Therapy guides and tools
Plain-language guides to CBT and online therapy, plus two free tools that run in your browser.
Understanding CBT and online therapy
What is CBT?How thoughts, feelings and behavior connect, and where the evidence ends.
How online therapy worksMatching, consent, messaging, live sessions and the technology involved.
CBT techniques, with examplesClearly hypothetical thought-record and activity-planning examples you can follow.
Online therapy vs appsThe difference between therapist care, guided programs and self-help apps.
Getting started
Your first therapy sessionA preparation checklist and questions to ask.
Online therapy week by weekAn illustrative look at the early weeks. Not a recovery timetable.
How to choose a therapistLicense verification, state eligibility, competence, fit and switching.
Paying for therapy
Online therapy financial aidHow to apply, what is uncertain, renewal pricing and alternatives.
Lower-cost therapy optionsSliding-scale practices, community services, training clinics and other routes.
Tools
Therapy cost calculatorFirst-period and renewal totals from listed prices, with every assumption shown.
Plan chooserMatch your budget and session preferences to a plan, or learn that none fits.
Looking for a direct answer?
Online therapy for depressionWhether it can help and what you would actually do.
How much online therapy costsWhat you pay now and after the first month.
Affordable online therapyLower-cost options that can still work, and the tradeoffs.
Online-Therapy.com reviewPlans, limits, costs and alternatives.
Guides are general information, not medical advice. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 or call 911. See crisis resources.