do not use betterhelp. do not support betterhelp. do not believe betterhelp.
they:
-do not vet their therapists
-forcefully shut down negative commentary
-lie to therapists
-lie to consumers
-trap therapists in exploitative contracts
-sells users data
etc
Since I know a lot of my followers are also LGBTQ+: Pride Counseling is operated by the same company as Better Help, so don’t use them either.
I’ve said this before but–I almost got sucked in to BetterHelp when I was having insurance issues and really needed a therapist to talk me through some stuff. A much better alternative is the nonprofit Open Path Collective. There is an affordable one time lifetime-membership fee (60$), and they determine your rate per appointment on a sliding scale based on your income, where the cap is also 60$ (i paid 60$ and for me that was still affordable at what I made at the time, so the scale is fair) it’s less expensive than better help too tbh.
These are liscenced therapists & mental health councelors who have normal clients, but volunteer their time to take a few reduced-rate clients through the collective. No contract–they usually work for a practice, and open path is just an alternative to insurance. Iirc, better help just assigns you a therapist at semi-random, but through open path you can pick your therapist, look them up online, check reviews ect. The same way you would with a normal therapist found through insurance. They do not sell your info, everything is confidentail, mostly telehealth but can be in-person too–ect ect ect.
