.
App Privacy
The developer, BetterHelp, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Location
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Sensitive Info
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Compile, Inc.
- Size
- 97.5 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
- Copyright
- © 2024 BetterHelp Inc.
- Price
- Free