BetterHelpReviews of betterhelp.com

I knew I needed and wanted therapy but didn’t want the hassle since I don’t have health insurance. Better help made therapy affordable and so easy to start. I was matched with a therapist right away but couldn’t start for a little. When I did get signed up, Prof. Garland was introduced to me and I knew we would click from reading her background info. I appreciate all the feedback to why I am having difficulty in life right now with no judgment and a great listener. I didn’t think therapy could be as easy and amazingly helpful as it has been.

I'm glad I found BetterHelp since starting therapy. I have been able to start my healing and being better for myself for my mental health especially with stress and anxiety and practicing grounding techniques and worksheets helping me the therapists are wonderful at BetterHelp I would recommend if anyone is looking for mental health services for yourself or loved ones BetterHelp is helpful.

I have had a really bad experience with BetterHelp. Counseling is an extremely personal experience and people need to feel comfortable with their counselor and be able to easily find one that meets their needs. Taking that step to begin counseling is extremely scary and nerve-wracking. Compassion is critical. The platform is extremely difficult to use and there is no way to see all of the available counselors and no way to sort counselors based on their age, gender, or expertise. The "matching" algorithm does not accurately match you to a counselor that can help you. I have been matched to a few counselors, most of which will send you a blanket message and pressure you to immediately book a session. The counselors I've had sessions with have not helped me grow and just ask me surface level questions like "What would you like to talk about?". Well, it's hard for me to open up. I don't know how to answer that question. I need you, as my counselor, to guide me more. One of my counselors told me that my problems were not significant and that I just needed to get over them. I have reached out to support several times to ask for help and both Hoang and Zaina have been very unhelpful in assisting me, sending me the same blanket, uncompassionate messages. There is also no phone number for betterhelp so you can't call and get help over the phone with using their platform. I just want to have a quality counseling experience so I can feel better. That is the whole purpose of BetterHelp. It should not be this difficult.

BetterHelp has been so effective and helpful in only the first few sessions I've had. I have a very patient and kind therapist who asks me good questions and helps me discover other ways of seeing the world. I'm currently working on the idea of hope as a motivator instead of fear. I look forward to every session, to tell my therapist new ideas I've had and new topics I want to discuss that relate to me and how I view my world. I've never had that opportunity before, to speak so freely. In most of the relationships of my personal life (be they family, friend, or romantic), I've always been more of a listener. I've always been the person who people come to to talk about something, while I instead refrain from talking about my own personal struggles. Therapy has given me the space to be empowered in a way where the conversations we have are about me and my thoughts, desires, dreams, and fears. I cannot begin to describe how liberating that feels, even in just the first month of sessions. I had avoided therapy for so long, because I was afraid that I would be judged or that I would say something wrong. As it turns out, being able to speak so freely is exactly what I needed and exactly what therapy has provided. I can't wait to get deeper into sessions with my therapist, and learn what new things there are to be discovered!

I initially heard about Betterhelp on "The Love Hour" podcast with Melissa and Kevin Fredericks. I wanted to give it a try since I had already been contemplating starting therapy and trying to find someone that my insurance would cover. I kept running into dead ends with that and decided to see what Betterhelp had to offer. I thought it would probably be too expensive for me to start let alone continue with, but the financial aid program that Betterhelp offers makes it much more affordable for a single mother with multiple children like myself. Therapy is a part of my self care regimen and let's just say to love myself is to love my children and everything and everyone around me! The only issue that I have is that the payment is required in full and not at least on a bi-weekly basis, like most regular working people get paid. Thanks!

Betterhelp.com has been an excellent experience for me. Local therapists did not even return my phone calls so I decided I would try a therapist from better help because my husband has died and I was completely undone. I have a grief counselor who has experience and has gotten to know me over the last 4 months and understands me and my individual circumstances. She knows that everyone has a different timeline for their grief. I just decided to try better help because it's reasonable and I didn't feel I had much to lose. I tell a lot of friends about better help because I believe they can get help for all sorts of issues not just grief.

I think for what is available to you (a number of experienced therapist) and having to not leave your home, it is definitely worth it.

BetterHelp is an excellent organization. My counselor is tremendous and the rates are affordabe.