Apps and online care
Psychology Today Therapist Finder 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.
Psychology Today Therapist Finder
You search the directory by ZIP code or city and filter by insurance, issue, therapy type and other details, then contact a clinician directly from their profile.
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
- Psychology Today Therapist Finder: A therapist
- Brightside Health: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- Psychology Today Therapist Finder: People who want to compare many local therapists and contact them directly; People looking for a therapist who takes their insurance
- Brightside Health: Adults with depression or anxiety who want medication management by video; People who want therapy and psychiatry from the same service
- Cost
- Psychology Today Therapist Finder: Free
- Brightside Health: Copay with insurance; $95/month psychiatry or $299/month therapy self-pay
- How you pay
- Psychology Today Therapist Finder: Free
- Brightside Health: Insurance
- Where
- Psychology Today Therapist Finder: Web
- Brightside Health: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- Psychology Today Therapist Finder: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Some research support
- Sells your data
- Psychology Today Therapist Finder: Yes
- Brightside Health: No
- HIPAA
- Psychology Today Therapist Finder: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988), privacy (grade c).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.