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Open Therapy is a directory and booking platform for verified therapists in Australia — psychologists, counsellors, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, dietitians and more. You can be seen online, at a clinic, or at home. These pages explain how the platform works from both sides. Pick the one that fits.

For clients

Find a therapist, book and pay for sessions, and manage your care.

For therapists

List your practice, take bookings, and get paid.

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What makes this different

Most directories let you filter by therapy type and postcode. Open Therapy also asks what you’re carrying — culture, identity, neurodivergence, grief, caring, faith — and asks therapists which of those they have lived through themselves rather than only worked with. A shared experience is the single heaviest factor in your shortlist. See Find a therapist.
There is no booking fee and no surcharge. Open Therapy’s fees come out of the therapist’s payout, never out of your bill. See Fees.
Each therapist chooses one of four cancellation policies. Whatever they choose is what you see on their profile, at checkout and in your confirmation email — and it’s what the system actually charges. See Cancellations and refunds.
Australian law prohibits testimonials about regulated health services. Reviews on Open Therapy can cover booking, admin, premises and manner, but not symptoms, treatment or whether therapy helped. Every review is screened before it appears. See Reviews.

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Common questions

How it works

The path from searching to a first session, end to end.

Fees

What clients pay, what therapists pay, and who pays what to whom.

Safety and privacy

Verification, clinical records, and how your data is handled.
Open Therapy is not an emergency service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. For crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. More numbers are on Getting help.