After a month of decline, the board finally turned around. LinkedIn jumped back up (its biggest one-week gain in a while), Psychology Today recovered a good chunk of its losses, and its share of the #1 spot climbed back up too. Most of the top domains rose together, which usually points to the search engine reshuffling the page rather than any one site making a move.
The other thing worth flagging is US News (usnews.com), which was the single biggest riser this week -- climbing into the top 8. Some readers may recall US News runs a therapist directory of its own; it's popped up before, but this is the strongest we've seen it. And Therapy Solutions for Kids held onto last week's jump, so its return wasn't a one-week blip.
A back-published edition from our spring catch-up, 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 |
74.7
|
▲ 8.8 | ▲ 0.8 |
5.8
|
▲ 1.7 | ▼ 0.1 |
| psychologytoday.com |
68.3
|
▲ 6.1 | ▼ 1.4 |
2.9
|
▲ 2.1 | ▲ 0.9 |
| facebook.com |
32.8
|
▲ 0.4 | ▼ 1.8 |
14.4
|
▲ 0.3 | ▼ 0.5 |
| instagram.com |
31.6
|
▲ 1.2 | ▼ 0.3 |
14.3
|
▲ 0.7 | ▼ 0.9 |
| zocdoc.com |
27.4
|
▲ 5.0 | ▲ 1.2 |
5.4
|
▲ 0.9 | ▲ 0.9 |
| headway.co |
21.1
|
▲ 3.6 | ▲ 0.6 |
5.9
|
▲ 3.8 | ▲ 1.5 |
| healthgrades.com |
16.7
|
▲ 0.6 | ▲ 0.1 |
13.9
|
▲ 2.3 | ▼ 0.8 |
| usnews.com |
14.5
|
▲ 9.5 | ▲ 11.2 |
10.0
|
▲ 5.9 | ▲ 9.1 |
| therapyfinder.com |
14.2
|
▲ 2.8 | ▼ 1.1 |
10.0
|
0.0 | ▲ 1.1 |
| therapysolutionsforkids.com |
13.0
|
▼ 0.4 | ▲ 10.5 |
13.1
|
▼ 0.2 | ▼ 0.2 |
| dr-leonardo.com |
12.7
|
▲ 1.8 | ▲ 1.7 |
8.6
|
▲ 1.2 | ▼ 0.5 |
| therapyden.com |
12.6
|
▲ 2.2 | ▲ 0.4 |
10.1
|
▲ 1.0 | ▼ 0.5 |
| youtube.com |
12.3
|
▲ 0.2 | ▼ 1.2 |
25.8
|
▼ 1.3 | ▼ 0.3 |
| mind-diagnostics.org |
12.2
|
▲ 1.5 | ▼ 0.2 |
3.9
|
▲ 0.3 | ▼ 0.3 |
| growtherapy.com |
8.8
|
▲ 1.2 | ▼ 0.8 |
8.7
|
▲ 2.3 | ▲ 3.1 |
| medicalnewstoday.com |
8.8
|
▲ 0.8 | ▲ 0.2 |
13.3
|
▲ 1.8 | ▼ 0.7 |
| npidb.org |
8.7
|
▲ 0.5 | ▼ 0.8 |
17.6
|
▲ 0.6 | ▼ 3.1 |
| mapquest.com |
8.6
|
▲ 0.4 | ▼ 1.2 |
14.1
|
▲ 1.3 | ▼ 1.5 |
| therapist.com |
8.2
|
▲ 1.4 | ▲ 0.2 |
8.2
|
▼ 1.2 | ▼ 2.4 |
| yelp.com |
7.8
|
▲ 0.7 | ▼ 0.7 |
12.9
|
▲ 2.9 | ▼ 0.4 |
| helloalma.com |
7.6
|
▲ 2.0 | ▲ 0.2 |
5.0
|
▲ 1.0 | ▼ 0.1 |
| webmd.com |
7.3
|
▲ 1.1 | ▼ 0.5 |
20.6
|
▲ 2.5 | ▼ 0.8 |
| healthline.com |
7.2
|
▲ 1.3 | ▲ 0.3 |
15.1
|
▼ 3.4 | ▼ 4.3 |
| openpathcollective.org |
7.1
|
▲ 1.3 | ▼ 0.6 |
5.1
|
▲ 1.1 | ▲ 2.4 |
| sharecare.com |
6.6
|
▲ 0.2 | ▼ 2.1 |
20.4
|
▼ 0.6 | ▼ 3.3 |
| 7cups.com |
6.0
|
▲ 1.4 | ▼ 1.3 |
8.8
|
▲ 1.4 | ▲ 2.0 |
| psychhub.com |
5.8
|
▲ 0.8 | ▲ 0.3 |
8.9
|
▼ 0.8 | ▲ 1.6 |
| rocketreach.co |
5.6
|
▲ 1.3 | ▲ 1.0 |
12.6
|
▲ 2.5 | ▼ 2.9 |
| clientsecure.me |
4.9
|
▲ 0.8 | ▲ 0.1 |
8.6
|
▼ 0.3 | ▼ 0.8 |
| doximity.com |
4.8
|
▲ 0.8 | ▲ 0.8 |
14.2
|
▲ 3.5 | ▼ 3.2 |
LinkedIn and Psychology Today are back near their usual heights after the June dip. The mover to note further down is US News, climbing into the top 8, with Therapy Solutions for Kids holding steady nearby.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| usnews.com | 14.50 | ▲ 9.50 |
| linkedin.com | 74.70 | ▲ 8.80 |
| psychologytoday.com | 68.30 | ▲ 6.10 |
| zocdoc.com | 27.42 | ▲ 5.00 |
| headway.co | 21.10 | ▲ 3.60 |
| therapyfinder.com | 14.25 | ▲ 2.75 |
| therapyden.com | 12.60 | ▲ 2.20 |
| helloalma.com | 7.58 | ▲ 2.00 |
| dr-leonardo.com | 12.67 | ▲ 1.84 |
| mind-diagnostics.org | 12.25 | ▲ 1.50 |
Compared to 4 weeks ago:
| Website | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| usnews.com | 14.50 | ▲ 11.17 |
| therapysolutionsforkids.com | 13.00 | ▲ 10.50 |
| sharecare.com | 6.58 | ▼ 2.09 |
| facebook.com | 32.75 | ▼ 1.75 |
| dr-leonardo.com | 12.67 | ▲ 1.67 |
| psychologytoday.com | 68.30 | ▼ 1.40 |
| 7cups.com | 6.00 | ▼ 1.30 |
| mapquest.com | 8.58 | ▼ 1.25 |
| youtube.com | 12.33 | ▼ 1.25 |
| zocdoc.com | 27.42 | ▲ 1.25 |
Mostly gains this week, fitting the broad rebound. US News leads the movers on the week, and over the month it's neck-and-neck with Therapy Solutions for Kids as the biggest gainer.
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
|
#2
|
#3
|
#4
|
#5
|
#6
|
#7
|
#8
|
#9
|
#10
|
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| psychologytoday.com | 33.5% | 17.5% | 7.1% | 5.9% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| mind-diagnostics.org | 5.2% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| zocdoc.com | 4.7% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| linkedin.com | 4.3% | 10.7% | 15.5% | 13.4% | 9.7% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| growtherapy.com | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| headway.co | 2.3% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| helloalma.com | 0.5% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| instagram.com | 0.2% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| facebook.com | 0.2% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| therapyfinder.com | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| dr-leonardo.com | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| usnews.com | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| All Others | 46.0% | 50.9% | 56.1% | 60.1% | 69.8% | 72.6% | 75.0% | 75.1% | 79.4% | 80.0% |
Psychology Today firmed up its hold on the #1 spot for therapist searches this week, recovering toward its usual lead after a few weeks of slippage.
That's it for this week -- a broad bounce-back, with US News surging into the top 8 the standout new mover.
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Thanks again for your patience as we catch up on the missed editions.
