How we build this directory

Sources

Where the information comes from

Licensing and provider records

An active independent state license record, joined to an individual NPI Registry record for identity and practice-location evidence; Colorado profiles currently use Colorado DORA, and NPPES does not establish licensure. These records provide the starting identity, credential, specialty, or eligibility evidence defined for this directory.

The therapist's own website

Used for facts the therapist controls: services, team rosters, coverage statements, appointment links, and the source material behind any summary we write.

Google Business Profile

Used for public business identity, location, hours, phone, rating, review count, map link, and attributed Place photography when a match is confirmed.

Owner-submitted corrections

Reviewed by a person and kept separate from authoritative records. A claimant cannot rewrite an official credential through this directory.

Five-step review

From raw record to published profile

1. CollectRetrieve a dated record from an approved source.
2. NormalizeStandardize names, addresses, identifiers, credentials, and taxonomy.
3. Resolve identityJoin records only when identifiers or corroborated identity evidence are strong; ambiguous identities remain separate for review.
4. CorroborateCompare public location and contact details with independent or therapist-controlled evidence.
5. Quality-gate and publishRequire geography, source fit, a stable identity, and the site's minimum profile score. Appearing in search engines has a separate, higher threshold.

Duplicates

One therapist, one profile

One therapist can appear in more than one public record: a state license record and a federal provider record, sometimes under a former name or an old practice address. Records are joined only when identifiers or corroborated identity evidence line up. When they do not, the records stay separate and go to human review, since two people in the same city can share a name and a profession.

Labels

What “State license verified” means here

It means one narrow thing: the profile is matched to an active independent state license record, joined to an individual NPI Registry record for identity and practice-location evidence; Colorado profiles currently use Colorado DORA, and NPPES does not establish licensure, and the match was checked on the date shown. It is not a review of care, workmanship, price, service, or how a visit will go. Nobody buys the label, and claiming a profile does not grant it.

Owner control

What a therapist can change

Owners maintain these fields

Public phone, Professional website, Public contact email, Session hours, Remove someone who has left, Professional and practice photos. Changes are recorded with the account that made them and reviewed before they appear publicly.

Owners can propose these

Professional introduction, Review practice address, Areas of focus, Client ages, Therapy formats, Therapy approaches, Session modes, Insurance and payment, Languages spoken, Accessibility accommodations, New client status, Practice team and affiliations. We check a proposal against source evidence first, and publish it as an owner-supplied fact rather than as a record.

Owners cannot change these

Professional name, License type. Identity and credential facts stay tied to the records that established them; a correction has to come from the record.

Freshness

How often each source is rechecked

Google business details are targeted for refresh within 30 days, therapist websites within 90 days, and roster or licensing sources within 120 days when the authority supports a repeatable collection process. Profiles show their real last verified or updated date and source check dates; deploy time is never used as a freshness claim.

A stale or conflicting fact may be withheld, sent for review, or left visible with a clear confirmation warning depending on its risk. Time-sensitive details should always be confirmed with the therapist.

Order and advertising

How results are ordered, and what money can buy

Browse, search, and matching order therapists by published fit, geography, source evidence, and profile completeness. Ownership claims, memberships, and payments do not change that order, and they do not change verification or whether a page can be indexed.

TherapistCompare does not sell placement, ranking, or removal. If that ever changes, the paid inventory will be labeled and described here before it runs.

Limits

What a record does not tell you

• NPI issuance does not establish state licensure or board certification.
• A source-record match does not prove service or project fit, price, availability, outcome, quality, or current acceptance status.
• Google ratings and reviews belong to Google and can change independently of this directory.
• Publication is not a recommendation, guarantee, or referral agreement, and it is not a substitute for checking the original authority.

Corrections, appeals, and claims

How to get something changed

Anyone can report a factual error, whether or not they are connected to the therapist. Representatives may claim a profile, but control is granted only after review. Include the profile URL, the disputed fact, and an authoritative or therapist-controlled source when emailing directory@therapistcompare.com. A claim, and any payment, changes neither what a profile says nor its position among the other licensed therapists in Colorado listed here.