The Problem
Therapists operate in a unique challenge. First problem: waitlists are long, and many people in those waitlists aren't ready to start. You offer a free intake consultation, spend 45 minutes assessing their situation, building rapport, understanding their goals. Then they ghost. You never hear from them again. They got what they needed—someone to listen—without committing to treatment.
Second problem: you lose calendar space to tentative prospects. Intake slots stay blocked for people who "might" start therapy, but never do. Meanwhile, clients genuinely ready to begin treatment have to wait.
Third: managing intake payments and no-show policies is painful. Clients cancel last-minute. Some don't pay for intake sessions at all. You're running a therapy practice and a collections operation simultaneously.
The deeper issue: free intakes don't filter for client seriousness. Pre-payment does. It's clinical—serious clients are pre-committed clients.
Tinrate respects both your time and your practice.
What Is Tinrate?
Tinrate is a Belgian expert-booking platform that works well for initial paid consultations. Clients book, pay, and meet with you through one link. You set your rate, manage availability, and Tinrate handles scheduling, payment processing, invoicing, and payouts automatically. Clients pay upfront. You get paid within 48 hours. Tinrate is not a therapy platform—it's for scheduling and payment—but it's ideal for paid intake appointments that qualify serious clients for ongoing treatment.
How It Works
Step 1: Create Your Profile
Build your professional profile highlighting your clinical specializations: individual therapy, couples counseling, anxiety and stress, burnout, career coaching, or other areas of expertise. Include your credentials and licensing information.
Step 2: Set Your Availability
Block out times you're available for paid intake consultations. Most therapists offer 45-minute or 60-minute intake sessions. You control your schedule completely.
Step 3: Share Your Link
One link for intake appointments. Add it to your website, practice directory, or send to referral sources. Prospective clients see your rate, availability, and specializations immediately.
Step 4: Clients Book & Pay
Prospective clients click, select an intake appointment time, and pay via Bancontact, iDEAL, credit card, or Apple Pay. Payment happens before the appointment. Pre-commitment happens automatically.
Step 5: Video Intake
Conduct your intake consultation via Tinrate's secure video platform. You assess fit, gather history, discuss goals, and determine if ongoing treatment is appropriate. Professional and confidential.
4 Reasons Therapists Choose Tinrate for Intake Consultations
1. Pre-Payment Filters for Client Readiness
Clients who pay for intake are serious about starting therapy. They're not shopping around or testing whether they "believe in" therapy. Pre-payment is a clinical indicator of readiness. Your no-show rate drops dramatically. Your conversion from intake to ongoing treatment improves.
2. It's Free to You. Zero Fees to Therapists
No monthly subscription. No licensing costs. Clients pay a 5% transaction fee (charged to them, not you). That 5% covers your scheduling, payment processing, and invoicing work. Your effective rate on intake appointments stays high.
3. Get Paid Within 48 Hours
Stop invoicing intake appointments and chasing payment. Clients pay upfront. You receive payment within 48 hours via Mollie. No payment friction.
4. Frees Up Your Waitlist
Intake slots stay reserved only for committed clients. This accelerates your timeline for getting serious clients into treatment. Your practice operates more efficiently. Your actual therapy schedule fills with clients ready to work.
Traditional Intake vs. Tinrate
Who It's Best For
- Individual therapists using paid intakes to filter ready clients
- Couples counselors charging for initial assessment sessions
- Anxiety and stress specialists offering intake consultations
- Burnout coaches assessing client readiness for intensive support
- Career counselors conducting paid intake meetings
How to Get Started
- Sign up on Tinrate (2 minutes, free)
- Create your profile with your clinical specializations and credentials
- Set your rate per intake session (typically 45–60 minutes)
- Block your availability on your calendar
- Share your link and start receiving bookings
You'll be live within 15 minutes.
FAQ
Is Tinrate compliant with therapy practice standards?Tinrate is a scheduling and payment platform. Your clinical practice standards remain unchanged. You conduct intake consultations using your normal clinical protocols. Payment and scheduling are handled by Tinrate's secure platform.
What if someone books an intake but isn't appropriate for therapy?Intake is your clinical assessment. If they're not appropriate for your practice, you determine that during the paid consultation. You can refer them elsewhere or discuss why ongoing therapy with you isn't suitable.
Can I use this for ongoing therapy, or just intake?Tinrate works best for discrete, paid sessions like intake consultations. Ongoing therapy is typically managed through direct relationships outside the platform. Use Tinrate to qualify clients for ongoing treatment.
How do clients pay?Bancontact, iDEAL, credit cards, and Apple Pay. All secure. Payment data is never visible to you.
What if a client cancels their intake appointment?You set your cancellation policy. Most therapists allow free cancellations 24+ hours in advance, but charge for last-minute cancellations. Tinrate automates this.
Respect Your Time. Filter Your Clients.
Free intake consultations waste your clinical time and your calendar space. Paid intake consultations filter for serious clients and respect your expertise. Tinrate makes this simple. Set your rate, share your link, and let prospective clients commit with pre-payment. Your waitlist shrinks. Your no-show rate drops. Your calendar fills with clients ready to work.
Your clinical expertise is worth money. Paid intake appointments prove which clients are serious.
