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You don't have to know what you need yet.

Most people who come here aren't shopping for a therapist. They're trying to work out what's happening and whether it's serious. Start wherever you actually are.

Door one

I want to understand what's going on.

Plain-language guides on anxiety, depression, grief, burnout and trauma — written and signed by California clinicians, not scraped.

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Door two

I need something I can do today.

A 2-minute check-in, your 10-day right, what therapy costs, and what to say when you call your plan.

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Door three

I'm ready to talk to somebody.

A directory where every therapist confirms openings monthly, with real prices on every profile. Opening soon.

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Start with what's happening

No diagnosis required.

Anxiety that won't switch off

Nothing feels worth doing

My teenager is struggling

Burned out at work

Somebody died

New baby, not yourself

It's 2am and you can't sleep

I don't know what this is
Free tools · No account, nothing stored

Things you can use in the next five minutes.

2 min
Check in with yourself

PHQ-9 / GAD-7, anonymous, nothing stored.
$0–250
What therapy costs here

Real fees by city, every route from Medi-Cal to private pay.
10 days
Your right to be seen

CA law — and the script for holding them to it.
LMFT?
License decoder

Who does what, and who can prescribe.
When you're ready for a person

A directory where "accepting new clients" is actually true.

Every therapist confirms availability monthly — miss two check-ins and the listing comes off automatically. Prices on every profile. Nobody pays for placement. Opening with our founding cohort of California therapists.

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The Index
California therapy availability · monthly

Each month we'll publish the percentage of California therapists actually reachable and taking clients — with the dataset free to download and every graphic free to republish. First edition ships with the first monthly sweep.

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