{"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": "2026-10-26T01:29:14Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/telehealth-platforms-therapists-2026-10-26", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/telehealth-platforms/therapists", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "SimplePractice", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "TherapyNotes", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "TheraPlatform", "label": "compared"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "OT", "label": "compared"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Jane App", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Doxy.me", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Zoom", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Zoom Workplace", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Alma", "label": "compared"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Grow Therapy", "label": "compared"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Headway", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Practice Better", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "Pabau", "label": "compared"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://practicebetter.io/blog/best-hipaa-compliant-telehealth-platforms", "domain": "practicebetter.io", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.supanote.ai/blog/hipaa-compliant-telehealth-platforms", "domain": "supanote.ai", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://pabau.com/blog/simplepractice-vs-alma/", "domain": "pabau.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://helloalma.com/blog/alma-vs-therapynotes", "domain": "helloalma.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://optimantra.com/blog/headway-vs-growtherapy-vs-alma-which-insurance-billing-platform-is-right-for-your-practice", "domain": "optimantra.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://research.contrary.com/report/headway", "domain": "research.contrary.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://sacra.com/c/alma/", "domain": "sacra.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.capterra.com/p/158461/Doxy-me/pricing/", "domain": "capterra.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://costbench.com/changelog/doxy-me-plan-removed-2026-08/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.softwares.com/compare/doxy-me-vs-theraplatform", "domain": "softwares.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "\"Telehealth platform\" splits two ways for therapists, so here's both, software first.\n\n## All-in-one EHR + video (you run the practice)\n\n**1. SimplePractice** - the default recommendation, and what I'd name first. Video is built into the same system as scheduling, intake forms, notes, billing, and the client portal, so you're not stitching tools together or paying twice. ~$49-$99/mo depending on tier. Downsides: the cheapest tier strips out things you'll probably want (telehealth itself is not on the entry plan), and support is slow.\n\n**2. TherapyNotes** - pick this over SimplePractice if documentation and insurance claims are your pain point. The note templates are genuinely built for behavioral health (not generic wellness), and the billing/claims engine is the strongest of the mainstream options. Telehealth is an add-on. Interface is plainer and more dated, which many clinicians actually prefer.\n\n**3. TheraPlatform** - worth naming because it's cheaper than both ($29-$59/provider/mo) and includes in-session tools like screen sharing with interactive activities, which matters if you do play therapy, speech, OT, or work with kids. Smaller company, so less polish.\n\n**4. Jane App** ", "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"}}