Apps and online care
Inclusive Therapists vs Brightside Health
They differ on 8 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Inclusive Therapists
You search Inclusive Therapists for an affirming provider by identity, location, focus or sliding-scale options, or use its Get Matched service, then contact the provider yourself.
Brightside Health
You complete an online assessment, then see a prescriber by video once a month, a therapist weekly, or both, and message your care team in between.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Inclusive Therapists: A therapist
- Brightside Health: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- Inclusive Therapists: People from marginalised communities who want an identity-affirming provider; 2SLGBTQIA+, neurodivergent and disabled people
- Brightside Health: Adults with depression or anxiety who want medication management by video; People who want therapy and psychiatry from the same service
- Cost
- Inclusive Therapists: Free
- Brightside Health: Copay with insurance; $95/month psychiatry or $299/month therapy self-pay
- How you pay
- Inclusive Therapists: Free
- Brightside Health: Insurance
- Where
- Inclusive Therapists: Web
- Brightside Health: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- Inclusive Therapists: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Some research support
- Privacy
- Inclusive Therapists: Grade B
- Brightside Health: Grade C
- HIPAA
- Inclusive Therapists: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988), sells your data (no).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.