Sessionly vs Kiku
Kiku and Sessionly are both UK-built platforms with real UK focus — BACP-aligned defaults and named UK outcome measures. The differences sit in what each one leans into: Kiku pairs the software with an integrated “Find a Therapist” directory that brings prospects to the platform; Sessionly ships a hosted booking page you promote yourself, plus agency and CIC depth and a native iPhone app. Two different acquisition models — a marketplace, or your own funnel — and the software choice follows the model.
Facts about Kiku are drawn from our 2026 roundup of UK therapy practice management software. For current pricing, check Kiku's own site — plans change.
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Update · 25 September 2026
Kiku has announced it is merging with Konfidens, and Kiku accounts are being migrated to the Konfidens platform. The comparison below reflects Kiku as it operated independently, before the merger. If you're deciding whether to follow the migration or pick your own next platform, see our Kiku alternative guide.
Who each platform is for
Kiku
UK-built practice management software for counsellors and psychotherapists in private practice, paired with an integrated “Find a Therapist” directory that brings potential clients to therapists on the platform. Includes a clinical will / emergency executor feature. Per our roundup, agency features exist but are less mature than in purpose-built agency platforms.
Sessionly
UK practice management software for therapists, counsellors and counselling agencies / CICs — solo and agency alike. Named UK outcome measures, BACP-aligned defaults, dual-code clinical governance, waiting-list workflows, note governance, supervision and CPD tracking, funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services, a hosted booking page for your own website with intake-and-agreement automations behind it, workforce-compliance documents for agencies, bi-directional Google Calendar sync, clinical will documentation, and a native iPhone app. Flat pricing for agencies. No therapist directory.
At a glance
Pricing figures are approximate ranges published in our roundup post; check both providers' own pages for current numbers.
Solo pricing
Agency pricing model
Built for
Data hosting region
BACP-aligned retention
UK outcome measures
Therapist directory
Own-website booking page for new enquiries
Card payments on invoices
Client-onboarding automations (agreement + intake auto-send)
Two-way Google Calendar sync
Workforce-compliance documents (agency)
Funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services
Supervision session tracking + CPD logging
Two-code clinical governance
Clinical will / emergency executor
Native mobile app
Free trial
| Dimension | Kiku | Sessionly |
|---|---|---|
| Solo pricing | Free tier for very small practices; paid tiers from ~£14.99/month | £10.99/month or £109/year (single flat plan) |
| Agency pricing model | Per-therapist (~£9.99–£14.99 per therapist/month depending on tier) | Flat £49.99/month for up to 25 therapists |
| Built for | UK counsellors and psychotherapists in private practice; solo-first (per our roundup) | UK therapists, counsellors and counselling agencies / CICs — solo and agency alike |
| Data hosting region | AWS servers in the EEA per Kiku's migration page; the Konfidens platform (which Kiku is merging with) states EU data storage — both inside the UK GDPR adequacy framework | UK/EU-hosted, primary region London |
| BACP-aligned retention | Yes | Yes |
| UK outcome measures | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes — PHQ-9, GAD-7, CORE-10, CORE-OM, YP-CORE, DES-II, WSAS, Goal-Based Outcomes |
| Therapist directory | Yes — integrated "Find a Therapist" directory | No |
| Own-website booking page for new enquiries | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes — hosted booking page plus an embeddable enquiry form for your own site |
| Card payments on invoices | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes — Stripe Connect payment links on invoices with auto-reconciliation; Sessionly takes no cut, only Stripe's standard fees apply |
| Client-onboarding automations (agreement + intake auto-send) | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes — stage-based, fires on enquiry |
| Two-way Google Calendar sync | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes — bi-directional |
| Workforce-compliance documents (agency) | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes — DBS, insurance, qualifications and other configurable credentials with expiry reminders |
| Funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes |
| Supervision session tracking + CPD logging | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes — supervision sessions auto-log as expenses; CPD tracking built in |
| Two-code clinical governance | No | Yes (clinical record code + anonymous code) |
| Clinical will / emergency executor | Yes | Yes |
| Native mobile app | None found — check Kiku's site | Yes — native iPhone app included |
| Free trial | Free tier + paid | 14 days (no card required) |
Prices and features last verified: 25 September 2026 for the Kiku–Konfidens merger note and the data-hosting cell (Kiku AWS/EEA per Kiku's migration page; Konfidens EU per konfidens.com). 11 July 2026 for native-app availability and Kiku's clinical-will / directory positioning. Other cells (pricing, integrations, retention defaults) are directional — the full audit is older than 30 days, so verify with Kiku before committing.
Directory vs no directory
Kiku's integrated “Find a Therapist” directory is a genuine advantage for solo therapists still building a caseload. Software and a lead source in one subscription is a real proposition, especially when you are early in private practice.
Sessionly deliberately does not run a directory. Two reasons. First, a directory creates a competing incentive — your software provider is also the marketplace where competing therapists appear alongside you. Second, for agencies and CICs, directory presence is not the acquisition channel; referrers, funders and waiting-list allocation are. Sessionly invests development effort into the features those users actually need.
What Sessionly ships instead is the other half of the funnel: a hosted booking page you promote yourself. Prospects reach it from your website, your Google profile, your Counselling Directory listing or wherever else your name lives; they submit an enquiry, a client record is created, and automations send the therapy agreement and intake form immediately. It is not a directory replacement — you still supply the traffic — but everything from first contact through onboarding runs without your involvement.
Practice-management depth and agency mode
Per our roundup, Kiku is a solo-practitioner-first product; its agency features exist but are less mature than in purpose-built agency platforms — less-developed leadership-team workflows and no funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services.
Sessionly's practice-management depth is available across solo and agency use, not held behind an agency tier. That includes dual-code clinical governance (separating admin and clinical identity of the same client), waiting-list workflows, note governance (version history and delete-approvals), supervision session tracking, CPD logging, and funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services.
On top of that, agency mode adds features specifically for teams: therapist-to-client assignment and management, shared calendars with room booking, agency funding tracking (including external funding sources), therapist billing management for internal costs, and secure communications. Solo practitioners get the practice-depth features; agencies get those plus the team-management layer.
Pricing at scale
For a solo therapist, Kiku's free tier is a real advantage if it covers what you need. On paid tiers, Sessionly at £10.99/month is a bit lower than Kiku's paid entry around £14.99/month.
At agency scale the gap opens. Kiku charges per therapist — a 25-therapist agency lands roughly £250–£375/month. Sessionly's Agency plan is flat at £49.99/month for up to 25 therapists. If your team is going to grow, the flat model saves meaningful money over a year.
Which should you choose?
The choice sits along one axis: directory-led discovery — Kiku's marketplace bringing prospects to the platform — versus an own-website funnel plus practice-management depth. Both products serve solo therapists; the question is whether you want your subscription to include the marketplace or the tooling to run your own funnel.
Choose Kiku if…
- • Your growth strategy relies on being found through Kiku's “Find a Therapist” directory.
- • Kiku's free tier covers what you need to start.
- • The directory is worth the trade-off that your software provider is also a marketplace where other therapists appear alongside you.
Choose Sessionly if…
- • Your prospects already find you — through your website, your Google profile, an external directory listing, referrers or word of mouth — and you want a hosted booking page plus onboarding automations to convert them without your involvement.
- • You want deeper practice management alongside your clinical work — supervision session tracking, CPD logging, dual-code clinical governance, waiting-list workflows, note governance.
- • You want the broader outcome-measures set (adds CORE-OM, YP-CORE, DES-II, WSAS, Goal-Based Outcomes on top of CORE-10 / PHQ-9 / GAD-7).
- • You run — or are planning to run — a UK counselling agency or CIC and want funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services, workforce-compliance documents (DBS, insurance, qualifications with expiry reminders), therapist-to-client assignment, shared calendars with room booking, therapist billing management and secure communications.
- • You live in Google Calendar day-to-day and want two-way sync rather than one-side-of-the-fence integration.
- • You want a native iPhone app for logging notes between clients.
- • Flat agency pricing (£49.99/month for up to 25 therapists) matters more than an integrated directory.
Sessionly vs Kiku: which is right for UK therapists?
Kiku and Sessionly are both UK-built, BACP-aligned practice management software. Per our roundup, Kiku is solo-practitioner-first, its main differentiator being an integrated “Find a Therapist” directory — a marketplace bringing prospects to the platform. Sessionly is built for solo practitioners and UK counselling agencies / CICs alike, with a hosted booking page you promote from your own website and intake-and-agreement automations behind it, dual-code clinical governance, note governance, waiting-list workflows, supervision and CPD tracking, funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services, workforce-compliance documents for agencies, bi-directional Google Calendar sync, a native iPhone app, and flat £49.99/month agency pricing hosted in the UK/EU (London primary region). The choice is directory-led discovery versus an own-website funnel plus practice-management depth.
Update, 25 September 2026: Kiku has announced it is merging with Konfidens, and Kiku accounts are being migrated to the Konfidens platform. This comparison reflects Kiku as it operated independently. Kiku's migration page states its AWS/EEA servers stay in place; the Konfidens platform states EU data storage. See our Kiku alternative guide if you're deciding whether to follow the migration or pick your own next platform.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest difference between Sessionly and Kiku?
Both are UK-built practice management software with BACP-aligned defaults. Kiku's main differentiator is the integrated "Find a Therapist" directory, so its acquisition story is a marketplace that brings clients to the platform. Sessionly does not run a directory; it ships a hosted booking page you promote yourself, with intake-and-agreement automations behind it — the acquisition story is your own website funnel, not a marketplace. On top of that Sessionly invests in practice-management depth: supervision and CPD tracking, dual-code clinical governance, note governance, waiting-list workflows, funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services, workforce-compliance documents for agencies, bi-directional Google Calendar sync, and a native iPhone app. The choice sits along one axis: directory-led discovery versus your own-website funnel plus practice-management depth. Note (25 September 2026): Kiku has announced it is merging with Konfidens and Kiku accounts are being migrated to the Konfidens platform — see our Kiku alternative guide if you are deciding between following the migration and picking your own next platform.
Does Sessionly have a therapist directory?
No. Sessionly does not run a marketplace where clients search for therapists — that's Kiku's model. Sessionly gives you the other half: a hosted booking page you promote from your own website, Google profile, or existing directory listing, with automations that send the therapy agreement and intake form the moment an enquiry lands. It's a different acquisition model, not a directory replacement — you supply the traffic, the software captures and onboards it. If lead generation via a public directory is important, Kiku offers it in the same subscription. If you already have a caseload, an agency-referred funnel, or a website that drives enquiries, Sessionly's own-website funnel plus practice depth is the trade.
Which is better for a solo therapist just starting out?
It depends on where your caseload comes from and how much practice-management depth you need. If your growth strategy relies on being found through Kiku's "Find a Therapist" directory, that in-platform lead source is a real advantage. If your referrals come through Counselling Directory, Psychology Today, GP practices or word of mouth, other factors take priority: Sessionly's lower solo price (£10.99/month vs Kiku's ~£14.99/month paid tier per our roundup), supervision and CPD tracking, and a native iPhone app included at no additional cost.
Which is better for a UK counselling agency or CIC?
Sessionly, in most cases. Per our roundup, Kiku is a solo-practitioner-first product with less-mature agency features. Sessionly's product depth — dual-code clinical governance, waiting-list workflows, note governance with version history and delete-approvals, supervision and CPD tracking, funding-and-demographic reporting for grant-funded services — is available across solo and agency use. Agency mode adds therapist-to-client assignment and management, shared calendars with room booking, agency funding tracking (including external funding sources), therapist billing management for internal costs, and secure communications. Pricing at agency scale is flat £49.99/month for up to 25 therapists (vs Kiku's per-therapist ~£250–£375/month at 25 therapists per our roundup).
Does Sessionly have a clinical will feature?
Yes — both Sessionly and Kiku include clinical will documentation with emergency executor access (per our roundup for Kiku), a real BACP-relevant consideration that many practice-management platforms omit. In Sessionly this is part of every plan, including the £10.99/month solo tier.
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