What is a psychologist directory?
Short answer
A psychologist directory is a platform that publishes a professional’s profile and takes whoever is looking straight to their contact. Unlike a marketplace, a directory does not book the session, does not process payment and takes no percentage of the work.
Directory and marketplace are not the same
The difference shows up in the wallet and in who holds the relationship. A marketplace sits between the two sides: it books, charges, pays out and retains a commission per session. A directory steps aside after the introduction.
That changes whose client it is. In a directory the person seen belongs to the professional, not to the platform — and still does if the professional leaves.
- Marketplace: commission per session, booking and payment on the platform.
- Directory: paid or free exposure, direct contact, no commission.
What the professional pays for, when they pay
In a directory what you buy is exposure — position in the listing, reach of the promotion — never the right to practise. IAURA keeps a permanently free plan alongside the paid ones: paying buys position, never presence.
One consequence: a free profile with verification completed ranks ahead of a paid profile without it. The criterion is completeness and checking, not the amount paid.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the directory guarantee quality of care?
- No, and be wary of any that claims to. What a directory can do is check credentials and display what was declared. Clinical quality is not verifiable by a platform.
- Who is responsible for the care?
- The psychologist. They are technically responsible for the service they provide; the directory only publishes the profile.