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Open Therapy is a directory and booking platform for verified practitioners in Australia. You keep your own fees, cancellation terms and clinical judgement.
Therapist workspace overview headed Hello, Nicholas, dated 2 Sept 2026, with an unanswered interview notice, a Today list of one in-person session for Harriet Blake at 11:00 AM with Prepare, a Clients row, and the workspace sidebar under Practice, Clients, Money and For you

Your workspace opens on today, then the clients in your caseload

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What it costs

Free to list, with no monthly fee, no minimum and no percentage on a one-to-one session. The introduction fee is charged the first time a client books with you, never again for that pair. A returning session has nothing taken from it — you keep the published price. Card processing is added to what the client pays. See Fees and Fees and earnings for worked examples.

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What you get

A profile that says who you're for

Beyond modalities — the experiences you hold yourself.

Matching on lived experience

Clients who need you specifically can find you.

Your own booking link

opentherapy.link/your-name, and no introduction fee on anyone who uses it.

Payments handled

Clients pay in full at booking. You’re the merchant of record.
A workspace comes with it, grouped under Practice, Clients, Money, For you and Profile: your schedule, client files, messaging, forms and measures, feedback, group programs, a waitlist and earnings.

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Getting started

1

Apply

Sign up and work through the setup. See Join Open Therapy.
2

Get verified

We check your registration with the body you nominated. See Verification.
3

Set up payouts

Connect Stripe. Clients can’t check out until it’s active. See Set up payouts.
4

Publish your hours

Set your weekly pattern and cancellation policy. See Availability.

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What stays yours

Two rules are ours: you never charge a client for a session you cancelled yourself, and a client who cancels after the start time pays the no-show rate rather than the late rate. See Cancellation policy.

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Who can list

Practitioners registered with Ahpra, Speech Pathology Australia, Dietitians Australia, PACFA or ACA, ESSA, ANZACATA or AMTA, plus support and developmental education roles where no board exists. See Verification.
Five care categories are open for booking so far: Psychology, Counselling, Social Workers, Mental Health Support Workers, and Art & Music Therapy. The other eleven have a landing page and take waitlist interest, and profiles in them are reachable by link, but they aren’t in the directory and can’t be booked yet. You can apply now either way. See Care types.

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Next

Join Open Therapy

The application, phase by phase.

Fees and earnings

How a session is divided and how to read your earnings.