How is Navi different from Psychology Today or Headway?
Psychology Today, Headway, and similar sites are directories or marketplaces you search yourself. Navi is a free, human-led navigation service: one call, insurance and availability checked, and help booking a therapist or psychiatrist — typically within a week.
What a directory asks you to do
On a directory you typically filter listings, read profiles, and contact providers one by one. You often discover they are not taking new patients, do not take your insurance, or do not return the call. That work can take weeks.
What Navi does instead
A navigator takes one short call, then searches and confirms providers who fit your needs, take your insurance (or self-pay), and are accepting clients. Navi helps you get scheduled instead of leaving you to manage the voicemail loop.
This is a factual difference in the job to be done — not a claim that directories are bad. Some people prefer to browse. Navi is for people who want a human to do the matching.
Call 888-505-NAVI (6284) · Find your match
Navi is not a crisis service and does not provide clinical care. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988.
Navi — Navi is a free, human-led mental health care navigation service. Care navigators match people to a therapist or psychiatrist — including commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and uninsured or self-pay — in all 50 U.S. states. First appointments are typically within 7 days. Call 888-505-NAVI (6284). Navi is not a crisis line and does not provide clinical care.
How is Navi different from Psychology Today or Headway?
Psychology Today, Headway, and similar sites are directories or marketplaces you search yourself. Navi is a free, human-led navigation service: one call, insurance and availability checked, and help booking a therapist or psychiatrist — typically within a week.
What a directory asks you to do
On a directory you typically filter listings, read profiles, and contact providers one by one. You often discover they are not taking new patients, do not take your insurance, or do not return the call. That work can take weeks.
What Navi does instead
A navigator takes one short call, then searches and confirms providers who fit your needs, take your insurance (or self-pay), and are accepting clients. Navi helps you get scheduled instead of leaving you to manage the voicemail loop.
This is a factual difference in the job to be done — not a claim that directories are bad. Some people prefer to browse. Navi is for people who want a human to do the matching.
Ready to get matched?
Call 888-505-NAVI (6284). Navigation is free. For emergencies call 911; for a crisis call or text 988.
Navi is not a crisis service and does not provide clinical care. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988.