Sanctum Core
Messaging-first therapy
$260 /month or $221/mo billed quarterly
- A dedicated licensed therapist, matched to you
- Unlimited text, voice-note, and photo messaging
- Therapist responses 5 days a week
Matching open in 42 states
Therapy in your pocket, not on a waitlist.
Answer a few questions, get matched with a licensed therapist within 24 hours, and talk the way that suits you — video, audio, or messaging. No commutes, no waiting rooms, no couch required.
- Switch therapists free, anytime
- Cancel in two taps
- Insurance copays from $0
Illustration of the Sanctum app: a messaging-therapy conversation between a member and their therapist, including a voice note.
- median time to a therapist match
- 24h
- US states covered by the network
- 42
- licensed therapists on the platform
- 300+
- average member app rating
- 4.8/5
Therapy that fits real life
Your therapist's office is wherever you are
On the couch after the kids are down. At your desk between meetings. On headphones at 11pm when the thoughts get loud. Sessions happen where you actually live.
Illustration of the Sanctum app home screen: an upcoming video session, a two-minute weekly check-in, and a note from your therapist.
How sessions flow
A week on Sanctum
Traditional therapy is one hour, once a week, then you're on your own. Sanctum threads support through the whole week — in whatever mix of messaging and live sessions your plan includes.
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Mon
Morning check-in
Two taps on the mood tracker with your coffee. Your therapist sees the trend, not just the crisis.
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Tue
Voice note on the walk home
The thing you couldn't say out loud yesterday comes out easier at 6pm on a sidewalk.
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Wed
A considered reply
Not an instant "👍" — a real response from someone who read all of it and remembered last month.
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Thu
Live session, 7:30pm
45 minutes on video, audio, or chat. Pyjamas allowed. Commute: zero minutes.
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Fri
Session recap in the app
What you covered, what you're trying this week — written down so Sunday-you remembers.
Three ways to talk
Cameras optional. Always.
Some things are easier to say out loud. Some are easier to type at midnight. Your plan flexes between all three — per session, no explanations needed.
Video
Face to face, from anywhere with a door that closes.
Audio
Just voices. Great for walkers, pacers, and camera-shy days.
Messaging
Write, voice-note, or share whenever it hits. Replies 5 days a week.
Illustration of a live encrypted video session in the Sanctum app.
Simple, honest pricing
Pick a rhythm, not a contract
Every plan includes your matched therapist, free switching, and cancel-anytime billing. Save around 15% on quarterly billing.
Most popular
Sanctum Plus
Messaging + live sessions
$396 /month or $337/mo billed quarterly
- Everything in Sanctum Core
- 4 live 45-minute sessions per month
- Video, audio, or live-chat — your choice, per session
Sanctum Flex
Pay per session
$95 /session no subscription, book as you go
- 50-minute live video or audio sessions
- Book one at a time — no subscription
- Same therapist network and matching
Using insurance? Copays from $0 with in-network plans — check yours.
The network
Therapists worth texting back
Licensed, experienced, and matched to what you're actually going through — not just whoever had an opening.
Accepting new clients
Maya Okafor, LCSW
she/her · 9 years experience
Anxiety, burnout, and the pressure to have it all together
- Anxiety
- Burnout & stress
- Perfectionism
Video · Messaging · Licensed in NY, NJ, CT
Accepting new clients
Marcus Bell, LICSW
he/him · 11 years experience
Depression, stress, and men who were taught not to talk
- Depression & low mood
- Men's mental health
- Work stress
Video · Audio · Messaging · Licensed in IL, MN, WI
Accepting new clients
Jordan Whitfield, LPC
they/them · 7 years experience
Identity, self-worth, and feeling at home in yourself
- LGBTQIA+ affirming care
- Identity & self-esteem
- Family acceptance
Messaging · Video · Licensed in CO, TX, WA
What we help with
Whatever "it" is, it has a name here
Member stories
People keep the app. That says a lot.
I typed my first message at 11pm on a Tuesday, half-convinced I'd delete the app by Friday. Eight months later, my therapist knows me better than people I've known for years.
Audio sessions changed everything. I talk more honestly on a walk than I ever did sitting on a couch — mine or anyone else's.
The match scared me — how would a quiz know? But my therapist got the first-gen thing immediately. I've never had to translate myself in session.
Fictional member stories for this sample site.
The hardest part is the first message. Make it a quiz instead.
Three minutes, no essays, nothing you can get wrong. We'll suggest a plan and three therapists who fit — you decide what happens next.
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