Not a sustainable place to work - Anonymous employee Talkiatry Employee Review

2.0
Oct 15, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good people and culture Just need to do notes and attend meetings In theory, a good model of healthcare

Cons

There has been a lot of changes that are rolled out with minimal time for staff to react which shows that these changes are either done haphazardly or done at the last minute. There’s discrepancies in billing and patient care is “number 1”. Management is also top heavy where there has been an influx of senior or executive management hires but stagnant compensation with therapists. Granted, they are implementing change in 2025 but it will likely be a messy roll out like most things at Talkiatry. There have also been a lot of changes in autonomy for your schedule which results in exhausting back to back hour long sessions (talkiatry doesn’t allow for 45 minute sessions and you will be flagged if you have too many) for about 7-8 hours a day. This also means that documentation time is left to the last few minutes of your session. You also have little autonomy over who gets put on your caseload. There is minimal management with a background in mental health that actually understand the demand and workload of a therapist. Many therapists are burnt out and underpaid, and efforts to help with this is minimally helpful or productive.

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

The work is straightforward. The clients are mostly reasonable. I prescribe a lot of stimulants in states where I can prescribe them. The electronic medical record and the resources contained within make it easy enough to do it. A good job at this. They offer the use of an AI scribe to help with documentation. You can be involved as much or as little as you want to in activities beyond direct patient care. Talkiatry chooses to make its money through the use of the psychotherapy add-on code. You're incentivized to spend time talking with your patients, which seems like a win for everyone.

Cons

Figuring out how the performance portion of the pay structure works is challenging and takes several months. You also take a significant hit in taxes because of the the back that the performance portion of your salary is paid as a bonus which is taxed at 30%. This is higher than the base pay tax rate. I'm hopeful that I'll see the significant tax return next April.

4.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Great company culture, they put their employees first and we represent a great resource for patients

Cons

Startup, still working on policies and documents

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