Business has been booming for online counseling start-up Talkspace ever since President Donald Trump was elected.
Talkspace, which launched in 2012, has been growing 70 to 80 percent faster than projected since November 2016, according to CEO and co-founder Oren Frank. Most of the callers have been millennials, with an average age of 33 to 34.
On Election Day itself, the company had five to seven times more customers than usual, and it had three times the normal volume on January 20, Inauguration Day.
“There’s been a lot of anxiety and stress, which may have been there before,” Frank said. “But it’s definitely been triggered by Election Night and the Inauguration.”
Talkspace lets people work with mental health professionals over the internet. Plans — which start at $32 a week and don’t take insurance — allow customers to select a therapist who they correspond with online.
Talkspace online therapy grew 80 percent faster since Trump elected