TherapyRoute is a clinician-run platform that stands predominantly as a champion of four things: -- Improving the accessibility of mental health services: We achieve this by offering a sophisticated therapist directory and mental health resource designed to help people find their best fit therapist, anywhere on earth. -- Promoting awareness of talk therapy: We believe strongly in talk therapy and the value of applying the theory and knowledge upon which it rests. We actively promote talk therapies that have been proven to be effective, are relational, and respect depth, continuity and human complexity. -- Welcoming all disciplines: Although we advocate for relationally rooted therapy, we both support and welcome providers from all disciplines and acknowledge the value of all established forms of talk therapy (long/short-term and structured/unstructured). -- Facilitating professional visibility: Our platform equips qualified mental-health professionals (e.g. psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, clinical social workers, and family or relationship therapists) to easily represent their services and publish written work online. We welcome clinics, counselling centres, rehabilitation programs, and group practices, across both private practice and community services. We are aware that choosing a mental health provider is intensely personal. Having appropriate knowledge about the person or provider can help someone seeking therapy to choose the optimum fit. TherapyRoute encourages all listed providers to describe their services and level of expertise openly. The TherapyRoute team respects the sanctity of the psychotherapeutic relationship and the boundaries that this requires. We understand that the only distinction between a patient and a therapist is their respective roles in the therapeutic setting. No one is immune to the human condition; we are all vulnerable and, most importantly, we are all in this together.
