last updated september 29, 2026
if you're looking for Monarch, the therapist directory from SimplePractice: meetmonarch.com now redirects to therapyfinder.com, which calls itself "Therapy Finder by SimplePractice." same owner, same job — a national directory where you can request an appointment online instead of calling. (not to be confused with Monarch Money, the budgeting app at monarch.com.) here's what Therapy Finder does and doesn't do, and where veisund fits.
| Therapy Finder (formerly Monarch) | veisund | |
|---|---|---|
| what it is | national therapist directory with online appointment requests; owned by SimplePractice | free peer support by post and reply |
| cost to you | "free for therapy seekers" | free |
| size | "Over 100,000 therapists are searchable" | a small, growing community |
| booking | request an appointment online; therapists can enable online booking | no booking |
| insurance | filter by insurer; "insurance and billing are managed directly through the therapist" | nothing is billed |
| vetting | profile information is "not generated or verified by Therapy Finder" | no clinicians provide care |
| provides care | no — "Therapy Finder is not a healthcare provider" | no — peer support only |
| emergencies | "IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, DO NOT USE THERAPY FINDER" | not a crisis service; 988 and Crisis Text Line in the app |
checked on 2026-09-29. https://www.meetmonarch.com/ returned a 301 redirect to https://therapyfinder.com/. every Therapy Finder fact comes from therapyfinder.com that day: the about page ("Therapy Finder by SimplePractice is the first national therapist directory of significant size to offer online appointment requests"), the therapy-seekers help FAQ ("Therapy Finder is owned by SimplePractice"; "Therapy Finder is and always will be free for therapy seekers"; "Are insurance and billing handled on Therapy Finder? The short answer is no") and the site footer ("All information in member profiles, and messages are created from data provided by the providers and not generated or verified by Therapy Finder"). the pages we read don't give a date for the rename.
listing: yes, with specialties, insurance and whether the therapist is taking new clients. booking: partly — you can always send an appointment request, and therapists who turn it on accept online booking. insurance: a filter, not verification; billing happens with the therapist. vetting: no — Therapy Finder says profiles come from the providers and aren't verified by it, and tells you to do your own diligence on licensure. so check the license with your state board before a first session.
if you want licensed therapy and you'd rather request a time online than leave voicemails, a big directory with appointment requests is a practical tool. therapy gives you assessment and treatment from a trained clinician; veisund doesn't. if you want someone to have checked the therapist first, a directory that vets or verifies licenses, such as Mental Health Match or Inclusive Therapists, does more of that work.
veisund is a free app (iOS and Android) for peer support by post and reply. you post under a handle you choose — no real name, no phone number; an email address makes the account and is never shown to other members. other members reply when they read your post. it is not live chat, nobody is waiting on the other end, and the community is still small, so a reply can take a while. when something helps, you can mark the post resolved and credit the reply that did it. on the web there is an evidence library — plain-language summaries of studies with the source and an evidence grade — and a lookup of drug-company payments to your own doctor, built on federal Open Payments data. no subscription, no ads. what veisund is not: therapy, a crisis service, or a clinic. no licensed clinician provides care in the app, nothing is prescribed, and no insurance is billed. the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and Crisis Text Line are in the app.
On 2026-09-29, meetmonarch.com redirected to therapyfinder.com, which calls itself Therapy Finder by SimplePractice and says it is owned by SimplePractice. It's the same kind of service: a therapist directory with online appointment requests.
For people looking for a therapist, yes: "Therapy Finder is and always will be free for therapy seekers." The therapy itself is billed by the therapist.
No. You can filter by insurance and see what therapists list, but "insurance and billing are managed directly through the therapist."
It says profile information is provided by the therapists and "not generated or verified by Therapy Finder," and that you should do your own diligence. Look up the license with your state board.
Most directories are free to search. For free support that isn't therapy, veisund is peer support by post and reply under a handle; it doesn't book appointments or provide care.
free. anonymous. post any hour, and people who've been there reply. 🤍
get veisund — it's freenot sure whether what you need is a therapist or people? six questions, two minutes — no diagnosis, no email.