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Website Design for Therapists

Someone finds your site while they’re still deciding whether to reach out to anyone. It has a few seconds to feel like the right place. We build a site that does, then look after it, so you never open a website builder or chase a plugin update.

  • You see a draft before you decide
  • Unlimited edits, done for you
  • Hosting, backups and security included
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Calm Harbor Counseling

Therapy for anxiety and burnout in Austin, TX

In person and online. Free 15-minute consultation, no commitment.

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The build, in 46 seconds

Six stages, and you’re only needed for two. Here’s the short version.

How we build a therapist website, in 46 seconds. Captions are shown in the video; the transcript is below.
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    Before anyone reads a word on your website, they’ve already decided how it feels.

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    A template says: this will do. That’s not what you want them to feel.

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    Grow My Counseling builds a website that feels like a calm first conversation.

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    You see a draft first. Then we write it, build it, set it up for Google, and take it live.

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    Booking, intake forms, hosting and security are all included. Nothing is an upgrade.

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    Need a change? Just tell us. Edits are unlimited, and you never touch the site.

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    Seen. Trusted. Booked.

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    Book a free 30-minute call, and we’ll already have a draft of your site open.

  1. First impressions

    People decide how your site feels before they read a word. A template says “this will do”. Your site should feel like a calm first conversation.

  2. How it’s built

    You see a draft first. Then we write it, build it, set it up for Google and take it live. Booking, forms, hosting and security are all included.

  3. After it’s live

    Need a change? Tell us. Edits are unlimited, and you never touch the site.

People decide whether to trust you before they read a word

Research on how people judge websites keeps finding the same thing: most of us decide whether a site is believable from how it looks, before reading it. For a therapy practice, that isn’t about taste. It’s someone deciding whether you feel safe to contact about the hardest thing in their life.

  • Calm, not clinical

    Warm color, plenty of space and real sentences. Someone who is anxious can breathe on the page and find what they came for without hunting.

  • One clear next step

    Every page leads somewhere: book a consultation, send a message, or read your fees. Gentle, always easy to find, never five buttons competing.

  • Built for phones first

    Most of your visitors arrive on a phone, often late at night. We design and test for that first, instead of squeezing a desktop site down afterwards.

One price for every piece a practice site needs

A practice website is usually several purchases: a designer, a host, a scheduler, a form tool, a backup service, and someone to call when it breaks. With us, it’s one team and one price.

  • Website design and build

    Designed and built for your practice. Not a template you have to fight with.

  • Set up for Google from day one

    Clean structure, page titles, descriptions and speed: the groundwork rankings depend on.

  • Unlimited done-for-you edits

    Text, photos, fees, a whole new service page. You ask, we make the change.

  • Private, fast hosting

    Run by us. Nothing for you to renew, update or move.

  • Spam protection and security

    So your contact form brings you clients, not junk.

  • Automatic backups

    Your site can always be put back the way it was.

  • HIPAA-compliant data storage

    For anything a client sends you through your website.

  • Instant inquiry notifications

    A new inquiry reaches you the moment it arrives, not the next time you log in.

  • A chatbot for routine questions

    Answers questions about fees, insurance and availability, day and night.

  • Priority support

    Call, text or email us directly. You go to the front of the line.

  • Online scheduling

    Clients pick a consultation or session time that suits them. No email back-and-forth.

  • Intake forms and online policy signing

    Paperwork is done before the first session, not during it.

Six stages. You’re needed for two

Every practice goes through the same steps. Your part is the handover near the start and the review at the end. Everything in between is ours.

  1. Stage 1: You see a draft before you commit

    Our part

    We build a first draft from your current site, your directory profile and the kind of work you want more of. So the discovery call is about a real page, not a promise.

    Nothing to sign to see it

  2. Stage 2: Share what only you have

    Your part

    Access to your domain, your logo and photos if you have them, your fees, your policies and how you describe your services. If something is missing, we write a first version and you correct it.

    One handover, not a dozen emails

  3. Stage 3: We design and write the pages

    Our part

    Home, about, services, fees and contact, plus a page for each specialty you want to be known for. We write or tighten the words as we go, and check every page on a phone, a tablet and a computer.

    Words and design made together

  4. Stage 4: We make it easy to find

    Our part

    Page titles and descriptions, clear headings, image descriptions, structured data, a sitemap, and redirects from your old page addresses so you keep what you already rank for. Links to your site look polished when shared.

    Old links kept, nothing lost

  5. Stage 5: We connect the measuring tools

    Our part

    Google Analytics and Google Search Console are installed and verified. From the first week, you have a record of what people search to find you and which pages they read.

    Analytics and Search Console, in your name

  6. Stage 6: You review it, we take it live

    Your part

    You look it over and ask for any changes. We launch at a time that suits you, test every form and booking link again on the live site, and walk you through where everything is.

    Checked again on the live site

Nothing here is an upgrade

There are no tiers. Every site we build has all of this, because a booking button behind a paywall isn’t a feature. It’s a missed consultation.

  • Online payments
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Contact forms
  • Client testimonials
  • Blog
  • Domain and hosting
  • Fast loading
  • Modern design
  • Unlimited updates
  • Analytics
  • Social media links
  • Google Maps
  • Intake forms
  • Privacy and terms pages
  • Lifetime support

Need something that isn’t on this list? Mention it on the call. Most of what therapists ask for, we’ve built before.

Unlimited changes, and you never touch the site

A site that’s hard to change slowly goes out of date: last year’s fees, a service you no longer offer, a photo you don’t like. So changes are unlimited, and making them is our job.

Tell us what you want in the words you’d use on the phone. Priority support means exactly that: call, text or email us directly, never a queue behind a thousand other businesses.

  1. You send

    “Can we update our fees and add a page for EMDR?”

  2. We reply

    A real person on our team picks it up. No ticket system to learn.

  3. We make it

    The change is made and checked on a phone and a computer.

  4. You check

    You get a link to review before anything goes live.

One edit request, from start to finish.

Your domain and your content are yours, and so is the code

If you ever decide to leave, here is exactly what goes with you. No small print.

  • Your domain, in your name

    Registered to you and paid by you. We only need access to point it at your site.

  • Your content

    Your words, your photos, and anything clients send through your forms.

  • The code, if you ever leave

    Your site is custom-built and hosted by us, so moving it is a job for a developer, not an export button. If you leave, we hand over the source code, so you never start from nothing.

Website design questions

Straight answers. If yours isn’t here, ask us on the free call.

How long does a therapist website take to build?

Most of the time goes into gathering your photos, fees and policies. Once we have them, we build quickly. You see a draft before you decide anything, and you choose when the site goes live.

Do I have to write the words for my website?

No. We write the pages for you, or tighten what you already have, in plain language that sounds like you. You read and approve everything before it goes live.

Can you redesign my current website without losing my Google rankings?

Yes. We start from your current site, keep what works, and redirect every old page address to its new one, so the visibility you have already built carries over.

I pay for Squarespace, Wix or WordPress. What happens to that?

We rebuild your site with us and point your domain at it. Once the new site is live and you are happy with it, you can cancel your old plan.

Is my website HIPAA-compliant?

Yes. Anything clients send you through your website’s forms is stored in HIPAA-compliant systems, and we look after the hosting and security for you.

How much does a therapist website cost?

One price covers everything on this page, with no paid upgrades. It depends on how many pages and services your practice needs, so we give you a clear price on the discovery call, before you commit to anything.

Come to the call and we’ll already have a draft open

Bring your current site, or nothing at all. We’ll show you what we’d change and why, and tell you honestly if what you have is already good enough.

  • Free 30-minute call
  • No obligation
  • You see a draft of your site first