5 Beautiful Therapist Websites to Inspire You Today
When you are creating a website for your practice it can help to have some visual inspiration and language to clarify what you want (whether you are DIYing your site or hiring a designer)
In today’s post I’ll showcase some gorgeous, unique website designs and give some language to help describe the style (and what, exactly, goes into creating the style).
And, if this post gets your wheels turning but you’re not sure where to start, grab my free Therapist Website Prep Toolkit so you know everything you need before you design.
An Organic & Modern Web Design
What makes it feel like organic design…
Earth tone color palette
Botanical line drawings
Handwriting font
Images of nature & greenery
What makes it feel like modern design…
Interactive features & scroll effects (see the live site to know what I mean)
Fresh & current logo
Mobile friendly
Simple & intuitive navigation (takes the visitor on a journey)
Use of plenty of white space
A Bold & Professional Web Design
What makes it feel like “bold” design…
Bright blue color pops & backgrounds
High contrast colors
Strong geometric graphics
Overlapping image collages
Unique image shapes
What makes it feel like a “professional” design…
Clean, easy-to-read tall, serif font
Polished brand elements
Blue, black and neutrals are typically associated with professionalism, trustworthyness, and healthcare in classic color theory
Balanced, symmetric layouts
A Minimalist & Creative Web Design
What makes it feel like “minimalist” design…
Few, carefully selected images
Subtle use of graphics
Lots of white space
Clean lines
Carefully honed written content to be impactful without being overwhelming
Clean, sleek borders,lines and angles
Uncluttered navigation
What makes it feel like a “creative” design…
Unique, modern font
Interactive features
Unexpected imagery and use of graphics
Not literal or on the nose when it comes to branding
Feeling inspired… but not sure where to start?
Grab my FREE Therapist Website Prep Toolkit!
You’ll get:
A simple checklist to organize your content
Page-by-page writing prompts
An easy branding guide (colors + photos)
BONUS: Top 5 Mistakes Therapists Make with Their Websites
Elegant & Inviting Web Design
What makes it feel like “elegant” design…
Timeless, clean font
Single font through the whole site for simplicity–not overdoing anything here!
Streamlined color palette of white, dark blue and bluish gray with occasional muted clay-toned pink (doesn’t have to be a pink website just because it’s geared towards women’s mental health!)
What makes it feel like an “inviting” design…
Rounded font shape makes it feel friendly
Beautiful professional photos in a clean, simple, soothing space
Use of text underlines to give it a personal and approachable feeling
The sparing pops of pink
Some overlapping images
Images of the therapist’s city to invoke a sense of place
Vibrant & Maximalist Web Design
What makes it feel like “vibrant” design…
Fresh color palette
Bold, personality filled images
Fun, dramatic font
What makes it feel like a “maximalist” design…
We’ve got spangles, we’ve got wavy backgrounds, we’ve got shaped images!
Customized icons and patterned backgrounds
Animated text and move on scroll background effect (see the live site)
“How do I explain what I am looking for in a website?”
The Web Design Word Bank
At a loss for words? Use this word bank! Here are some categories of website styles and if you click it to open you’ll see many choices of words to fall into this category. As you’ll see, a website can be more than one of these categories!
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Clean
Clear
Crisp
Simple
Sleek
Light
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Balanced
Polished
Refined
Sophisticated
Stylish
Timeless
Classic
Quiet
Luxurious
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Approachable
Cozy
Friendly
Inviting
Relaxed
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Playful
Bright
Colorful
Dramatic
Energetic
Vibrant
Rebellious
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Calm
Earthy
Grounded
Rustic
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Contemporary
Fresh
Editorial
Whimsical
Ready to create your own beautiful private practice website?
Start with the Therapist Website Toolkit.
It’s totally free and it’ll help you organize your ideas, write your content, and feel confident before you ever hit publish.
