Psychotherapists: schedule long-term therapy online

Long-term therapy runs on a steady rhythm: the same client, the same hour, week after week, sometimes for years. That fixed hour is part of the work. With Book, you keep those hours for your long-term clients and book their sessions yourself, while your public page shows only the times open to new clients.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity. You create every slot, so open public slots only at the hours you have free for first sessions, and don't open any at the hours you keep for long-term clients.

Durations are examples: set your own according to your practice and the rules that apply to you.

Once you and a client agree a weekly hour, book their sessions yourself from your bookings list, for example for the coming month or until the next holiday break. First and last name are enough; with their email, the client gets a confirmation with a calendar file for each session. Book doesn't send reminders, so those calendar files keep the hour in their phone.

Set yourself a habit: at the last booked session of the month, book the next month's sessions. It takes a minute per client and keeps every long-term hour secured.

Tell clients your holiday dates well in advance and simply don't book sessions in those weeks. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date, so set the end date of your public slots to your last working day before a break.

Rhythms change over a long therapy: two sessions a week during a hard period, every two weeks later on. Because you book sessions yourself, you adjust the next bookings to the rhythm you agree. Rescheduling works across services, so a practice session can become a video session.

If a client moves away or can't travel for a while, switch to video. Book doesn't create video links: send your secure link by email.

Service names and notes appear in the client's calendar file. Use neutral names, such as "Session", and ask clients not to write personal or health details in the note. When you create bookings yourself, keep the note empty or practical.

Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you. State your policy for missed sessions in the description, and move or cancel bookings from your list. Book doesn't email clients about changes, so tell them yourself.

Book doesn't store clinical notes, take payments, create video links or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: in a shared practice, create services per therapist. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.