Recommendation: Better Help is not worth it | DadHQ

Recommendation: Better Help is not worth it

Dec 11 min read

Just wanted to warn people - I tried BetterHelp for 2 months and honestly it was kind of useless. The therapist kept telling me generic stuff, missed appointments twice, and the app kept glitching. Ended up finding a local therapist in Austin and she's actually helpful. If you're gonna do online therapy, maybe try Talkspace or just find someone in your area. Don't waste money on BetterHelp like I did.

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Comments(10)

BBrian L.Regular16h ago

BetterHelp seems like the worse option based on everyone I know who tried it. Glad you found a real therapist instead

LLarry K.Regular5m ago

Local therapist in Austin is probably cheaper too after you factor in what BetterHelp charges. Worth switching

JJerome S.Regularjust now

Anyone reading this - if online therapy, try Open Path or similar instead of BetterHelp. Better match system

DDan M.Regular8h ago

How much more expensive is the Austin therapist vs BetterHelp? Because if it's only like $20-30 more that seems worth it for actual help instead of generic responses.

CChris T.Regular22h ago

BetterHelp is really good for like... initial stuff? But if you actually need real therapy the app models don't work well. Continuity and actual rapport matter.

DDale J.Regularjust now

Missed appointments are unacceptable. That's the bare minimum for therapy. Glad you got out of that

BBrian L.Regularjust now

A local therapist is probably way better than any online thing anyway. There's something about actually meeting someone that helps. Online therapy feels transactional.

MMax R.Regularjust now

The glitching app thing is unacceptable honestly. For something you're paying for, the tech should actually work. That's a legitimate complaint.

TTony F.Regularjust now

BetterHelp gets so much hype but honestly it's hit or miss. Glad you found someone local - that's way better anyway. You need actual continuity, not random therapists on an app.

RRob P.Regularjust now

The glitching app thing is such a dealbreaker for therapy. You need reliability when you're vulnerable like that