Psychology Today Therapist Scraper

Scrape therapist and counselor profiles from Psychology Today, the largest US therapist directory with roughly 200,000 listings. Returns names, credentials, specialties, insurance accepted, fees, languages, addresses, phones, bios, and license details — the fields most CRMs ask for, plus a few you didn't know you wanted.

Psychology Today Scraper Features

• Filters by U.S. state, ZIP code, or any Psychology Today category slug — specialty, insurance brand, language, treatment orientation, you name it
• Returns 35+ structured fields per profile, including the things therapists rarely volunteer in plain HTML
• Reads Psychology Today's embedded SPA payload directly. No browser, no Playwright, no waiting for hydration
• Formats phone numbers consistently as (XXX) XXX-XXXX
• Uses US residential proxies — Psychology Today aggressively blocks datacenter IPs
• Pay-per-event pricing at roughly $0.002 per profile, which is less than most paid lead lists charge per record

Who Uses Psychology Today Data?

• EHR and practice-management vendors — build targeted outreach lists for SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, TheraNest competitors
• Insurance billing services — segment therapists by insurance panels accepted and license type
• Telehealth platforms — recruit providers who already offer online sessions, filtered by state license
• Mental-health analytics teams — map provider density, fee distributions, and specialty coverage by region
• CEU and training providers — segment by treatment orientation and credentials
• Marketing agencies serving private-practice therapists — reach prospects by city, specialty, or modality

How Psychology Today Scraper Works

1. You provide states, ZIP codes, or direct seed URLs — and an optional category slug to narrow by specialty, insurance, or language. Run with the defaults if you just want a sample.
2. The scraper paginates through Psychology Today's directory listings (20 results per page, configurable depth) and collects therapist profile URLs.
3. Each profile is fetched directly and parsed from the embedded SPA payload. That payload contains the fully-hydrated profile, so one HTTP request returns every field — no JavaScript execution, no second round-trip.
4. Records save to the dataset as they're scraped. The run stops when maxItems is reached.

Input

Scrape one state

{
  "states": ["CA"],
  "maxPages": 5,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  },
  "sp_intended_usage": "Lead generation for therapy practice software",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "n/a"
}

Filter by specialty

{
  "states": ["NY", "NJ"],
  "category": "anxiety",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "sp_intended_usage": "Specialty-targeted outreach",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "n/a"
}

Filter by insurance

{
  "states": ["TX"],
  "category": "aetna",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "sp_intended_usage": "Aetna network analysis",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "n/a"
}

Search by ZIP

{
  "zipCodes": ["90025", "10001", "94110"],
  "maxPages": 3,
  "maxItems": 60,
  "sp_intended_usage": "Local therapist directory build",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "n/a"
}

Scrape specific profiles directly

{
  "seedUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/alexa-golding-los-angeles-ca/1001791" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 1,
  "sp_intended_usage": "Profile enrichment",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "n/a"
}

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
states	string[]	["CA"]	One or more U.S. state codes. Each state is paginated separately.
zipCodes	string[]	—	List of 5-digit ZIP codes. Each becomes a radius search on psychologytoday.com.
category	string	—	Optional category slug applied to every state/ZIP search. Examples: anxiety, trauma-and-ptsd, aetna, spanish, cognitive-behavioral-cbt.
seedUrls	array	—	Direct listing or profile URLs. When provided, takes precedence — scoped state/ZIP/category inputs are ignored for those URLs.
maxPages	integer	5	Maximum pagination depth per state/ZIP/seed. Each page returns 20 profiles.
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum total profiles to scrape across all seeds.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify residential US	Proxy settings. Datacenter proxies are blocked by Psychology Today, so residential is the only realistic option.

Psychology Today Scraper Output Fields

{
  "profileId": 1001791,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/alexa-golding-los-angeles-ca/1001791",
  "name": "Alexa Golding",
  "firstName": "Alexa",
  "lastName": "Golding",
  "pronouns": "she, her",
  "credentials": "LMFT",
  "jobTitle": "Family Therapist",
  "verificationStatus": "VERIFIED",
  "practiceName": "",
  "address": "Los Angeles, CA 90025",
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "state": "CA",
  "stateName": "California",
  "zip": "90025",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "phone": "(310) 789-2157",
  "photoUrl": "https://photos.psychologytoday.com/.../320x400.jpeg",
  "bio": "You've always been the caretaker for others...",
  "yearsInPractice": 9,
  "yearPracticeStarted": 2017,
  "degree": "MA Clinical Psychology",
  "institution": "The Chicago School of Professional Psychology",
  "licenseNumber": "130043",
  "licenseState": "CA",
  "licenseExpiration": "2027-12-01",
  "individualSessionCost": 225,
  "couplesSessionCost": 250,
  "initialSessionCost": 0,
  "slidingScale": false,
  "acceptsOnline": true,
  "acceptsInPerson": false,
  "acceptingNewClients": true,
  "issues": ["ADHD", "Anxiety", "Codependency", "Trauma and PTSD"],
  "treatmentOrientations": ["Attachment-based", "Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)", "Mindfulness-based (MBCT)"],
  "modalities": ["Individuals", "Couples"],
  "ageGroups": ["Adults"],
  "languages": ["English"],
  "insurance": ["Aetna", "Anthem", "Blue Cross", "Optum", "UnitedHealthcare"],
  "paymentMethods": ["American Express", "Mastercard", "Visa"],
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-20T23:52:31-07:00"
}

Field	Type	Description
profileId	number	Numeric Psychology Today profile ID
profileUrl	string	Full profile URL on psychologytoday.com
name	string	Therapist full name
firstName	string	First name
lastName	string	Last name
pronouns	string	Self-reported pronouns
credentials	string	Credential suffix (e.g. LMFT, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist)
jobTitle	string	Profile health-role label (e.g. Marriage & Family Therapist)
verificationStatus	string	VERIFIED if Psychology Today has confirmed the license
practiceName	string	Group practice or company name (when present)
address	string	Primary practice formatted as City, ST ZIP
city	string	Primary practice city
state	string	Primary practice state code
stateName	string	Primary practice state full name
zip	string	Primary practice ZIP code
countryCode	string	Country code
phone	string	Formatted phone number
photoUrl	string	Profile photo URL
bio	string	Combined personal-statement paragraphs
yearsInPractice	number	Years in clinical practice
yearPracticeStarted	number	Year practice started
degree	string	Highest degree held
institution	string	Educational institution
licenseNumber	string	Primary license identifier
licenseState	string	Primary license issuing state
licenseExpiration	string	License expiration date (YYYY-MM-DD)
individualSessionCost	number	Cost per individual session in USD (0 if undisclosed)
couplesSessionCost	number	Cost per couples session in USD (0 if undisclosed)
initialSessionCost	number	Cost for initial session in USD (0 if undisclosed)
slidingScale	boolean	Whether the therapist offers sliding-scale fees
acceptsOnline	boolean	Whether the therapist offers online / telehealth sessions
acceptsInPerson	boolean	Whether the therapist offers in-person sessions
acceptingNewClients	boolean	Whether the therapist is currently accepting new clients
issues	string[]	Issues or specialties (anxiety, trauma, ADHD, etc.)
treatmentOrientations	string[]	Treatment orientations (CBT, DBT, EMDR, etc.)
modalities	string[]	Modalities offered (Individuals, Couples, Group, Family)
ageGroups	string[]	Age groups served
languages	string[]	Languages spoken
insurance	string[]	Insurance plans accepted
paymentMethods	string[]	Accepted payment methods
lastUpdated	string	ISO timestamp of the profile's last update on psychologytoday.com

FAQ

How do I scrape Psychology Today?

Psychology Today Scraper handles it. Pick a state or ZIP, optionally add a category filter, set a maxItems cap, and run. The scraper paginates the directory and pulls each profile's full data from the embedded SPA payload — no browser required.

What data can I get from Psychology Today?

Psychology Today Scraper returns 35+ fields per therapist, including name, credentials, practice address, phone, fee structure (individual, couples, initial, sliding-scale flag), session formats (online vs in-person), license number and expiration, insurance accepted, languages, treatment orientations, and a full bio. Email and external website URLs are gated behind a click-through interstitial on the site itself, so those two fields are not included.

How much does Psychology Today Scraper cost to run?

Psychology Today Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing — $0.10 per actor start plus $0.001 per record scraped. A 1,000-profile run costs roughly $1.10. Apify residential proxy usage is metered separately by Apify.

Does Psychology Today Scraper need proxies?

Psychology Today Scraper requires Apify residential proxies. Datacenter IPs get 403'd within ~100 requests, and most public free proxies are already blocked. The default proxy configuration in the input schema is set to US residential — leave it alone unless you have a reason not to.

Can I filter by insurance or specialty?

Psychology Today Scraper supports any Psychology Today category slug via the category input. That covers specialties (anxiety, trauma-and-ptsd), treatment orientations (cognitive-behavioral-cbt, emdr), insurance brands (aetna, bluecross, kaiser), languages (spanish, mandarin), and ethnicities. Browse the slugs on psychologytoday.com — the URL after ?category= is exactly what to pass.

How fresh is the data?

Psychology Today Scraper returns whatever Psychology Today is showing right now. Each record includes a lastUpdated field so you can see when the therapist last edited their profile.

Need More Features?

Need custom fields, additional country directories (UK, Canada, Australia), or a different filter? File an issue or get in touch.

Why Use Psychology Today Scraper?

• Affordable — about $0.002 per profile after the start fee, which beats every paid therapist directory we've checked
• Complete output — 35+ structured fields per profile, including fees, sliding-scale flag, license details, and treatment orientations that most directory scrapers skip
• Fast — pulls profile data from the embedded SPA payload in a single request, no browser hydration overhead