{"question": "best telehealth platforms for therapists", "category": "telehealth-platforms", "category_name": "telehealth platforms", "audience": "therapists", "audience_name": "therapists", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-03T22:09:43Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/telehealth-platforms-therapists-2026-10-03", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/telehealth-platforms/therapists", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "All-in-one", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "SimplePractice", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "TherapyNotes", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "TheraPlatform", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Sessions Health", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "TheraNest / Healthie", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Healthie", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Video-only", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Alma", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Headway", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Doxy.me", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Zoom", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "Google", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 14, "brand": "Google Meet", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 15, "brand": "Pabau", "label": "compared"}, {"position": 16, "brand": "Upheal", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.mentalyc.com/blog/hipaa-compliant-telehealth-platforms", "domain": "mentalyc.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.mentalyc.com/blog/best-ehr-for-private-practice", "domain": "mentalyc.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.mentalyc.com/blog/simplepractice-vs-therapynotes", "domain": "mentalyc.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://pabau.com/blog/simplepractice-vs-alma/", "domain": "pabau.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.upheal.io/blog/best-teletherapy-platforms-for-therapists", "domain": "upheal.io", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://therapyhipaahub.com/best-telehealth-platforms-therapists/", "domain": "therapyhipaahub.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Here's what I'd actually recommend, roughly in the order I'd bring them up:\n\n## All-in-one (EHR + telehealth) - what most therapists should pick\n\n**1. SimplePractice** - The default answer for solo and small practices. Telehealth video is built right in (clients click a link and join in a browser, no app download), plus scheduling, notes, client portal, and billing. Starts around $49-69/mo depending on tier. If you don't want to think hard about this decision, start here.\n\n**2. TherapyNotes** - Pick this over SimplePractice if you're insurance-heavy. Same all-in-one idea with integrated telehealth, but noticeably stronger on the billing side: better claim scrubbing, faster ERA posting, real denial management. ~$69/mo with insurance billing included.\n\n**3. TheraPlatform** - Purpose-built for therapists and worth a look if you do a lot of actual *teletherapy* rather than occasional video. Its session tools (interactive whiteboard, screen sharing, built-in therapy activities) are better than the generic video rooms in the bigger EHRs - especially useful for OT/speech/play therapy and kids.\n\n**4. Sessions Health** - The budget pick at ~$39/mo. Fewer bells and whistles, but legitimate H", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}