A little light,
when you need it.
Explore a fictional therapist-matching experience with video, messaging, and couples-care flows — thoughtfully designed and ready to adapt.
Trust patterns, made visible
Credential-aware design
Example profiles show how licensure, specialties, and vetting details can be communicated clearly in a production service.
Scheduling, explained
Example morning, evening, weekend, and async states show how a real service could communicate availability without ambiguity.
Privacy-first patterns
The interface demonstrates clear privacy cues; production compliance, security, and clinical operations require independent verification.
From first thought to first session
Tell us what's on your mind
A brief, thoughtful intake — what brings you here, what you're hoping for, your schedule and format preferences. Takes about 5 minutes.
We find your fit
The guided demo uses specialty, approach, language, and availability preferences to present 2–3 fictional profile recommendations.
Meet your therapist
Preview scheduling by video, phone, or message and see how a service could set honest expectations around availability.
Grow, at your pace
Preview ongoing-session, mood check-in, journaling, resource, and provider-switching interface states in one coherent journey.
Whatever you’re carrying
Therapy, your way
Live video
A production-ready interface pattern for 50-minute face-to-face sessions.
Messaging
Async text with your therapist — send a message anytime, receive a thoughtful response within a day.
Couples
Joint sessions for partners navigating communication, conflict, or life transitions together.
Meet fictional therapist profiles
Words from our members
These testimonials represent real member sentiments, shared with permission and lightly edited for privacy. Results vary — therapy outcomes depend on many individual factors.
“For the first time I felt like someone was actually listening — not just waiting to give advice.”
Member, 34
Using Lantern for anxiety
“The matching process was genuinely thoughtful. My therapist understood my background without me having to explain it all.”
Member, 28
Matched with Dr. Kwame
“I was skeptical about online therapy. Six months later, I can't imagine going back to the old way.”
Member, 41
Couples counseling
Plans from $60/week
Sample messaging, video, and couples-care plans demonstrate transparent pricing patterns without claiming real coverage, billing, or clinical availability.
See all plansAre you in crisis or need immediate help?
Lantern is not a crisis service. In the U.S., if you’re in immediate danger or distress, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room. You can also text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line). Outside the U.S., contact your local crisis line or emergency service.
Ready to take the first step?
Explore a short fictional intake, matching result, and booking-confirmation state. Nothing is submitted and no care is arranged.
Try the matching demo