TalkspaceReviews of talkspace.com

This app is terrible. It is exorbitantly expensive and while signed up I tried several different therapists. They took a day to respond at minimum and talking over FaceTime is a much higher price. It’s hard to have a conversation when the delay is so long. I did not feel a connection with any of them and they hardly tried to get to know me. Their responses were short and not very probing or inquisitive with insightful questions to really make me think. It felt like talking to a wall. They never had any advice and instead just asked dumb questions anyone could figure out by reading what I had already said. I went to a real therapist after this and it was extremely different. I actually got diagnosed and sent to a psychiatrist for medication that could help me. This app isn’t even worth it if regular therapy is too expensive for you. Your better off finding an online support buddy. Wisdo is an example of an app with support buddies. If you have state programs to make therapy affordable take advantage. Don’t waste your money on this app

The therapist that was assigned to me didn't seem intuitive and didn't even care about my issues. It would be the same thing if I grabbed some random person off the street and tried to have a conversation with that person. I realize that TalkSpace has a lot of therapists and I might have just got one that wasn't meant for me. In any case, it was a complete waste of time and money.

I signed up for one month and the therapist said she is available M-F. I started writing about my issues and initially, she responded with long "copy & paste" information about how therapy works. I wasn't sure if she read my letters so I resent them. She responded with one or two sentences each day. She then started to talk about her Church and how wonderful it is and has the nicest people. She highly recommended that I join a Church. She kept making remarks about church even though I told her I belong to one. She recommended that I try out different churches since the one I'm going to isn't working for me. I didn't feel "heard" by her except when the subject matter was about church. The therapist should advertise as a "Christian Therapist" because this just isn't fair. It's deceptive practice.