How many people search for therapists each month?

About 7,967,260 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "therapists portland".

Who already ranks for therapists searches?

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

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Therapists Directory in Portland, OR

Create a directory for therapists in Portland, OR, connecting individuals with mental health professionals.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is a good demand for therapists in Portland, with 5150 local searches monthly. However, competition is strong with 3 business sites and 1 dedicated directory ranking in the top 10. The presence of 4203 businesses available to list indicates a saturated market but also a potential audience to target.

Local searches: 5,150; per month; 7,967,260 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 1; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 4,203; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

therapists portland

Local / national

5,150 / 7,967,260

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
portland therapist local	1,600	26 easy	$18.79	commercial
massage therapist portland local	1,300	13 easy	$5.11	commercial
portland maine therapist local	390	5 easy	$18.92	commercial
portland maine massage therapist local	260	9 easy	$0.92	commercial
physical therapist jobs portland local	210	0 easy	$1.07	commercial
occupational therapist jobs portland oregon local	170	0 easy	$1.36	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'therapists portland', 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 8

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	portlandtherapycenter.com Portland Therapy Center: Find Therapists & Counselors in ... Content 59,346/mo	Content	59,346
2	psychologytoday.com Find Therapists and Psychologists in Portland, OR Aggregator 15,701,804/mo	Aggregator	15,701,804
3	portlandpsychotherapy.com Portland Psychotherapy: Therapy in Portland, OR Business site 4,202/mo	Business site	4,202
4	insightnorthwest.com Counseling Portland Oregon Business site 7,058/mo	Business site	7,058
5	lifestance.com Find Therapists & Therapy Clinicians in Portland, Oregon Content 1,261,623/mo	Content	1,261,623
6	counseling-portlandoregon.com Counseling Services of Portland Content 978/mo	Content	978
7	mentalhealthmatch.com Find the right therapist in Portland, OR Dedicated directory 86,692/mo	Dedicated directory	86,692
8	rootstherapynw.com Roots Therapy NW \| Therapy & Counseling in Portland, OR Business site 524/mo	Business site	524

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 Portland, OR. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

4,203

businesses to list

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

Best rated examples

The Whole Living

Massage therapist

5.0 (471)
At Vancouver Massage

Massage therapist

4.8 (461)
Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa

Massage therapist

4.4 (434)
APEX Performance Wellness Rehab

Physical therapist

4.9 (395)
Fusion Bodyworks PDX

Massage therapist

4.9 (374)

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

PortlandTherapistsHub
TherapyConnectPDX
MindfulTherapistsPortland

Monetization

paid listings

Charge therapists for premium listings to enhance visibility.

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