Do you mind mentioning the services you've used? I've heard of https://zencare.co/

We aren't a directory - we will call/email therapists for you to ensure anyone we recommend to you is available and a fit. We have called 50+ therapists for some users.

The problem with the directory model is you still have to reach out to each therapist individually.

And ya, a lot of therapists have CBT thrown in as a buzzword - we screen for that when we talk to therapists if a user wants a CBT therapist.

How are the therapists at the lower rates otherwise?

In my experience, bad.

For me, it seems crazy in the year 2020 that a therapist wouldn't introduce basic analytics into the process with something like a brief mood survey after each session to know if therapy is ...for lack of a better term..."working".

Zero therapists I've found via the NYC therapist-finder sites do this.

https://feelinggood.com/tag/evaluation-of-therapy/

Yup, we agree user feedback and monitoring are really helpful - hopefully the profession gets to that point.

Not to sound too frustrated here, but these CBT techniques are now 40 years old. So hoping the profession slowly comes around seems too mild of a take for me.