last updated september 29, 2026
TherapyTribe is two products under one name: a therapist directory that has been running since 2006, and TheTribe, a free peer-support community with topic groups for depression and bipolar, anxiety, addiction recovery, OCD, LGBT, marriage and family, teens and HIV/AIDS. that second part is the same category as veisund, so this page compares them directly — and is exact about where TherapyTribe is the better pick.
| TherapyTribe | veisund | |
|---|---|---|
| what it is | therapist directory + TheTribe peer-support community | peer support by post and reply + web evidence library |
| cost to you | TheTribe: "free"; directory: free to search | free |
| peer support format | topic groups, forums, private messaging, chat rooms, blogging | posts and replies; mark a post resolved and credit the reply that helped |
| support topics | addiction, anxiety, depression/bipolar, HIV/AIDS, LGBT, marriage & family, OCD, teens, wellness | topics you choose to follow |
| extra tools | mood mapping, wellness activities, kudos, rewards | plain-language study summaries with evidence grades; Open Payments lookup for your doctor |
| directory | psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, MFTs, counselors, hypnotherapists, life coaches, treatment centers | no directory |
| vetting | "does not examine, determine, or warrant the competence" of listed professionals | no clinicians provide care |
| moderation | terms: "We do not and are not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted"; may remove reported material | you can block users and flag content; reports are reviewed |
checked on 2026-09-29. therapytribe.com and support.therapytribe.com block automated reading behind a bot check, so every TherapyTribe fact here was read from TherapyTribe's own pages as archived by the Internet Archive: the home page (captured 2026-09-07: "Connecting people with the right therapists since 2006"; "Join our free online support community"), TheTribe community page (captured 2026-08-11, with groups showing activity hours earlier), and the terms of use (captured 2026-03-02: TherapyTribe "does not examine, determine, or warrant the competence of any mental health professional or treatment facility listed in the directory" and "recommends that you check the certification and/or licensing of any mental health professional" with the state board). the site is run by WebTribes Inc. of San Marcos, California.
if you want live conversation, TheTribe has chat rooms and private messaging; veisund is post and reply, not live chat, and nobody is waiting on the other end. if your need is specific — OCD, HIV/AIDS, addiction recovery — TheTribe has long-running groups dedicated to it, and an established community is worth a lot. if you like tracking, its mood mapping charts how you feel over time. and if you want a therapist too, TherapyTribe keeps the directory and the support groups in one place; veisund has no directory at all.
it's a listing directory: you search by location and specialty, read profiles, and contact the therapist. it lists life coaches and hypnotherapists alongside licensed clinicians, and its terms say it doesn't check anyone's competence — they tell you to verify licenses with your state board and even to confirm malpractice coverage. it doesn't book, bill or verify insurance.
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. the design choice that separates it from a forum is the resolve step: a post is aimed at getting somewhere, and the reply that helped gets the credit. 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.
TheTribe support community describes itself as free, and the therapist directory is free to search. Therapy with a listed professional is paid to that professional.
TherapyTribe's free peer-support community, with groups for addiction recovery, anxiety, depression and bipolar, HIV/AIDS, LGBT, marriage and family, OCD, teens and general wellness, plus forums, chat rooms, private messaging and mood tracking.
Its terms say it "does not examine, determine, or warrant the competence" of anyone listed, and recommend checking licenses with your state board. The directory also includes life coaches and hypnotherapists.
Both offer free peer support. TherapyTribe has topic groups, forums, live chat rooms and a therapist directory. veisund is post and reply under a handle, with a resolve step that credits the reply that helped, plus a research library with evidence grades. veisund has no live chat and no directory, and its community is smaller.
No. Peer support can help with isolation and give you people who've been there; it isn't assessment or treatment. If you need therapy, a licensed clinician is the right tool.
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.