How it works
From a short quiz to your first session
Pleso Therapy helps you find an online therapist who fits you. It takes four steps.
Find your online therapist
5+
years supporting clients
400,000+
sessions provided
500+
verified psychotherapists
Four steps to your first session
Matching built around your needs.
Take the quiz, choose your therapist and start therapy online.
Matching built around your needs.
Take the quiz, choose your therapist and start therapy online.
1. Take a short quiz. Answer a few questions about what's on your mind, what you'd like to change and what matters to you in a therapist. It takes about 5 minutes. Our matching algorithm, refined over five years and more than 400,000 sessions, then suggests the therapists most likely to be the right fit for you, not just the ones who happen to be free.
2. Choose your therapist. We suggest therapists who fit what you're looking for. Each profile shows their qualifications, experience and a video introduction.
3. Have your first session. Meet by video at a time that suits you, on our secure platform in your browser. There's nothing to install, and sessions are never recorded.
4. Keep going at your pace. Continue with single sessions, a bundle or a subscription. If the fit isn't right, you can switch therapist once for free.
What people say about Pleso Therapy
Daisy, 26
For me, it was important to find ‘my person’. At Pleso Therapy, I was quickly matched with a therapist I feel really comfortable talking to. It’s been great so far.
Sam, 24
I always felt tense, even when I was supposed to rest. But after a few sessions with my lovely therapist, it’s been easier for me to just relax.
Laura, 35
I’d had a therapist before who just wasn’t right for me. At Pleso Therapy, it was easy to switch, and now I’ve found someone I really click with.
Danny, 25
I always put my problems to the back of my mind, but it got to the stage where I just couldn’t do that anymore. With Pleso Therapy, I quickly got matched with a great therapist, and after just a few conversations, I felt relief.
Tom, 28
I used to feel stuck and would dread everything. My therapist showed me some really useful techniques and steps I could take, and now I’m moving forward without that constant sense of dread.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about getting started
About 5 minutes. You answer a few questions about what's on your mind, and we suggest therapists who fit your needs.
Pleso Therapy's matching runs on our own machine-learning models, developed in-house and improved continuously for five years. They have learned from more than 400,000 therapy sessions on the platform which matches between clients and therapists work best. For each person, the models weigh what you share in the quiz (what's on your mind, what you'd like to change and your preferences, such as your therapist's gender or language) against each therapist's verified profile: their specialisations, therapeutic methods, experience, the topics they don't work with, and their availability. You get a short list of the therapists most likely to fit you, and you always make the final choice. The models are proprietary and confidential: they are not a public AI chatbot or a general-purpose language model, and your answers stay on our platform.
Only about 10% pass our process. Each therapist is peer-interviewed by Therapy Leads, has a minimum of three years of post-qualification experience, is a member of a recognised UK professional body (for example BACP, UKCP, HCPC, COSRT, BABCP), and holds Enhanced DBS and professional indemnity insurance. Every therapist also takes part in supervision and periodic evaluations. We show qualifications and memberships on profiles, so you know who you are booking.
Online by video, on Pleso Therapy's own secure platform in your browser, so there is nothing to install. Sessions are never recorded, and we follow UK GDPR.
Yes. If the fit isn't right, you can switch therapist once for free, and our Care Team will help you rematch.
£79 for a single 50-minute session, or from £59 per session with a 24-session bundle or subscription. New clients get 40% off their first session with the code START40.
Adults aged 18 and over. We do not work with children or teenagers, and our therapists do not prescribe medication or give medical diagnoses. If you need urgent help, call 999 or NHS 111.
Start with a simple quiz
It only takes 5 minutes. Matching designed for your needs, making it easy to book a therapy session with confidence.
999 Emergency services. Call in case of emergency.
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