GoodTherapy vs. Find Faith Therapy Growth: Directory or CE Bundle?

When you compare GoodTherapy with Find Faith Therapy Growth, start with the right package. GoodTherapy Basic is the directory tier, priced at $30.95 monthly or $333 annually paid upfront. Its more expensive tiers add continuing education and practice-management software. Find Faith Therapy Growth provides Christian counselor visibility, profile-sharing tools, and detailed reporting for $16.79 monthly or $179.88 annually paid upfront.

For an independent Christian counselor who mainly needs a directory presence, Growth offers a focused product at a lower regular monthly price. If you also need continuing education, GoodTherapy's bundles could have value. The practical task is to separate benefits you will use from features that merely make a comparison list longer.

Published by Find Faith Therapy, one of the platforms compared. Prepared with AI assistance. Public prices and features checked October 8, 2026. Amounts are USD base subscription prices, excluding applicable taxes and counseling-session fees.

Compare directory prices and included tools

Start with the directory tier and the billing commitment you would actually choose. Prices checked October 8, 2026.

USD base subscription prices checked October 8, 2026. Annual options are paid upfront; monthly totals model twelve payments. NCCA Growth rates require an accepted current-year card at checkout and eligibility at each renewal; otherwise regular prices apply. Offers cannot be stacked. Taxes, counseling-session fees, optional education/software bundles and other costs are excluded. GoodTherapy special offers may change the comparison. These prices do not predict referrals, outcomes or total value.

Directory subscription costs over twelve months

Option	Base amount	Billing basis	Source
FFT Growth - eligible NCCA annual	$134.91	Paid upfront. Accepted current-year card and eligible annual renewal required.	NCCA member terms
FFT Growth - eligible NCCA monthly	$151.08	Twelve payments of $12.59, assuming current-year evidence and eligibility at each renewal; not annual-upfront billing.	NCCA member terms
FFT Growth - regular annual	$179.88	Annual subscription paid upfront.	FFT pricing
FFT Growth - monthly	$201.48	Twelve payments of $16.79; not an annual-upfront price.	FFT pricing
GoodTherapy Basic - annual	$333.00	Annual agreement paid upfront; renews annually.	GoodTherapy membership
GoodTherapy Basic - monthly	$371.40	Twelve payments of $30.95; not an annual-upfront price.	GoodTherapy membership

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What matters for your purchase

Reader need	FFT Growth	GoodTherapy
Directory price	Growth is $16.79 monthly or $179.88 annually paid upfront.	Basic is $30.95 monthly or $333 annually paid upfront. Higher tiers add separate benefits.
Christian counselor focus	Christian-founded and Christian-led; built for independent Christian counselors.	Broader mental-health professional directory and education audience.
Sharing and reporting	Public profile, private introduction inbox, unlimited requests, Share Kit, profile guidance and detailed reporting. Featured eligibility does not guarantee placement.	Basic includes profile/referrals, real-time metrics, publication opportunities and multiple office locations.
Continuing education	Growth is not a continuing-education subscription.	Premium and Pro include unlimited CE access. Confirm particular courses meet your requirements.
Practice software	Premier's practice workspace is separate from Growth.	Pro adds FrontDesk practice-management software; Basic does not.
Eligibility and claims	Supported Christian counseling scope, with counselor-supplied, self-attested profiles. FFT does not independently approve claims or guarantee fit.	Relevant graduate education, eligible profession and reviewed application; licensed, supervised prelicensed and certain lawful unlicensed categories.

Compare directory tiers before comparing bundles

GoodTherapy's current membership page advertises:

• Basic: $30.95 monthly for a directory listing.
• Premium: $40.95 monthly for the directory and unlimited continuing-education access.
• Pro: $49.95 monthly for the directory, continuing education, and FrontDesk practice-management software.

The proper starting comparison for Growth is Basic, not GoodTherapy's most expensive package. At ordinary monthly prices, Growth costs $14.16 less each month. Twelve payments would total $201.48 for Growth and $371.40 for GoodTherapy Basic, a $169.92 difference.

Growth's annual option is $179.88 upfront. Eligible NCCA members receive 25% off monthly or annual Growth: $134.91 annually paid upfront or $12.59 monthly. A current-year membership card must pass the automatic check before discounted checkout and each eligible renewal; otherwise the regular price applies. One accepted card can support eligible renewals during that calendar year. Organization plans use separate terms, counseling-session fees are excluded, and discounts cannot be combined.

Twelve discounted monthly Growth payments total $151.08, assuming eligibility at each renewal. The $134.91 annual-upfront option is $16.17 less than those twelve payments. Compared with twelve ordinary GoodTherapy Basic monthly payments at $371.40, the eligible NCCA monthly Growth model is $220.32 lower. This is a billing model, not a guarantee that a discount continues without current-year evidence or that it produces referrals.

Existing regular monthly Growth subscribers can explicitly claim the member benefit from Billing after their current-year card passes; it applies to future eligible renewals without changing the current paid bill. If a current-year card is accepted after a full-price eligible renewal, FFT automatically refunds 25% of the unused part of that term. The automatic check reads the uploaded card; it does not confirm authenticity or standing directly with NCCA. On the pricing page, choose See NCCA member pricing for current terms.

GoodTherapy's annual billing selector displays Basic at $333 per year, Premium at $443 per year, and Pro at $537 per year. Its annual agreement is paid upfront and renews annually. On the same annual-upfront basis, Growth at $179.88 is $153.12 lower than GoodTherapy Basic; eligible NCCA annual Growth at $134.91 is $198.09 lower. These are subscription-price differences, not measured returns or a promise of more referrals.

The $371.40 figure above models twelve ordinary monthly Basic payments, not GoodTherapy's annual price. Keep monthly and annual comparisons separate. GoodTherapy also advertises special new-practice and group-practice offers; verify their eligibility, final price, and renewal terms before choosing. Those offers may change the comparison.

Why a Christian counselor might choose Growth

Find Faith Therapy is Christian-founded and Christian-led, with a product built for independent Christian counselors. Growth gives you a place to describe your Christian counseling approach, supported qualification basis, people served, availability, and contact arrangements without presenting yourself as something your scope does not authorize.

The plan includes a self-managed public profile and private introduction-request inbox, unlimited introduction requests, Share Kit, profile guidance, detailed reporting, and Featured Counselors eligibility. That is a coherent purchase when your goal is to make your Christian counseling practice easier to explain and share.

For example, you might update an incomplete faith-approach section, use your profile link in existing professional communications, and review the recorded sources and request totals in the monthly report. This is an illustration of using the tools, not a prediction that a profile update produces clients. Featured eligibility is conditional and does not guarantee placement.

Where GoodTherapy's extra benefits can matter

GoodTherapy Basic already includes profile/referral features, real-time referral metrics, publication opportunities, and multiple office locations. Analytics and profile support are not exclusive FFT advantages. GoodTherapy serves a broader mental-health professional audience and publishes education options alongside its directory products.

If you would otherwise purchase continuing education, Premium or Pro deserves a separate evaluation. Check whether the particular courses fit your professional requirements and whether you will use the access. Do not assume a course library satisfies every credential or licensing obligation. Pro's software also requires its own feature and workflow review; it is not the directory-only baseline.

Growth does not include Premier's private practice workspace and is not presented as a substitute for a CE library. Paying less for the directory tier is valuable when that is the product you need. Paying for a useful bundle can also be reasonable when it replaces a real expense.

Eligibility and profile responsibility differ

GoodTherapy's membership requirements include relevant graduate-level education, an eligible mental-health profession, and a reviewed application. It describes licensed, legally supervised prelicensed, and certain legally practicing unlicensed categories. A Christian counseling credential or ministry position alone does not establish that you qualify.

FFT's public launch serves Christian counselors who truthfully describe and self-attest a supported Christian counseling scope. FFT does not independently verify or approve profile claims, clinically credential counselors, or guarantee fit. Neither a membership nor a directory listing proves state mental-health licensure. Confirm the requirements for your own role before choosing either subscription.

Write a three-part purchase note

Hypothetical buyer example: A counselor needs a directory and is deciding whether to buy a bundle too. They use this marginal-cost worksheet:

1. Directory: Compare Growth at $16.79 monthly with GoodTherapy Basic at $30.95. Record whether Christian counselor focus, sharing tools, or Basic's other benefits matter more to the practice.
2. Education: GoodTherapy Premium adds $10 monthly to Basic, or $120 over twelve monthly payments. List the actual courses you need, whether their credits are accepted, and what you would otherwise spend. Leave the value unanswered until those facts are known.
3. Software: Pro adds $9 monthly to Premium, or $108 over twelve monthly payments. List the FrontDesk functions you need and verify them before assuming it replaces your current software.

If the counselor needs neither courses nor that software, the directory comparison remains the relevant purchase. If a bundle meets an established need, evaluate that extra cost separately. No savings from CE or software are assumed in this example.

If your priority is Christian counselor visibility with practical sharing and reporting tools, Growth's lower regular monthly cost and focused design make a strong case. If education is a major part of your purchase, evaluate GoodTherapy's bundles on their own merits. Explore Growth's current included tools and choose Explore counselor plans and tools for the detailed plan overview. Begin with a profile that accurately explains what your practice offers.