Side-by-side comparison of all researched platforms, sorted by recommendation strength.
| Platform |
Commission |
Therapist Keeps |
Set Own Rates |
Handles Admin |
Languages |
Global |
Verdict |
| Really Global |
5-15% |
85-92% |
✅ Yes |
✅ Full |
60+ |
✅ 200+ countries |
🏆 #1 Pick |
| It's Complicated |
Not disclosed |
Varies |
✅ Yes |
✅ Most |
60+ |
✅ 50+ countries |
🥈 Strong |
| TherapyPuente |
TBC |
TBC |
✅ Yes |
✅ |
ES/EN |
✅ Global |
🥉 Niche fit |
| Spill |
Revenue share |
Shareholder model |
❌ Set by platform |
✅ Full |
EN |
🇬🇧 UK only |
✅ Good |
| Oliva |
Not disclosed |
"Above average" |
❌ Set by platform |
✅ Full |
EN |
🇬🇧 UK focus |
✅ Good |
| Sanarai |
Fixed rates |
$49/session |
❌ Fixed |
✅ |
ES/EN |
🇺🇸🇲🇽🇦🇷 |
⚡ Low rates |
| BetterHelp |
15-30% |
~£27/hr UK |
❌ |
✅ Full |
Multi |
✅ Global |
❌ Too low |
| Talkspace |
15-30% |
~$67/hr live |
❌ |
✅ Full |
EN |
🇺🇸 US focus |
❌ Too low |
| MantraCare |
Unknown |
~$40/hr |
❌ |
Claimed |
Multi |
Claimed global |
❌ Red flags |
UK Directories (Referral, not marketplace)
| Directory |
Cost |
Specialist Filters |
Supervisor Listing |
SEO Strength |
| BACP |
~£108/yr membership |
✅ |
✅ |
Strong |
| UKCP |
~£200/yr membership |
✅ |
✅ |
Strong |
| Psychology Today UK |
~£25/month |
✅ ED, Family, Spanish |
✅ |
Very strong |
| Counselling Directory |
~£30/month |
✅ |
✅ |
Very strong |
| BEAT HelpFinder |
Free |
✅ ED specialist |
❌ |
Specialist |
| NCFED |
TBC |
✅ ED specialist |
❌ |
Specialist |
| Harley Therapy |
Commission |
✅ |
❌ |
Premium |
| Welldoing.org |
Listing fee |
✅ |
❌ |
Medium |
Insurance Panels
| Insurer |
Application |
Rate/Session |
Requirements |
Volume |
| Bupa |
Online, 5-day processing |
£80-90 |
BACP/UKCP, 3yr FT exp, DBS, insurance |
High |
| AXA |
Via AXA or HelloSelf |
£70-85 |
BACP/UKCP/BABCP |
Medium |
| Aviva |
Via Healthcode Register |
£65-80 |
Professional qualification |
Medium |
| Vitality |
Via partner networks |
Varies |
HCPC/BPS |
Lower |
| Platform |
Type |
Cost to Join |
Audience |
| Alchemy of Breath |
Directory |
Free (with cert) |
AoB seekers |
| UKBA |
Professional body |
Membership fee |
UK breathwork seekers |
| IBF |
Professional body |
Membership fee |
Global |
| Therapy Directory |
Listing |
Fee |
UK wellness seekers |
| Insight Timer |
Content platform |
Free |
25M+ users |
| Eventbrite |
Events |
~6% per ticket |
Local + online |
| Retreat Guru |
Retreat marketplace |
Listing fee |
Retreat seekers |
Income Model Summary
| Revenue Stream |
Rate |
Sessions/Week |
Monthly Income |
| Private therapy (marketplace) |
£100/session |
8 |
£3,200 |
| Insurance panel therapy |
£80/session |
8 |
£2,560 |
| Clinical supervision (1:1) |
£75/hr |
4 |
£1,200 |
| Group supervision |
£120/hr (4 people) |
2 |
£960 |
| Breathwork groups |
£200/session (10 people) |
1 |
£800 |
| TOTAL |
|
23 sessions/week |
£8,720/month |
This is a realistic model working ~23 hours/week in client-facing sessions, with the rest for admin, CPD, and content creation.