The slide that started a few weeks ago didn't let up -- if anything, it picked up speed, and this time the leaders took the brunt of it. LinkedIn and Psychology Today each dropped several points, the two biggest declines of the week.
Psychology Today is the one to watch here. Not only did its overall visibility fall, but its share of the #1 spot dropped hard -- from its usual 40-plus percent down to about 31%. It's still #1 by a wide margin, but that's a real dent in what's normally the steadiest number in the whole report.
A back-published edition, written during our catch-up this spring, with AI helping on the writing.
Top 30 Websites for Therapists
These domains show up the most when searching for a specific therapist by name.
| Website | Domain Popularity | Search Result Position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1 week | 4 week | Average | 1 week | 4 week | |
| linkedin.com |
68.7
|
▼ 4.2 | ▼ 9.7 |
7.6
|
▼ 2.1 | ▼ 0.2 |
| psychologytoday.com |
64.2
|
▼ 4.5 | ▼ 6.3 |
4.7
|
▼ 1.5 | ▼ 1.8 |
| facebook.com |
32.0
|
▼ 2.5 | ▼ 18.7 |
14.5
|
▼ 1.6 | ▲ 3.4 |
| instagram.com |
31.2
|
0.0 | ▼ 12.8 |
13.8
|
▼ 1.8 | ▲ 4.6 |
| zocdoc.com |
23.6
|
▼ 2.8 | ▼ 6.8 |
6.6
|
▼ 1.2 | ▲ 0.6 |
| headway.co |
17.6
|
▼ 2.4 | ▼ 3.9 |
6.7
|
▲ 0.4 | ▲ 0.5 |
| healthgrades.com |
17.2
|
▼ 1.1 | ▼ 6.6 |
15.7
|
▼ 3.0 | ▲ 1.2 |
| therapyfinder.com |
12.7
|
▼ 1.1 | ▼ 4.7 |
11.4
|
▼ 1.5 | ▼ 1.6 |
| youtube.com |
12.2
|
▼ 0.8 | ▼ 1.9 |
25.3
|
▼ 4.1 | ▼ 1.1 |
| mind-diagnostics.org |
11.2
|
▼ 1.4 | ▼ 2.7 |
4.0
|
▲ 0.2 | ▲ 2.3 |
| dr-leonardo.com |
11.0
|
▼ 0.2 | ▼ 1.9 |
9.7
|
▼ 2.0 | ▲ 1.7 |
| therapyden.com |
10.8
|
▼ 1.5 | ▼ 2.0 |
9.7
|
0.0 | 0.0 |
| growtherapy.com |
9.2
|
▲ 0.4 | ▼ 1.5 |
13.9
|
▼ 5.6 | ▲ 5.2 |
| yelp.com |
8.9
|
▲ 0.9 | ▼ 5.4 |
16.0
|
▼ 5.0 | ▲ 4.3 |
| npidb.org |
8.2
|
▼ 0.8 | ▼ 8.6 |
15.1
|
▼ 0.6 | ▲ 3.0 |
| medicalnewstoday.com |
7.9
|
▼ 0.4 | ▼ 1.4 |
14.0
|
▼ 2.5 | ▲ 0.2 |
| mapquest.com |
7.7
|
▼ 1.8 | ▼ 12.6 |
14.7
|
▼ 1.7 | ▲ 5.6 |
| therapist.com |
7.4
|
▼ 0.4 | ▼ 2.8 |
7.9
|
▼ 2.4 | ▲ 2.4 |
| webmd.com |
7.1
|
▲ 0.4 | ▼ 3.5 |
21.1
|
▼ 4.0 | ▲ 2.3 |
| openpathcollective.org |
6.8
|
▼ 0.6 | ▼ 1.5 |
10.1
|
▼ 3.5 | ▼ 2.0 |
| sharecare.com |
6.8
|
▼ 0.8 | ▼ 6.6 |
17.2
|
▼ 3.4 | ▲ 7.7 |
| helloalma.com |
6.2
|
▼ 0.8 | ▼ 1.8 |
6.6
|
▼ 1.8 | ▲ 0.1 |
| healthline.com |
5.7
|
▼ 1.0 | ▼ 3.1 |
11.0
|
0.0 | ▲ 4.2 |
| 7cups.com |
5.6
|
▼ 0.5 | ▼ 5.0 |
9.4
|
▲ 0.4 | ▲ 2.2 |
| rocketreach.co |
5.3
|
▲ 0.4 | ▼ 7.9 |
12.9
|
▼ 3.3 | ▲ 3.7 |
| psychhub.com |
5.2
|
▼ 0.6 | ▼ 0.5 |
10.4
|
▼ 0.9 | ▲ 0.5 |
| researchgate.net |
4.5
|
▼ 0.7 | ▼ 5.1 |
17.7
|
▼ 2.2 | ▲ 16.9 |
| clientsecure.me |
4.5
|
▼ 0.5 | ▼ 0.8 |
8.5
|
▼ 0.3 | 0.0 |
| doximity.com |
3.9
|
▲ 0.2 | ▼ 1.9 |
13.8
|
▼ 1.7 | ▲ 6.9 |
| usnews.com |
3.7
|
▼ 0.8 | ▼ 2.6 |
16.5
|
▲ 0.3 | ▲ 16.3 |
LinkedIn and Psychology Today still hold the top two spots, but both slipped noticeably. Below them it's red across the board -- nearly every domain lost ground, continuing a monthlong drift downward.
Top 10 Biggest Shifts in Domain Popularity
These therapist directories and other websites are now appearing more (or less) frequently when people search for specific therapists' names.
Compared to 1 week ago:
| Website | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| psychologytoday.com | 64.20 | ▼ 4.50 |
| linkedin.com | 68.70 | ▼ 4.20 |
| zocdoc.com | 23.58 | ▼ 2.75 |
| facebook.com | 32.00 | ▼ 2.50 |
| headway.co | 17.60 | ▼ 2.40 |
| mapquest.com | 7.67 | ▼ 1.75 |
| therapyden.com | 10.80 | ▼ 1.50 |
| mind-diagnostics.org | 11.17 | ▼ 1.41 |
| healthgrades.com | 17.25 | ▼ 1.08 |
| therapyfinder.com | 12.67 | ▼ 1.08 |
Compared to 4 weeks ago:
| Website | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| facebook.com | 32.00 | ▼ 18.67 |
| instagram.com | 31.17 | ▼ 12.83 |
| mapquest.com | 7.67 | ▼ 12.58 |
| linkedin.com | 68.70 | ▼ 9.70 |
| npidb.org | 8.25 | ▼ 8.58 |
| rocketreach.co | 5.33 | ▼ 7.92 |
| zocdoc.com | 23.58 | ▼ 6.75 |
| sharecare.com | 6.83 | ▼ 6.59 |
| healthgrades.com | 17.25 | ▼ 6.58 |
| psychologytoday.com | 64.20 | ▼ 6.30 |
Almost entirely declines. Over the past month, Facebook is the biggest faller by a wide margin, with Instagram and Mapquest not far behind. No new name is climbing into that space.
Domain Presence in the Top 10
This is a breakdown of the most common domains found at each search result position. The first 10 positions are the most critical, as they appear on the first page, so this breaks it down for positions 1 through 10.
| Website | Search Result Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
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#2
|
#3
|
#4
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#5
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#6
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#7
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#8
|
#9
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#10
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| psychologytoday.com | 30.7% | 13.3% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| mind-diagnostics.org | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| zocdoc.com | 3.8% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| linkedin.com | 3.5% | 7.5% | 12.9% | 10.6% | 6.9% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% |
| headway.co | 1.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| instagram.com | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| facebook.com | 0.2% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| dr-leonardo.com | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% |
| All Others | 54.9% | 66.2% | 68.6% | 72.0% | 78.4% | 78.7% | 82.0% | 81.7% | 82.6% | 83.7% |
Psychology Today still owns the #1 spot for therapist searches, but its grip loosened this week -- down to about 31% of that top position, well off its usual lead.
That's it for this week -- a broad, deepening decline, with the leaders finally feeling it too.
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Thanks for your understanding as we work through the last of the missed editions.
