Open Heart is an online therapy matching platform developed for accessibility and clinical fit. We connect you with experienced and specialised therapists within 24 hours so you receive quality support tailored to your individual needs.

Our therapists are trained and qualified mental health professionals with the expertise to provide therapy and counselling services.

We are happy to confirm that all therapists on our team have had their clinical qualifications and licensing verified to ensure your therapist will provide you with the best care.

When you join Open Heart, you complete a comprehensive questionnaire to evaluate your mental well-being and understand the concerns you would like to work through. Based on this, our unique algorithm will match you with an experienced therapist specialising in that area. That way, you always connect with a specialist trained to help you.

Our therapists decide on their own rates based on their years of practice and clinical qualifications, with rates ranging from $800 to 3000 HKD per 50-minute session.

Imagine being able to accomplish all the same work as in-person therapy without the commute and having to pay to fund rental costs for your therapist’s office. With Open Heart, you gain convenience, affordability, and access to experienced therapists who have specialist training to support you with your specific clinical needs. In fact, studies show that there may be evidence that online therapy can be more effective than in-person therapy (Luo et al., 2020). So, maybe not exactly the same… but possibly better? Only one way to know: join us for your first session today!

Open Heart follows a monthly subscription model where therapists pay to use our platform to connect with clients and use our digital resources – similar to how you might rent an office for in-person therapy! Beyond new client referrals, depending on your membership plan, we offer easy practice management with the provision of sales data, featured articles, a remote community for therapists and peer supervision, and health insurance! You can learn more about our different membership plans here: https://www.openheart.asia/partnerus.

Payment Processing Fees (PPF) are charged by the digital payment system Stripe for processing credit card payments and online payments from clients. Please note that PPF will be charged for every therapy session, and there will be a percentage cost of your therapy rates. The PPF for Explorers, Partners and Entrepreneurs are 8% (if therapists transfer former clients to Open Heart). The PPF for Explorer and Partner are 25% while Entrepreneur charge 15% (Referral Fee for 1st time booking).

You set your own pricing and client caseload, so it is completely up to you! Generally, our therapists' rates are between $800 to $3000 HKD per 50-minute session (excluding processing fees) based on their expertise.

The Remote Health Community is a private Facebook group where you can connect with therapists internationally and ask for advice. But this community isn't just about professional growth; it's about personal growth, too. By supporting one another, we create an environment where we can learn, grow, and thrive together. We can exchange creative ideas, global perspectives, and practical techniques and challenge each other to become better versions of ourselves. We also provide a peer supervision programme for career growth and support.

To support therapists with personal and career growth, we offer monthly themed Therapist Training aimed at helping you expand your private practice. These trainings are led by senior experienced clinical psychologists on our Clinical Advisory Board and sometimes with the occasional guest speaker!

If you sign up to be an Entrepreneur Member, you will receive an email at the start of your membership with further instructions on how to sign up. Your insurance coverage will vary based on your host country (the location you are based in). More details about your coverage will be given to you in the email. To use your insurance, you can pay for your medical expenses at the time of the appointment and submit the receipts for reimbursement.

All registered psychologists are eligible to sign up. You can fill out a short application form with your qualifications and credentials by clicking “Therapist Sign Up” here: https://openheart.asia/login

Once you have applied to be a therapist with us, we will review your application to ensure you meet our eligibility criteria and verify your qualifications. This process takes approximately up to 72 hours and results in high-quality care provided by experienced and trained therapists with Open Heart.

Unfortunately, we’re not currently accepting other types of practitioners for our Online Therapy platform. However, if you are experienced in trauma care and treatments, we invite you to register your centre or yourself as a Trauma Specialist with Open Heart. You can find more information here: https://openheart.asia/programs

Yes, as a Therapist on Open Heart, you can provide your services to clients from across the APAC region.

By signing up to Open Heart with an existing personal Gmail account, you have the option to connect your Google Calendar with your Open Heart calendar. This can be done through your Open Heart calendar settings in your Therapist Dashboard. You can view your events from the Google calendar directly within your Open Heart calendar by importing your external calendar. Additionally, these existing events will block off the available time slots, indicating when you are unavailable for sessions. You can also export your Open Heart calendar to your Google calendar, ensuring that all your booked sessions are visible in your external calendar as well.

If you need to block off time when you are unavailable, such as for a doctor's appointment or personal commitment, you can manually add an appointment or block off time in your Calendar section. Click on the desired date and time, then select "Add Out of Office." From there, you can specify the duration of the block and add any necessary notes for yourself. Please note that clients cannot see these appointments, but they will be unable to send you a booking request during the blocked time.

You can go into your settings within your Therapist Dashboard to select that you are open to taking on new clients. When a client fills out our matching questionnaire and selects one of your areas of expertise, it will send you an email notification so that you can decide whether you would like to accept that new client. If you accept the client, their profile will be added to your Therapist Dashboard.

You can go into your settings within your Therapist Dashboard to manually create a Client Profile for your existing client, which will include a section to enter your client’s email. Once you have confirmed the details, this will send an email notification to your client and prompt them to create an account automatically linked to yours so you can get started with therapy immediately without the hassle.

Therapists can pick a date and time then manually send out an invitation to clients.

Yes, our platform follows the confidentiality regulations and the Cap. 486 Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance of Hong Kong. Our video conferencing prioritises security with Zoom. We utilise end-to-end encryption (E2E) to ensure that the media exchanged during video sessions remains encrypted and secure. We do not intercept, record, transcode, or manipulate the media exchanged between participants. Rest assured that your video sessions maintain high privacy and confidentiality.

Open Heart has an integrated note-taking function. Alternatively, we recommend using Notes on Zoom or other third-party platforms such as Evernote. In the future, we will consider to develop a secure AI assisted note-taking software that you can store in your individual client profiles for ease of client treatment management.

If you encounter technical issues such as login difficulties, message-sending problems, or video call issues, we suggest following these initial troubleshooting steps: 1. Refresh the page. 2. Log out and then log back in. 3. Restart your computer. 4. Try using a different internet browser. If needed, you can download an alternative browser (please try Chrome and avoid using Safari). 5. Use incognito (private) mode in your current browser. 6. Clear cached data in your internet browser settings. 7. Check your computer for malware, viruses, and spyware. 8. If the issue persists, you can try resetting your internet browser to default settings or reinstalling it. If these steps do not resolve the problem, or if you have specific technical questions, please contact us with the subject of “Technical Support” at https://openheart.asia/contactus. Our team will promptly assist you in resolving the issue as soon as possible from there.

You will get paid monthly via Stripe in the currency you have selected.

Payment Processing fees (PPF) apply to each therapy session and are a percentage cost from your chosen therapy rates. Explorers and Partner have a 25% PPF, whereas Entrepreneur has a 15% PPF (Referral Fee 1st time booking). Explorer has a 25% PPF, whereas Partner and Entrepreneur have 8% PPF (for repeat client bookings). All membership plans have a 8% PPF (if therapists transfer former clients to Open Heart). PPF will be deducted from your pay, meaning you will pay your PPF every four weeks.

If you sign up to be an Entrepreneur Member, you will receive an email at the start of your membership with further instructions on how to sign up. with Safety Wings Your insurance coverage will vary based on your host country (the location you are based in). More details about your coverage will be detailed to you in the email. To use your insurance, you can pay for your medical expenses at the time of the appointment and submit the receipts for reimbursement.