How many people search for therapists each month?

About 7,974,860 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "therapists austin".

Who already ranks for therapists searches?

1 dedicated directories and 3 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "therapists austin".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Therapists Directory in Austin, TX

A directory for therapists in Austin, TX, connecting clients with mental health professionals.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is a strong demand for therapists in Austin, the competition is significant with established business sites and aggregators dominating the top results. However, there is one beatable slot available, indicating a potential opportunity to capture local traffic.

Local searches: 15,120; per month; 7,974,860 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 3; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 1,691; within ~20 km

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'therapists', with the Austin keywords marked. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

therapists austin

Local / national

15,120 / 7,974,860

Easy keywords

9 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
therapist near me	368,000	33 medium	$22.61	commercial
therapist near m e	368,000	33 medium	$22.61	navigational
physician therapist	368,000	79 hard	$7.12	commercial
physical therapist close to me	368,000	16 easy	$6.15	commercial
therapist	301,000	75 hard	$28.31	informational
edmr therapist	301,000	82 hard	$7.61	informational
therapy therapist	301,000	83 hard	$28.31	informational
therapeutic therapist	301,000	83 hard	$28.31	informational
couple therapist	246,000	31 medium	$22.53	informational
growth therapist	246,000	10 easy	$2.36	commercial
massage therapist near me	246,000	25 easy	$2.06	commercial
couples therapy therapist	246,000	39 medium	$22.53	commercial
austin tx physical therapist local	4,400	3 easy	$7.87	commercial
therapist austin local	3,600	24 easy	$23.77	informational
massage therapist austin local	1,600	8 easy	$4.30	commercial
therapist austin texas local	880	11 easy	$31.44	commercial
couple therapist austin local	880	7 easy	$21.31	commercial
marriage therapist austin local	880	2 easy	$21.31	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'therapists austin', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

1 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	psychologytoday.com Therapists in North Austin, Austin, TX Aggregator 15,701,804/mo	Aggregator	15,701,804
2	threeoakstexas.com Three Oaks Counseling & Psychiatry & Therapy in Austin Texas Business site 2,058/mo	Business site	2,058
3	therapylab.com Expert Psychologist and CBT Therapists in Austin Business site 13,875/mo	Business site	13,875
4	psychologytoday.com Find Depression Therapists and Psychologists in Austin, TX Aggregator 15,701,804/mo	Aggregator	15,701,804
5	austinpsychotherapyservices.com Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in Austin, TX Business site 42/mo	Business site	42
6	thrivingcenterofpsych.com Therapists Near Me in Austin, Texas Dedicated directory 14,357/mo	Dedicated directory	14,357
7	therapytribe.com Therapists in Austin, TX Business site 60,483/mo	Business site	60,483
8	therapyaustin.com About Therapy Austin \| Trusted Care Since 2012 Content 6,031/mo	Content	6,031
9	psychologytoday.com Find Self Esteem Therapists and Psychologists in Austin, TX Aggregator 15,701,804/mo	Aggregator	15,701,804

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Supply

Businesses matching 'therapists' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Austin, TX. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

1,691

businesses to list

Counted on Google's category "Massage therapist", which can be wider than the niche as you define it.

Best rated examples

AUSTINDEEP Lake Austin

Massage therapist

4.9 (597)
Deep Relief

Massage therapist

4.9 (491)
Mantis Massage

Massage therapist

4.9 (479)
Austin Lymphatic

Lymph drainage therapist

5.0 (449)
TL Foot Spa

Massage therapist

4.9 (445)

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

AustinTherapistHub
TherapistsInAustin
AustinMindConnect

Monetization

featured listings

Charge therapists for featured placements to increase visibility.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year