[iamnotlanuk]

[hedwig-dordt]

It’s not quite a transcript, but here’s the main points:

• BetterHelp is selling your mental health information to pinterest, snapchat and facebook.
• BetterHelp is paying its therapists very little - including getting paid per word WITH A CAP. At some point they stop paying for another word. Which puts a therapist in a bind: should they keep doing their work for free or should they withdraw support from someone that needs it?
• BetterHelp is creating the expectation that help is available at all time. Which sounds great, but one of the points of therapy is to create self-reliance. Also: therapists need boundaries too!
• BetterHelp is funded by billionaires and millionaires who care primarily about turning a profit for their investors. Not about the therapists. Or the patients/clients.

So: do not use Better Help, but look for another source.

[krill-joy]

Just gonna add some links in addition to the tiktok:

What are therapy apps doing with your data?

Talkspace, Crisis Text Line, and Better Help don’t keep things quite as private as you might think.

The Hustle

Mental Health Apps Aren't All As Private As You May Think

Mental health apps collect data about the most sensitive parts of users' lives, but a Consumer Reports investigation finds you shouldn't tak

Consumer Reports

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2017/02/online-therapy

If it's working for you/it's currently the only way you can access mental health care then use it, but know its limitations