Is the Google check free for therapists?

Yes. The searches, your score and the report are free, with no card.

Why does Psychology Today show up above my own site?

Directories have strong websites, so they often rank for a practice's own name. A clear site, a complete Google listing and a profile that links back to you help your own site come first.

Do reviews matter for therapists?

Google weighs them, but therapy ethics codes say not to solicit testimonials from clients. An open, optional invitation that leaves the choice to them is the way to get them.

Where do the Google figures on this page come from?

From our study of 227 US therapy practices found in Google's top 20 results in 16 metro areas, checked with the same scanner in October 2026.

What happens after the searches run?

You see your score as soon as the check finishes. To open the full report, we text a 6-digit code to your mobile and ask where to email it. We only text you the code.

Free tool · About a minute · No card

Where does your practice show up on Google?

A free Google Maps rank checker for therapists. We run the searches clients use for your kind of therapy in your area, show where your practice comes up and who's ahead, and check your Google listing.

Your score shows straight away
Nothing changes on your site
Free, no card

Example

You

Search in Riverside

MapsResultsanxiety therapist near me4th—couples counseling Riverside2nd6ththerapist for traumaNot top 20Not top 20online therapist Ohio7th3rd

Near the top in 2 of 4 · Example

What we check for your practice on Google

anxiety therapist near mecouples counseling Riversidetherapist for traumaonline therapist Ohio
Searches for your kind of therapy
“anxiety therapist near me”, “couples counseling” and the like, run in your area, on Maps and in the regular results.
anxiety therapist near me1Practice A2A directory profile3Practice B7Your practice
Which practices are ahead
The practices and directory pages that take the top spots, search by search.
Your practicePsychotherapistClaimedOne listing, not twoWebsite linkedDescription says what you doHours and phone set
Your Google Business Profile
Claimed, one listing, linked to your site, a description that says what you treat, hours and phone.
On your Google listing(555) 010-2233On your website(555) 010-4471These should match
Details that match
The address and phone on your listing against the ones on your website.
J. Rivera, LCSW1Psychology Today profile2yourpractice.comYour own site should come first · Example
Your own name
Whether a search for your name shows your site first, or a directory profile.

What we found on Google for 227 practices

We ran the same scanner over 227 US practices in Google's top 20 results across 16 metro areas in October 2026. Most have a Google listing. About a quarter show different details in different places.

Read the study

Have a Google Business Profile we could find84.6%
of 227 practices
Show the same name, phone and address across the web76.2%
of 227 practices
Of those with a listing, have photos on it80.7%
of 192 practices
Of those with a listing, have at least a few reviews87%
of 192 practices
Were found on Psychology Today by our directory search40.5%
of 227 practices

Three steps, about a minute.

1
yourpractice.com
Enter your practice
Your website, or your name if you don't have one. A directory profile link works too.
2
WebsiteGoogle listingChatGPT
We run the searches
The searches clients use in your area, on Google Maps and in the regular results, plus your Google listing.
3
58Your scoreand what to fix first
See your score and the fixes
Your score shows straight away. A texted code opens the full report, with what to fix first.

What your free report shows

YP Your practice

58out of 100Our fixes can take you from 58 to 92.We do the work; you approve it.

Asked for a therapist like you, ChatGPT recommends two others
You're not near the top in 4 of 6 Google searches
Your fee isn't on your website

Example

1
Your score out of 100
How easy you are to find and choose, and the score our fixes could take you to.
2
Where you came up
Each search clients make in your area, and whether you were near the top on Maps.
3
The rest of your Google picture
Your Google listing's details against your website, and your reviews.
4
What's costing you clients
Each finding in plain words, with what we'd fix first.

In short

Can a therapist who only works online appear on Google Maps?

Google only lists businesses that meet their customers in person, so an online-only practice isn't eligible for a listing, and an address where you don't see clients can get one suspended. Your website and directory profiles matter more then, and the check reads those instead.

Daylight · Updated November 2026

Your questions, answered.

Yes. The searches, your score and the report are free, with no card.
Directories have strong websites, so they often rank for a practice's own name. A clear site, a complete Google listing and a profile that links back to you help your own site come first.
Google weighs them, but therapy ethics codes say not to solicit testimonials from clients. An open, optional invitation that leaves the choice to them is the way to get them.
Reviews, the right way
From our study of 227 US therapy practices found in Google's top 20 results in 16 metro areas, checked with the same scanner in October 2026.
Read the study
You see your score as soon as the check finishes. To open the full report, we text a 6-digit code to your mobile and ask where to email it. We only text you the code.

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Where does your practice show up on Google?

What we check for your practice on Google

Searches for your kind of therapy

Which practices are ahead

Your Google Business Profile

Details that match

Your own name

What we found on Google for 227 practices

Three steps, about a minute.

Enter your practice

We run the searches

See your score and the fixes