A Note from Allia’s Founders

When you hear that Allia is free, your first reaction is probably skepticism. And honestly, that makes sense. In mental health, being cautious about “free” has become almost second nature. Therapists have been burned too many times by platforms that nickel and dime them, systems that promise to save time but end up creating more paperwork, or payors who talk about “access” while refusing to raise rates.

So when we tell you that Allia is free, fully, permanently, no-limits free, the natural question is: what’s the catch?

The answer: there isn’t one. Not in the ways you have learned to expect. We don’t run ads. We don’t sell your data. We’re not building AI to replace you. There are no hidden fees, and no bait-and-switch waiting down the line.

Allia is free because we believe the cost of running a mental health practice should not fall on individual therapists. You already work in a system that demands compliance, documentation, efficiency, and outcomes, yet rarely invests back in you. We want to change that dynamic.

Here’s how we plan to do it:

First, there’s strength in numbers.

Independent providers are scattered across countless systems, which makes it nearly impossible to negotiate better rates or push for systemic change. By bringing clinicians together on a single platform, we create strength in numbers. A strong network is valuable to insurers, policymakers, and the healthcare system at large. Our goal is to use that strength to benefit clinicians, not extract from them.

Second, systems will pay for efficiency and lower costs.

Right now, therapists spend up to 30% of their time on documentation. That wasted time adds up to billions in inefficiencies every year. Allia streamlines documentation, improves accuracy, and reduces administrative overhead. When the system runs better, everyone benefits.

Third, mental health companies should only win when therapists win.

Mental health companies should only succeed when therapists succeed. Better care saves insurers and health systems money through fewer ER visits, fewer inpatient stays, and better outcomes overall. Instead of charging therapists, we will partner with insurers to advocate for higher reimbursement rates and outcome-based incentives. Therapists keep every dollar they already earn, and Allia only takes a small percentage on the additional uplift we help secure.

Finally, we’re going to back it up with science.

We are partnering with academic organizations to measure the real-world impact of Allia. By proving that better tools lead to better outcomes, we can push insurers and policymakers to invest more in mental health care and in the clinicians who deliver it.

So why should you trust us? Not because we say so, but because our success is tied to yours. The more providers who use Allia, the stronger our case for better reimbursement rates. The more secure, anonymous data we can gather, the more evidence we have to show that quality mental health care deserves real investment.

And if you are wondering whether Allia will ever charge therapists, here is our answer: no. Not in a year, not in five years, not when we launch new features. The only way we grow is if you grow. Hold us to that.

This is the bet we are making: that a platform built to support therapists, not extract from them, can succeed. That given the right tools, clinicians will rally behind something created in their best interest.

We are here to build that future, and we would love for you to build it with us.

Amie & Saroosh
Co-Founders, Allia