> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.opentherapy.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Open Therapy for therapists

> What Open Therapy offers practitioners, what it costs, and how to get listed.

Open Therapy is a directory and booking platform for verified practitioners in Australia. You keep your own fees, your own cancellation terms and your own clinical judgement. We handle the listing, the matching, the booking and the money.

## What it costs

**Free to list.** No monthly fee, no seat licence, no minimum.

|                  |                                                     |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Listing          | **\$0** forever                                     |
| Platform fee     | **2.5%** per session                                |
| Introduction fee | **One-off** per new client, \$20–\$75 by discipline |
| Card processing  | At cost                                             |

We earn when you do, and nothing when we bring you nobody. Clients who arrive through your own booking link carry no introduction fee at all. See [Fees](/fees) for the full breakdown with worked examples.

## What you get

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  <Card title="A profile that says who you're for" icon="user" href="/therapists/build-your-profile" horizontal>
    Beyond modalities — including the experiences you hold yourself.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Matching on lived experience" icon="sparkles" href="/therapists/build-your-profile#lived-experience" horizontal>
    Clients who need you specifically can find you.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Your own booking link" icon="link" href="/therapists/your-booking-link" horizontal>
    `opentherapy.link/your-name`, and no introduction fee on anyone who uses it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Payments handled" icon="banknote" href="/therapists/set-up-payouts" horizontal>
    Clients pay at booking. You're the merchant of record.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## Getting started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Apply">
    Sign up as a therapist and complete onboarding — see [Join Open Therapy](/therapists/join).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get verified">
    We check your registration against the national register. See
    [Verification](/therapists/verification).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up payouts">
    Connect a Stripe account. You can't take bookings until this is done — see
    [Set up payouts](/therapists/set-up-payouts).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Go live">
    Publish your profile, set your availability, and start appearing in the directory.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What stays yours

| Decision                                   | Who makes it            |
| ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------- |
| Your session fees                          | You                     |
| Which services you offer, and their length | You                     |
| Your cancellation policy                   | You — from four presets |
| Your availability                          | You                     |
| Whether you're taking new clients          | You                     |
| Whether a session was attended             | You                     |
| Whether a client is right for you          | You                     |

Two rules are ours rather than yours, and both are deliberate: **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](/therapists/cancellation-policy).

## Who can list

Practitioners registered with Ahpra, Speech Pathology Australia, Dietitians Australia, PACFA or ACA. See [Verification](/therapists/verification) for what's checked.

## Next

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  <Card title="Join Open Therapy" icon="user-plus" href="/therapists/join" horizontal>
    The application and what onboarding asks you.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Fees and earnings" icon="chart-line" href="/therapists/fees-and-earnings" horizontal>
    How a session is divided and how to read your earnings.
  </Card>
</Columns>