First Impressions — Reflections on therapy websites | First Meeting
First Impressions

Reflections on therapy websites, and the clients they're for.

On the experience a website creates, before a word is ever spoken in the room — and how to help the right clients find you.

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Costs & Value

What should a therapist website cost — and is it worth it?

A calmer way to think about the spend — build-it-yourself, template or bespoke — what the running costs really are, and how a site earns its place over five years.

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SEO

What SEO actually is, and what it means for a therapist's website

Why a plugin and a few boxes filled in isn't the same as doing SEO — and what actually helps the right client's search end up on your page.

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Process

The hidden costs of a “quick and easy” therapy website

DIY builders are genuinely quick and easy. What they can't give you is someone to think your website through with.

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Pricing & Process

Template or bespoke — what are you actually paying for?

A one-off bespoke build against a template's monthly fee, your own unpaid hours, and what you actually own at the end of either road.

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Website Design

Why so many therapy websites look the same — and why it matters

Why therapist websites keep converging on the same look, and what that sameness quietly costs both you and the clients trying to find the right fit.

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Client Psychology

What your website is already telling clients — before they read a word

How colour, typography, spacing and photography shape a client's first impression of you, and why a bespoke site can say something a template never quite can.

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Website Design

7 website design mistakes that can quietly put therapy clients off

What prospective clients are really judging in the first minute on your site — and the small design choices that make it harder for them to feel safe enough to get in touch.

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