Talkspace Counseling & Therapy

I really like my therapist and I enjoy the freedom to speak to her at will. I don't have to keep an appointment and she communicates with me when she will be away longer than usual. I sometimes get short answers, but i attribute that to be those times in traditional therapy when the therapist is simply listening and responding with: "hmm mmm,," and "...what I hear you say is...." which is fine for me right now. I would give it a try! Reasonably priced!

I have never had a better experience! I was first suggested this through a couple of podcasts I listen to, over and over, for the last year. Now I've finally signed up and i have to say, I should have done this forever ago. I love the seamless communication I have with my therapist. You get to choose your therapists, talk with someone before you even sign up to answer any questions and then they set you up with someone, right then and there. My therapist is awesome. I can text my therapist what's going on throughout the day, on my own terms, and they get back periodically! How awesome!! Video sessions are great and easy. It's easy, trustworthy, accredited, and so worth it! It's therapy for how we live, today!

Using talkspace has been the best decision I've ever made. If you're skeptical, just try it for a month. I've made more progress with my therapist on this platform than I ever have with face-to-face, weekly therapy appointments. The anonymity and access provided by the messaging format feels revolutionary and has changed my life.

The concept is freaking awesome and the services are great! But the app is weak and needs serious investment UPDATE 23 FEB - the therapist is great and so attentive... this concept allows you to "dump" your thoughts in real time onto the app and not have to wait a week to discuss with someone... and the responses are real and open exchange. Because of the texting portion - you maintain a bit of privacy and do not have to worry about breaking down in front of someone However - the app is very "buggy" and it is not easy to share items

Talk space is great. They matched me up with a therapist. I get to text/talk/video whats going on in my life on my own schedule... and they get back to me and gives me strategies and explanations amd helps me... she has really helped me and I fully recommend this type of therapy. Especially if you are like me and dont want to wait for appointments, or worse, have to go out to go to them..

So this is an extremely important service that I rely on for my sanity. I love my therapist and have developed a very good rapport with her after using this app for a bit over a month. The service that they provide is extremely great and necessary. That being said, the app could use some updates. My therapist and I use the voice recording option to communicate, and it would be great to be able to pause and restart a voice message without losing your place, as well as scrub through voice messages to be able to listen to specific notes (a +30/-30 second option would be amazing). I have gotten logged out of the app and couldn't log back in to the point where I had to uninstall and re-install it twice in the time that I've been using it, so that's also something that would be great to not have to do. I don't think the app should stop you from getting the therapy that you need, but it's something to be aware of.

My original experience was great, my return experience not so much. It can be hard to find the right therapist for the issues you are facing. Unlimited doesn't actually mean unlimited either. Also, there are some glitches like the inability to pause the audio and start again in the middle. Very annoying as therapist's almost always use audio.

My matched therapist simply did not write back to me - in a time that I really needed to speak with someone. I was told that I would hear a response "within 24hrs" and here I am, 5 days later with nothing. So for the money they're charging and the "service" they claim to offer, don't waste your money or time with talkspace. Even contacting customer support to voice my displeasure, or try to get some kind of answer as to why my therapist won't respond is met with an auto response of "it may take 2-3 business days to respond". Ironic that an app that offers support, doesn't actually give support to it's paying customers. DO NOT USE!

When I get to the point that I need to talk with my counselor, I withdraw and will always put the happy face on when I am face to face with someone, incliding a counselor. Talkspace helps me express myself more freely because I can just write it out if I want. Also, it's daily. I don't have to wait until next week to express something that is going on today!

My therapist messages with me several times a day and has helped me a lot. I had a different one before her and an glad I requested a switch.

I'm really glad I came across this app and service. Its been helping me so much since I started, and I feel it was quite simple to set up. I've really connected with my therapist and feel it's really easy for me to reach out.

Talkspace has exceeded expectations! It turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. I had done traditional therapy with great results in the past, but I felt like I needed a "tune-up", and some way to maintain and continue with the changes I have made. The idea of trying to find a new therapist was daunting, and I had no idea how I would be able to fit it into my schedule, let alone afford it. Talkspace was the answer to all three problems! I really like my therapist, I was lucky that she's exactly what I was looking for. I tend to use the website more than the app, but I like the ability to switch between both. I chose Talkspace after researching other counseling apps, and reading that a lot of the therapists themselves were happier with Talkspace's platform. I decided to try Talkspace for a month, and see how it went. The change in my life has been tremendous! This app has added a lot of value for the time and money put into it. I hope to continue with Talkspace for a long time to come!

Was very eager to give this a try. Can't even log in. I create an account, and it tells me the account/password isn't right. I can do a password reset and it still doesn't work. I guess I'll give it another try later.

I've had many different councillors/therapists/psychiatrists over the years. This service of having someone to communicate my feelings to 24/7 has been a huge contributing factor to me surviving through the changes currently going on in my life. Though I may pause my subscription when I get a better hold of my circumstances, I will be recommending this to friends in the future, and going back to the service when I need it again.

This app has helped me personally, my marriage, and my future. Open and honest communication is important on both ends of the therapy. My counselor tells me like it is. No sugarcoating it. I needed that.

My therapist is awesome and i can leave a message anytime. She is knowledgeable, caring and very compassionate. She has supported me through crises and challenges. I cant say enough how it has helped me.

I really enjoy the concept but the app itself is awful. I hardly get notified of new messages or I get notified and go and can't get the message to come up. I have sent voice messages to my therapist that have never gone through and my support group messages are spotty (I will see people replying to a message I can't even see). I have emailed support and they told me to delete and re-install... I did this and the app is now worse. I emailed support again and it has been a week with no response. I have updated my phone and still no better. Thinking about switching to a different service because I really enjoy the concept of text therapy and it makes me more open and honest with my therapist.

Im not the type of person to write reviews often but Talkspace is truly amazing. I love my therapist and ive benefited so much from this Service. Thank you Talkspace!!

People are seriously hurting and need to get help and just get stuff of their back and y'all take money from them to do it. I had to uninstall it just because I would have to pay. So no help

Meh, I guess it can be okay. I spent a lot of money to get very short responses. It's cheaper to go to a bar and talk to someone. And honestly the feedback at a bar seems more concerned and invested. They give you a chance to choose another therapist but honestly don't feel like going through the backstory again.

I found it really really useful in the beginning and then I didn't even get a therapy or a counselor they just told the girl she told me that I would have to pay every month or every week and some people can't afford that. So I said no and I didn't get a text back for a while. So I said do I still get a therapist do I still get therapy do I get counseling? And she said no it's a paid app and they only do that if you pay. I understand and everything but some people can't afford it like I can't. I told her that and she would she gave me the national help prevention line the National Suicide Prevention line the number for a crisis situation like abuse or something cutting and then she gave me another app for free because she said it was really important that I get the help I need. So I told her by that was it and we're done.

Talkspace as a service is five plus star amazing, but the app needs improvement. The code and fingerprint locking is very buggy, often requiring me to enter it multiple times. The audio messages have no pause button, replaying the message always starts it over again. It's pretty basic but it works okay.

I love texting so this kind of therapy was ideal for me. No more storing up things for a week, no more wasting an appointment because you got onto something else on the day. My therapist was terrific - caring, understanding, supportive and above all able to identify my key ideas and give useful advice. The app could be improved to handle audio clips better, such as being more easily able to skip through them and pause them. But overall it's been an excellent and reasonably priced service for me.

Well i paid a ridiculous amount of money by weekly basis and i didnt actually get to start talking to a therapist until a whole week later...and d day of our scheduled appointment something came up on her end so we couldnt video chat. Whats the point of paying for a week if i only get a response once in a while. I paid for a month and only used a week. Trying to get in touch with support so i can get my money back is nonexisting.

This app has. Even very helpful in allowing me to seek help and advice at any time of the day. It is a comfort knowing your therapist is in the palm of your hand and is looking out for your best interests.

I was looking forward to this and had a TERRIBLE experience. Do not expect much if you try it out!

Love this app and the ability to talk to my therapist when its convenient for me. Eases my anxiety to not have to leave work for appts.

I like the App but I had an issue where it would not take a new password and I had to uninstall and reinstall it, which worked.

This way of communicating is perfect for me, no driving to appts or only talking to your therapist at the appointment time, when I am in a bad moment the help is right there when I need it.

If you need therapy and cant afford to see someone in person this is a great alternative.

Simply too expensive. But I guess that's nothing new for mental health.

App works well and I like being able to respond to my therapists questions in my own time. My therapist is responsive and his feedback is thoughtful.

Pretty convenient app. It allows me to talk with a licensed therapist on my schedule and get the help I need. Thanks Talkspace!

I love it, I think this exactly what the young people of today need.

My app randomly logged me out and won't let me log back in and won't send me an email to try and reset my password.

Keeps me sane. Love the therapist and groups.

Love my therapist. Support groups are also a nice addition.

Talkspace has made therapy accessible and my therapist is helping me achieve a better standard of living.

I love my therapist and being able to talk to her any time is great. Highly recommend

Love this app, love my counselor. So good to have someone to just check in with