For Professionals
TheTherapies is designed to be a resource you can trust and share. Here's how we ensure accuracy, how we grade evidence, and how you can use this site in your practice.
Evidence grading
Every therapy on TheTherapies includes an evidence panel with graded claims. We use five tiers:
Recommended by at least one major clinical guideline (e.g., NICE, APA, WHO).
Multiple high-quality RCTs and/or meta-analyses support efficacy.
Supported by RCTs but with limitations in number, quality, or population breadth.
Preliminary evidence from early-stage trials, case series, or practice-based research.
Evidence is inconsistent across studies or methodologically limited.
Editorial governance
All content on TheTherapies follows a structured editorial workflow:
Content lifecycle
- 1. Draft → Clinical Review → Evidence Review → Published
- 2. Scheduled review at defined cadence
- 3. Hotfix lane for safety corrections
Review cadence
- High-volatility (medication, safety, crisis): 3\u20136 months
- Therapy evidence summaries: 12 months
- Training/register links: 6\u201312 months
Evidence claims must reference at least one source registry entry. We avoid unanchored superlatives (“proven”, “works best”, “gold standard”) unless directly quoting guideline wording.
Source registry
All sources are verified on a scheduled basis. Link health is monitored weekly. The registry currently contains 25 verified sources including guidelines, registers, and professional bodies.
+ 15 more sources in the full registry
How to use this site in practice
TheTherapies is designed to support clinicians in several ways:
- Share the “How it works” layer with clients as pre-therapy reading or psychoeducation.
- Print resources directly from the Resources page for use in sessions, homework, or psychoeducation.
- Use the evidence panel to quickly check guideline support and evidence tiers when discussing options.
- Use “The science” layer for CPD, supervision preparation, or refreshing your knowledge of specific modalities.