How to grow your payments app with counsellors and therapists
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Counsellors, psychotherapists and coaches see clients weekly, in a room or online. Many are self-employed, ask clients to pay per session or in blocks, and lose income when sessions are missed. A payments app that sends a private link to pay before each session, or for a block, can win these therapists, and every client who pays sees your app.
Talk to therapists
Ask local counsellors and therapists:
- How do clients pay you today?
- Do you take payment before or after a session?
- What do you do when a client misses a session?
- What would make taking payment easier?
Take payment before each session
A private payment link sent with the booking means the session is paid for before it starts, online or in person.
Sell blocks of sessions
A link for a block of sessions gives clients one simple payment and gives therapists steadier income.
Grow through practices and networks
Therapists often share rooms and refer clients to each other. One therapist on your app can bring others to it.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about physiotherapists?
The physiotherapists and massage therapists guide covers appointments and deposits.
Physiotherapists →What about clinics?
The small clinics and pharmacies guide covers everyday payments at clinics.
Small clinics →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.