Beta Feel Validated · 2026
A verified therapist directory

Find a therapist whose specialties, training, and experience are verified.

Feel Validated independently reviews every therapist's training, certifications, and clinical experience — not just their license.

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What a verified profile looks like

Specialties backed by evidence. Experience you can see.

No checkboxes. No self-reporting. Every claim is cross-referenced against certifying bodies, documented training, and clinical experience.

Validated Therapist
Experience · Expertise · Integrity
Talia Brennan-Okafor, LCSW

Talia Brennan-Okafor, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
she/her
📍 Berkeley, CA · In-person & Telehealth
● Accepting clients Free consultation $195 / session
✓ License verified · CA BBS · LCSW #82914 · Active Verified by Feel Validated
About
I specialize in helping adults navigate trauma, anxiety, and the aftermath of experiences they haven't fully processed. I'm direct, steady, and occasionally funny.
Verified Areas of Focus
Verified against public database Documentation reviewed by FV Clinical narrative reviewed
Trauma & PTSD ✓ Validated
Core specialty built across community mental health and private practice. Works with complex trauma, PTSD, childhood adversity, and the ways unprocessed experiences show up in the body, relationships, and daily life.
✓ EMDRIA certified — database verified ◉ Somatic Experiencing Level II documented ◎ Clinical approach reviewed ◎ 8+ years clinical focus
Anxiety & Stress ✓ Validated
Experienced across the anxiety spectrum — from generalized anxiety and panic to the high-functioning kind that looks fine from the outside. Integrates somatic approaches with cognitive strategies for clients who need more than talk therapy.
◉ CBT training documented ◎ Sustained engagement reviewed
Verified Training · Practice Pledge · Fees · Clinical Journey
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Why this exists

You can't tell real expertise from a checkbox.

On most directories, you can't tell the difference between a therapist with years of supervised couples practice and someone who decided to try seeing couples today. A therapist with deep EMDR training and someone who watched a YouTube video on the flash technique can both check the same box. We think therapy clients and therapists alike deserve better.

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The Feel Validated Practice Pledge

Standards that mean something

Every therapist on Feel Validated agrees to four public commitments — so clients know what to expect.

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Sustainable Caseload

A weekly client maximum that supports quality care for everyone seen.

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Practice Within Training

Approaches with documented training and experience for the conditions being treated.

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Continuing Education

Verified professional development each year, beyond licensing minimums.

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Full Attention, Every Session

No back-to-back overload, no distractions, no shortcuts on care.

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Accurate Representation

Specialty claims match documented training and experience. Refer out when appropriate.

No pay-for-placement. Ever.

Search results are based on verified expertise and fit, not advertising spend. Some directories let corporate therapy companies pay to play by different rules. We never will.

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For Therapists

Built by a clinician, for clinicians.

Everything below is for therapists considering joining Feel Validated. Curious clients, you're welcome to read on — or search for a therapist.

Therapists, read on ↓

Your profile, drafted in 30 seconds.

Not another directory asking you to fill out a dozen narrative boxes. Feel Validated drafts your profile from what you've already put into the world — your practice website, credential pages, published bios.

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Enter name & email
Jacob Donnelly, LCSW
jacob@example.com
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We find your public work
✓ Practice website
✓ License verification
✓ Credential pages
◎ Assembling draft…
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Review your draft
Jacob Donnelly, LCSW
Berkeley, CA · 15 yrs experience
✓ Substance Use ✓ Anxiety
Try the magic onboarding → Free during beta. Discounted founding-member rate after that. You review everything before it goes live.
Founding Therapists

Another therapy directory? This one's different — and built by a therapist.

Help us shape what this becomes, from profile design to the verification process and in between. Big tech companies have turned the therapy search landscape into a system that's failing on both sides: therapists who've done the work are feeling squeezed, and clients can't find the therapist who's the best fit for them. We're protecting our field, and we invite you to be a part of that. Free during beta. Discounted founding-member rate after that.

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Privacy by design

For therapists: all documents are encrypted and used solely for credential verification. Uploaded documents are reviewed by a peer clinician and processed by AI (Anthropic's Claude) to generate and verify profiles. We never share your information with third parties. We don't collect SSNs, financial data, or client information — just professional credentials. You can request deletion of all your data at any time.

For Clients — Privacy Notice

Feel Validated is a free directory for people looking for a therapist. What we collect: which profiles are viewed, referral source (how you got here), basic analytics like page views, and search engagement data (result scores, which filters fired, zero-result rates). This helps us improve search quality and measure whether the directory is working. What we don't collect: your name, personal health information, the text of your search queries, or any data that identifies you as an individual. We never sell data to anyone. Feel Validated is not a healthcare provider and does not provide clinical recommendations — we help you find therapists whose credentials have been independently reviewed. Questions? jacob@feelvalidated.com