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Headwayheadway.coHeadway is a platform that helps people find and book mental health care from in-network therapists and psychiatric providers, with search by city and specialty. All listed providers are in-network with insurance, and patients can pay as low as $0 per session. The service supports both patients and clinicians, offering a provider portal, resources, and an insurance-native EHR to streamline care and billing.
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excellentinsurance-focusedtransparentstablein-networkbest overalllicensedgood
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Psychology Todayco-mentionedCompare →Excerpts where Headway appeared in the AI's answer
Headway: Similar to Grow Therapy, Headway lets you search through tens of thousands of providers
Headway — Probably the easiest option for many people with commercial insurance.
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Headway: Similar to Alma and Grow, Headway acts as an administrative backbone for private-practice therapists taking insurance.
Headway: Similar to Alma, Headway builds infrastructure for private practice therapists to accept insurance seamlessly.
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headway.co lets you enter your ZIP code and insurance and estimates your in-network cost before you book.
headway.co lets you enter your ZIP code and insurance and then shows therapists who match.
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Headway — Similar to Grow Therapy if insurance is important: the key is finding an individual therapist whose recurring availability matches your schedule.
Headway: Similar advantage for insurance users: the important feature is being able to find a particular clinician whose available appointment times work for you.
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Headway is particularly interesting because it explicitly supports clinicians being credentialed in multiple states.
Headway — Particularly attractive if you want to keep the same therapist/psychiatrist while moving between states, because Headway explicitly supports multi-state credentialing.
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Headway — Headway says more than 25% of its providers were licensed in multiple states when it introduced technology specifically to let multi-licensed clinicians continue care across state lines.
Headway — also worth considering, particularly if insurance matters. Headway has providers nationwide and supports clinicians credentialed in multiple states.
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Headway is particularly useful if you want to see actual therapist profiles, credentials, specialties, insurance acceptance, and estimated cost before booking.
Headway similarly connects you with licensed therapists and psychiatric providers while handling insurance.
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Headway can be particularly attractive if you're willing to choose your therapist based on their cancellation terms.
Headway — best if you have insurance and want a therapist with a negotiated-friendly policy.
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Headway — Insurance-oriented directory where clinician profiles can include languages spoken
Headway — Another good insurance-oriented marketplace. Headway says it has 80,000+ independent therapists, and clients can filter providers based on specialty, identity, approach, and availability.
