Is Talkspace legitimate?

Is Talkspace legitimate?

Yes, Talkspace is legit. The company has been operating as an online therapy program since 2012. All providers are licensed therapists required to have 3,000 hours of clinical experience. Additionally, the psychiatry plan requires an MD to prescribe and manage medications. Talkspace requires you to pay more if you want to do live sessions, and your costs go up further if you’d like to have access to both live therapy sessions and messaging. Betterhelp, though, includes all of these options in its base fee. However, Talkspace does offer more in terms of options. The only self-pay Talkspace plan that is cheaper than BetterHelp is their messaging-only plan. However, I do not recommend it because I do not recommend messaging-only as a form of therapy. It may be a helpful tool in a very small number of cases, but it falls far short of what most people need from therapy. Talkspace is available to those outside of the United States, as long as you can access our platform via the internet. If you live outside of the United States, keep in mind that our prices are in US dollars ($), and most of our providers live in U.S. time zones.

Is Talkspace too expensive?

Affordable Compared to In-Person Therapy Users pointed out that compared to local in-person therapy in their area, Talkspace was a real bargain, especially for those without insurance. If Talkspace accepts your insurance plan, this could make the cost of therapy even more affordable. Yes. Our national network features thousands of licensed therapists across all 50 U.S. states and Canada. On average, Talkspace therapists have on average, 9 years of experience as professional mental health care providers, and have been carefully vetted and trained to use our platform. It is reported that Better Help pays around $30 per hour and TalkSpace pays around $20 per hour. Compare that to the average hourly fee of a therapist running their own practice, around $100, and it averages out to a 75% pay reduction. Currently Talkspace provides mental health tests for depression and anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder) symptoms. Co-founded by Roni and Oren Frank in 2012, Talkspace promotes behavioral health as a lifestyle, not as a one-time event. You’ll be able to schedule your sessions for whenever works best for you and your therapist, but also be able to text and send audio and video messages between live sessions.