Can therapists use an AI headshot on Psychology Today or a practice website?

We can't confirm any directory's or licensing board's position on AI photos, so read the directory's terms and your board's advertising rules first. The standard to hold yourself to is honesty with clients: the photo must be a true, current likeness. If a client wouldn't recognise you in the waiting room, choose a different result.

What should a therapist wear in a headshot?

What you'd wear to a first session. Business casual in solid colours looks professional without feeling clinical. Blues, greens and earth tones are calm on screen; bright white and busy prints distract.

What background works for a therapy profile?

Soft and uncluttered: a light neutral wall, a blurred consulting room, or leaves and daylight if you want a less formal feel. Avoid a dark studio look, which can seem severe at thumbnail size.

Should I smile in a therapist headshot?

Yes, gently. Aim for the expression you'd greet a client with at the door: relaxed mouth, eyes on the camera, shoulders down. A wide grin and a blank passport face both miss.

How often should I update my profile photo?

When you no longer look like it: new glasses, different hair, a few years gone by. A new photo costs one credit, and new accounts start with 5 free credits.

AI therapist headshots for directory profiles

Upload a selfie and get a warm, calm headshot for your directory profile and practice website. Soft light, a quiet background, and an expression a new client would feel able to talk to.

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5 free credits to start. No credit card.

How to get therapist headshots in 3 steps

No studio, no photographer, no leaving the house.

Step 1

Upload a few selfies

One to three clear photos from your phone. We tell you which ones to skip.

Step 2

Pick your look

Choose the outfit, background, and lighting that fit where the photo is going.

Step 3

Download your headshots

High-resolution portraits, ready for LinkedIn, your resume, or the team page.

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What makes a good therapist headshot

Warm beats corporate
A client is choosing someone to tell difficult things to. A relaxed, real smile and soft front light matter more than a suit and a studio backdrop.
Dress as you would for a first session
Solid colours in soft or mid tones: a knit, a cardigan, an open-collar shirt, a blazer if that is how you work. Leave out busy patterns and anything you wouldn't wear in the room.
Centre your face, quiet the background
Directories show your photo small, in a list of other therapists, and may crop it to a square or a circle. Keep your face in the middle with a plain wall, a blurred office or greenery behind you.

Made for a directory listing

Download once and use the same photo everywhere it needs to go.

Directory profiles such as Psychology Today
Practice website and About page
Insurance and referral network profiles
Booking pages and email signatures

How it compares to a photographer

A photographer is still the right call for some shoots. For a profile photo, this is faster and cheaper.

PhotographerHeadshot Generator AI

TimeTravel, a session, then days for editsAbout a minute per photo

BookingScheduled around the photographerAny time, from your phone

CostA session fee, often per personPacks from $9.99, paid once

RetakesWhatever you got on the dayTry another look in a minute

Styles that fit

Professional looks from the library. Pick one and put yourself in it.

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Chiaroscuro Noir Headshots

A high-contrast monochrome studio aesthetic that emphasizes facial architecture through hard lighting and grainy film textures.

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Corporate Headshot

Clean studio business headshot

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Executive Portrait

Premium boardroom power portrait

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Simple pricing

Pay once, no subscription. One credit makes one photo.

Starter

For a quick profile refresh

$9.99

20 credits · $0.50 per photo

Every style and background
Full-resolution downloads
Commercial use

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Value

For a job search or a full set of looks

$29.99

120 credits · $0.25 per photo

Every style and background
Full-resolution downloads
Commercial use

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Flash

For lots of looks, or the whole team

$49.99

300 credits · $0.17 per photo

Every style and background
Full-resolution downloads
Commercial use

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New accounts start with 5 free credits. The highest quality setting uses two credits per photo. Full refund within 14 days if none of the results work for you.