The Top 10 Therapist Websites

Therapist websites are often the first impression potential clients have of you and your practice when seeking a therapist. 

Since you only get one chance to make a first impression, it’s important that your website makes the right impression—which, in large part, comes down to your website design.

When they are well-designed, therapist websites can help potential clients to better understand who you are, what services you offer, and why you may be a good fit for their treatment. 

On the flip side, when private practice therapist websites have poor accessibility design it can cause the therapist to seem unprofessional, unqualified, or disorganized—even if none of those things are actually true.

If you’re looking for therapist website examples to inspire you to build your own website, we gathered this list to help. If you’re already feeling ready to build your own website. The SimplePractice website builder has everything you need to make it simple and straightforward.

Let’s take a look at ten of the best therapist website design examples.
Following the list of top therapist websites, we also share tips on how to build a professional, well-designed website for your own practice.

Elizabeth Weisinger, PsyD

The website for psychologist Elizabeth Weisinger, PsyD, who runs the LA-based practice, Elite Psychological Services, is extremely clean and well-organized. 

The site’s navigation bar makes it easy for therapy seekers to find what they’re looking for. Existing  clients can easily access their client portal and new clients can request an appointment right from Weisinger’s website.

Weisinger’s website also features a photo that ticks all the boxes of a great professional headshot—in her photo she appears in front of a clean and simple background, she makes eye contact, and she comes across as both friendly and professional—which can help forge a connection with website visitors.

Celynnia Harnetiaux, LMFT 

Based in Redondo Beach, CA, Celynnia Harnetiaux, LMFT, does an excellent job of including all the information clients might need on her private practice therapy website to determine whether her practice is the right fit. 

Her therapist professional bio includes the populations she serves, the services she offers, and her fee structure. This helps qualify clients before they reach out—saving therapists a ton of time and energy on discovery calls.

Harnetiaux’s website is also broken down into organized sections, which visitors can access via the navigation bar at the top of the website—making it easy for them to find the information they need as soon as they land on the site.

Collette Cassidy, LMHC

Collette Cassidy, LMHC, a therapist based in New York City, has a beautifully designed website.

What stands out is her use of contrasting colors on her call to action (CTA) buttons, which help current and prospective clients take action. For example, the white text and black background on the “Request Appointment” button helps it stand out—clearly directing clients to schedule an appointment. 

The process of creating excellent therapist websites goes beyond visual design, Your website also needs to be written well—and that’s where Cassidy’s website really shines. The attention-grabbing copy in her header image invites visitors to take the next step toward healing—an invitation that, thanks to the writing, many are sure to accept.

Wyatt Okeefe MA, LMHC, LPC

Therapist Wyatt Okeefe, LPC, (who has an office in New York, NY and also sees clients virtually in Florida, Washington, Georgia, and Oregon) specializes in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals. True to his specialization, Okeefe’s website design is built around the population he serves. 

Through strong copywriting and tone, Okeefe speaks directly to his audience and conveys authenticity. His extremely well-written bio shares his own personal experience and qualifications for working with the LGBTQIA+ community. 

In addition, his LGBTQIA-centric imagery, which includes a Pride flag in his logo and a rainbow heart in his feature image, speaks directly and specifically to the clients he serves. This level of personalization can help clients feel more connected—and help the right clients find their way to the practice.

Sara Marrs O’Donnell, MA, LCPC, NCC

Another important element of website design—for any website, but especially for therapists—is color. 

Using different shades of green, a color associated with nature, Chicago-based therapist Sara Marrs O’Donnell, LCPC’s website design creates grounding and calming feelings. 

O’Donnell uses this visually-appealing color palette to favorably draw in visitors on her site. Many therapy seekers are in search of growth, inner-peace, and grounding—all feelings that may be associated with the color green.

Jemi Hasulube, LCSW

Illinois-based Jemi Hasulube, LCSW, has a well-designed, user-friendly website, which caught our eye when looking for great therapist website examples. 

The navigation bar makes it easy to move from one section of Hasulube’s website to the other, the color choices clearly differentiate each section, and the color contrast makes it easy to see how and where to take action—which, in this website’s case, includes requesting an appointment or accessing the client portal.

Hasulube also uses her bio as a way to clearly and succinctly communicate important information to website visitors, including the different ways she can support clients, the techniques she uses in her practice, and insights into her therapeutic approach.

Carrie L. Jones, Ph.D, M.Ed, LPC

Many website visitors will leave a website if there’s nothing that immediately captures their attention—which is why it’s so important to grab potential clients’ attention from the get-go.

Carrie L. Jones, Ph.D’s website does just that by immediately summarizing her approach to therapy, where she practices (the Dallas/Fort Worth area), and the clients she serves. Jones succinctly presents this information in a text overlay on the header image—one of the first things potential clients will see when they visit her site. This immediate information can help to connect her with clients—and encourage them to keep scrolling to find out more.

Lori Granger, LMFT

Therapist Lori Granger, LMFT, who is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, has a clean, well-designed website—complete with a memorable logo, an attention-grabbing header image, and clearly organized information that is  easy to navigate.

One section that sets her website apart from others is the testimonials section. Granger’s website has testimonials from clients speaking to their experience working with her. 

Social proof can be an extremely powerful marketing tool. When potential clients see that other clients have had a positive experience, they’re more likely to think they’ll have a positive experience as well—which can help draw more people into your practice.

Lorena Hernandez, PsyD

One of the elements of a great therapist website is a sense of visual cohesion. 

Lorena Hernandez, PsyD’s private practice therapy website creates that sense of visual cohesion by weaving the same colors into her logo, header image, and overall website design—including in her text and background color choices.

Cassidy LaPointe, LMHC

Another fantastic therapist website example with cohesive design comes from Boston-based Cassidy LaPointe, LMHC. 

LaPointe’s therapy practice is called Cloud Counseling Services—and that cloud theme is carried throughout her website design, including in her logo, header image, and color palette, which includes soft blues and white.

How to create a private practice therapist website

Now that you’ve seen some therapist website examples, let’s cover a few tips to help you create a similarly great website for your own practice:

Start with the right template

Trying to build websites for therapists from scratch can feel frustrating and overwhelming, but it’s also unnecessary. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel to build a great website. You don’t need to be a professional designer and you don’t need to know how to code.

All you really need is the right jumping off point—in other words, the right template.

Starting with a website template that’s specifically geared towards therapists, like SimplePractice’s website builder, will give you the foundation you need to build a great website—no coding or design expertise necessary. 

Using a template doesn’t mean your website will look like every other therapist’s. A good template still allows you to customize the website’s design elements to suit your own unique needs and preferences. For example, choosing your color palette, adding your feature image, and customizing your copy.

Consider color psychology

When you’re choosing colors to feature on your website, it’s important to choose colors that look visually appealing and fit your therapy brand identity.  Color can be a powerful thing—and can actually influence how people feel. While certain colors can invoke feelings of calm and serenity, others can make people feel anxious or overwhelmed.

Which is why, as a therapist, it’s important to be intentional about the colors you use in your website design.

When you’re choosing the colors to feature on your website, think about how you want potential clients to feel when they see it—and then choose your colors accordingly. For example, if you want to invoke feelings of trust, consider incorporating blue into your design, which is often associated with trustworthiness. 

Do you specialize in treating anxiety—and want your website to make visitors feel calm? Consider incorporating green, which people tend to associate with nature—and the calm it often brings.

The point is, the colors incorporated into the design of therapist websites ultimately leave an impression on site visitors—so make sure the colors you choose are aligned with the impression you want them to make. 

Include the right information

No matter how beautiful your website design may be—if it doesn’t include the information clients need to determine whether you’re the right fit for them and how to get in touch with you to book a session, then it’s not going to help you grow your practice.

Your website should include all the information potential clients need to both evaluate your practice and get in touch if they want to connect. 

This includes:

• A therapist bio
• Services offered
• Therapeutic approaches
• Areas of speciality (if applicable)
• Insurance information 
• Fees
• Address (if applicable)
• Contact information (including phone number and email address)
• Social media profiles (if applicable)

Make sure your website is responsive

More than half of all website traffic comes from mobile devices—which means that it’s a near guarantee that a significant number of people will be looking at your website on a mobile device.

So, a responsive website is essential.

Using responsive design ensures therapist websites will look the same regardless of the device visitors use to view it. The design adapts to fit whatever screen the visitor is using—whether that’s a computer, laptop, tablet, cell phone, or other device. This creates a consistent user experience—and can help ensure you don’t lose any potential clients due to issues viewing your website on a smaller screen.

The good news? Many website builders (including SimplePractice’s) incorporate responsive design in their templates—so there’s nothing you need to do on your end to ensure your website’s functionality remains consistent across all devices.

How to build your own therapist website

Are you ready to build your own therapist website? The SimplePractice therapy website builder makes it simple and straightforward.

SimplePractice offers all the tools you need to build a website that looks great and brings clients to your practice. 

The SimplePractice website builder includes:

• Full integration with your EHR/practice management software
• Customizable website templates
• Easy-to-use tools that allow you to build a custom site in minutes
• Responsive design

And the best part? When you sign up for an Essential or Plus plan, you get access to SimplePractice’s website builder for free—saving you hundreds of dollars and many hours spent on designing therapist websites from scratch.

Maybe your website will even make it onto the list the next time we research the best therapist website examples!

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