Apps and online care
PTSD Family Coach vs Charlie Health IOP
They differ on 10 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
PTSD Family Coach
PTSD Family Coach is for you if someone you love has PTSD.
Charlie Health IOP
Charlie Health is a step above weekly therapy: you join a virtual intensive outpatient program with about three group sessions a week plus individual and family therapy, usually for several weeks, from home by video.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- PTSD Family Coach: An app I use on my own
- Charlie Health IOP: A therapist
- Good for
- PTSD Family Coach: Partners, parents and other family of someone living with PTSD; Military and veteran families who want free, private self-help
- Charlie Health IOP: Kids, teens and adults whose symptoms need more than one therapy session a week but not a hospital stay; People stepping down from inpatient or residential treatment
- Probably not for
- PTSD Family Coach: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988 (veterans and their families press 1)
- Charlie Health IOP: Anyone in crisis or at immediate risk: call 911, or call or text 988
- Cost
- PTSD Family Coach: Free
- Charlie Health IOP: Copay with insurance; no published self-pay rate
- How you pay
- PTSD Family Coach: Free
- Charlie Health IOP: Insurance
- Where
- PTSD Family Coach: iPhone, Android
- Charlie Health IOP: Web
- Research
- PTSD Family Coach: Some research support
- Charlie Health IOP: Limited research
- Privacy
- PTSD Family Coach: Grade A+
- Charlie Health IOP: Grade C
- Sells your data
- PTSD Family Coach: No
- Charlie Health IOP: Not stated
- HIPAA
- PTSD Family Coach: No
- Charlie Health IOP: Yes
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.