Houston, Texas
Houston and the surrounding area
20%directories
380 practices measured
- Index leader
- Therapy by Dr. Angelina
- Data date
- October 21, 2026
Therapy Index / Houston · Austin · Denver
Every search, in full view.
1,182 practices. Google Maps, Google search and AI answers. Measured the same way, every month.
data as of October 21, 2026
Markets we've mapped
1,182 practices measured across 3 cities.
Austin, Texas
Austin and the surrounding area
24%directories
408 practices measured
- Index leader
- Grace Therapy and Wellness
- Data date
- October 21, 2026
Denver, Colorado
Denver and the surrounding area
35%directories
394 practices measured
- Index leader
- WholeTherapy
- Data date
- October 21, 2026
What we measure
Five things decide whether a patient finds a practice. We record all of them the same way for every practice.
The map pack
Who appears in the three places Google shows first, and where everyone else sits in the Maps list.
Website rankings
Which sites reach the first page of Google search, and how many of those are directories rather than practices.
AI assistants
Whether ChatGPT and Claude name a practice when someone asks for a therapist, and who they name instead.
Reviews
Google rating and review count. A practice needs ten reviews to be ranked, so a score reflects real patient feedback.
Site speed
A Lighthouse check of how fast and accessible each website is on a phone. Shown on each profile; it does not change the score.
Srikaant H., founderHow the index works
The same searches, the same steps, in every city.
- 1
Collect
11 searches are pulled for each city from Google Maps and Google search, and 3 questions are put to ChatGPT and Claude.
- 2
Measure
Map position, website position, AI mentions, review counts and site speed are recorded for every practice that appears.
- 3
Score
Each practice gets one visibility score. The leader in each city is set to 100 and the rest are scaled against it.
- 4
Publish
A monthly snapshot goes up as a city report, and every practice is linked to its own website.
What the first snapshot shows
Measured1,182
practices measured across Houston, Austin and Denver
- Houston380
- Austin408
- Denver394
Directories35%
of top-6 website results in Denver go to directories
AI answers8 of 18
AI answers named a hospital, university or directory (44%)
Counted from the October 21, 2026 snapshot.
Searches we track
The searches a person might type when they are looking for a therapist.
General
The broad searches most people start with.
- Therapist
- Counselor
- Psychologist
Anxiety & depression
Searches about low mood, worry and panic.
- Anxiety therapist
- Depression therapist
Couples & family
Searches by people looking for help together.
- Couples counseling
- Marriage counselor
Trauma & grief
Searches about trauma, EMDR and loss.
- Trauma therapist
- EMDR therapist
- Grief counseling
Children
Parents searching for help for a child.
- Child therapist
Where the data comes from
- Google Maps
- Google Search
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Lighthouse
- DataForSEO
Why trust it
The same method for every practice
Every practice is found, measured and scored the same way. Nobody gets a different test.
No paid placements
Scores come only from the measurements. There is no way to buy a higher position.
Updated monthly
Each city is re-measured as a new monthly snapshot, and the date is on every report.
A link for every practice
Every practice gets a do-follow link to its own website, and can ask to be removed at any time.
What to do with your result
Free visibility review Start here
For practices that want a clear picture first.
- 30 minutes with someone at wwisermind
- Your map, website and AI results in your city
- A short list of what to look at first
- No obligation to hire us
Done for you
For practices that want it handled.
- Google Business Profile set up and kept current
- Local SEO for your city and specialties
- Reporting against the same measures
Questions
The questions practices ask us most about the index.
Each city is measured as a monthly snapshot. The date and the snapshot ID are printed on every report, so you can see exactly when the numbers were taken.
A practice earns points for where it shows in Google Maps, where its website ranks in Google search, and whether ChatGPT or Claude name it, plus a smaller share for review strength. The best practice in each city is set to 100 and the rest are scaled against it. The methodology page lists every weight.
The index starts from what Google Maps shows for the searches we track. A practice can be missing because its listing does not appear for those searches, it sits in a category we do not count, such as massage or physical therapy, or it is outside the cities covered. If you think we missed you, email us and we will check.
Email [email protected] with the practice name and city, and we will take it out of the index.
We cover Houston, Austin and Denver for now and plan to add more. Tell us which city you would like to see; we cannot promise dates.
No. There are no paid placements. Scores come only from the measurements on the methodology page, applied the same way to every practice.
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