Let clients book sessions privately online, reduce cancellations with gentle WhatsApp reminders, and protect your calendar and your energy — without back-and-forth messaging.
Therapy and counselling run on continuity and trust, and the scheduling around them should feel just as calm. Yet most independent therapists lose hours each week to WhatsApp back-and-forth — proposing times, confirming, rescheduling, and reminding clients about the next session. PracticeOak is appointment booking software for therapists that hands that work to a quiet, private booking page, so clients can see your genuine availability and book a slot without a single message thread.
Sessions are personal, and PracticeOak treats them that way. Define your session types and lengths — a 50-minute individual session, a 90-minute couples session, an intake consultation — and set your working hours so clients only ever see times you’re truly available. Booking notes stay internal to you, and your client list is private to your practice, visible to no one else.
For a practice built on regular weekly sessions, showing up matters. PracticeOak automatically sends confirmations and reminders over WhatsApp and email, so clients remember their session and cancellations that leave a hole in your week become far rarer — while you keep your focus on the work in the room rather than the logistics around it.
Proposing and confirming times over chat eats into your day and your headspace. A private booking link lets clients pick from your real availability without any back-and-forth.
A missed session is a gap you can rarely refill. Automatic WhatsApp and email reminders keep sessions front of mind so far fewer clients forget or drop out.
Your clients trust you with sensitive context. Each practice’s data is isolated with row-level access controls, so only you can see your clients and your notes.
Share a calm booking link with your real availability. There’s no public directory and no client login — just your times, bookable in a few taps.
On Pro and Business plans, confirmations and reminders are sent automatically on WhatsApp and email, so clients remember their session without you chasing them.
Set up individual, couples, and intake sessions with their own durations and buffers, so back-to-back clients always have the right amount of time.
Define your working hours and breaks once. Clients only see slots you’ve genuinely opened, helping you protect your time and avoid burnout.
Notes and client details stay internal to your practice with row-level access controls, and you can export or delete data whenever you need to.
Client · A.R.
Individual session · Mon 5:00 PM
Client · M.&K.
Couples session · Wed 6:30 PM
Client · S.N.
Intake consultation · Fri 11:00 AM
Yes. PracticeOak’s Free plan is free forever with up to 30 appointments a month, one session type, and your own private booking page — ideal for an independent therapist starting out. You can upgrade any time.
Yes. Data is stored on secure cloud infrastructure with row-level access controls, so each practice can only see its own clients and notes. There is no public client directory, and you can export or delete your data at any time.
Yes. Clients simply open your booking link in any browser, choose a time, and confirm. There is nothing for them to download and no account to create.
On the Pro and Business plans, clients automatically receive booking confirmations and session reminders on WhatsApp and email. Timely, discreet reminders are one of the most effective ways to reduce last-minute cancellations.
Absolutely. You define your working hours, breaks, and each session type with its own duration, so clients only ever see slots you have genuinely made available.
Free forever plan. No credit card required.
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