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Find-a-Therapist

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 * Score: We scored each site based on all of the other things in the table. The most weight was given to insurance, abundance of providers, and usability in that order.
 * Usability: How easy is the website to use and navigate?
 * Abundance of providers: How many providers there are for a specific area (for example some have one provider for a largely populated zipcode)
 * A+=very high number of providers (1000+ for urban area)
 * A=HIGH
 * B=MODERATE
 * C=LOW
 * Description from providers: Information about their practice, their beliefs about treatment, etc.
 * Website has other resources: Resources about therapy, types of therapy, and mental health conditions in general

Abundance Calculation
Used the search tools with Atlanta, Georgia (large population) and Boulder, CO (smaller population) to understand how many providers are listed for a range of areas


 * APA
 * Atlanta-93
 * Boulder
 * Listing: based on APA membership
 * Network Therapy
 * Atlanta-32
 * Boulder-33
 * Listing: based on payment
 * Good Therapy
 * Atlanta-123
 * Boulder-198
 * Psychology Today
 * Atlanta-1000+
 * Boulder-760
 * Listing: fee to list
 * SAMHSA
 * Atlanta-134
 * Boulder-120
 * ADAA
 * Atlanta-8
 * Boulder-1
 * Listing: member of ADAA
 * SCCAP
 * Atlanta-none
 * Boulder-none
 * Find-a-therapist
 * Atlanta-3
 * Boulder-2


 * ABCT
 * Atlanta-16
 * Boulder-9


 * AACAP
 * Atlanta-34
 * Boulder-10
 * AADA
 * Atlanta-125
 * Boulder-68


 * International OCD Foundation
 * Atlanta-33
 * Boulder-14
 * Free to add listing

Usability
Rankings will be from 1-5 - Jeremiah


 * 5 = Streamlined, easy to understand for anyone.
 * 4 = Fairly easy to understand, yet minor annoyances
 * 3 = Could be easily improved, needlessly difficult to use
 * 2 = Not intuitive, but can be figured out given some time.
 * 1 = Almost impossible to use/does not provide useful information.

Note Many sites have an "Email Me" feature. We may want to send a few therapists an email through the website to see if the website is reliable for getting responses.

APA Psychologist Locator
 * Rank = 3
 * Very bare bones. Seems to work as an information aggregate rather than something helpful.
 * Very wordy, no aesthetics
 * Easy to use, but it requires you to visit the therapist's website, or search them online in order to get information on how they operate.

Network Therapy
 * Rank = 2
 * Poor design. Hard to read
 * Does not seem reliable

GoodTherapy
 * Rank = 5
 * Searchable by a myriad of categories
 * Provides information about different psychological issues
 * Gives a personal note from the therapist
 * Provides a way to contact the therapist through the website.

PsychologyToday
 * Rank = 5
 * very similar to GoodTherapy

SAMHSA
 * Rank = 2.5
 * Poorly designed, but with good intent.
 * The locator map is informative, but it's not intuitive

ADAA
 * Rank = 3
 * Average website.
 * Needlessly complicated at times (too many rabbit holes to follow)
 * Takes some time to get used to. This website is not bad, but less intuitive than the APA site.

SCAAP
 * Rank = 2
 * Takes some time to understand
 * Confusing search methods

ABCT
 * Rank = 3
 * Easy to search initially, but does not seem friendly for casual audiences.
 * Very selective in what types of therapists are there

AACP
 * Rank = 2.5
 * Just a list of names. Not very helpful for finding a therapist.

AAMFT
 * Rank = 2
 * Once again, not particularly useful. Gives a list of names and that's it

IOCDF
 * Rank = 4
 * Helpful and easy to understand.
 * Could be streamlined with fewer links to follow.
 * Strictly for OCD therapists

Websites by what types of disorders it lists
APA: Wide range of disorders listed to choose from in search criteria

Network Therapy: Advanced search option with list of disorders to choose from

Good Therapy: Can search by specialty, but list is less extensive

Psychology Today: Extensive list of specialties

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Association: Only allows for distinction between substance abuse and general mental health when searching

Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Specialty criteria limited to more common and widely known disorders

Society of Clinical and Child and Adolescent Therapy: Can search within a wide range of specialties

Find-a-therapist: Search criteria largely organized by situation rather than disorder, can search for a few different disorders

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: Wide range of specialty criteria

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Does not provide specialty or condition-based search

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: All counselors fall under marriage and family, no further distinction is offered

International OCD Foundation: All providers specialize in OCD or OC-related disorders, but possible to search for specialties within this