Apps and online care
Open Path Collective vs Talkiatry
They differ on 9 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Open Path Collective
You browse Open Path's directory, pay a one-time $65 membership, and contact a therapist who offers reduced-fee sessions online or in person.
Talkiatry
You fill in an online assessment, get matched with a psychiatrist, and meet by video for an evaluation and then medication follow-ups.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Open Path Collective: A therapist
- Talkiatry: Medication
- Good for
- Open Path Collective: People who are uninsured or underinsured and need lower-cost therapy; People who want to choose their own therapist, online or in person
- Talkiatry: Adults and children 5+ with commercial insurance or Medicare who need a psychiatrist for medication; People who can't find a local psychiatrist with openings
- Cost
- Open Path Collective: $65 one-time membership, then $30–$80/session
- Talkiatry: Copay with insurance; self-pay price not published
- How you pay
- Open Path Collective: I'll pay myself
- Talkiatry: Insurance
- Where
- Open Path Collective: Web
- Talkiatry: iPhone, Web
- Research
- Open Path Collective: Not stated
- Talkiatry: Limited research
- Privacy
- Open Path Collective: Grade B
- Talkiatry: Grade C
- Sells your data
- Open Path Collective: No
- Talkiatry: Yes
- HIPAA
- Open Path Collective: Not stated
- Talkiatry: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.