How It Works
GodlyNow is built to feel simple for you and safe for everyone. Here's what to expect from your first visit to your first session.
Browse & Choose
Find a counselor whose story resonates with yours.
- Search our directory of licensed therapists, pastors, and ministry volunteers by specialty, faith background, or session format.
- Read each counselor's full profile — their spiritual journey, professional credentials, counseling approach, and years of experience.
- Every counselor has been manually reviewed by our team. Credentials are verified, safeguarding documents are on file, and references are checked.
Takes 5–10 minutes. No account required to browse.
Book a Session
Schedule on your terms.
- Once you find a counselor you'd like to work with, create a free account and pick an available time from their calendar.
- Choose your preferred format — secure video call or audio-only if you prefer not to be on camera.
- Before confirming, you'll review and set your consent preferences: whether the session may be recorded, and whether notes may be stored.
Standard sessions are 60 minutes. Extensions are available in 15-minute increments.
Meet Privately
A real conversation, grounded in grace.
- Sessions take place inside GodlyNow's encrypted meeting room — no third-party video apps required.
- Your counselor opens with prayer if you'd like, and the conversation is entirely led by your needs and pace.
- Sessions are end-to-end encrypted. Neither GodlyNow staff nor AI systems are present in the room.
All sessions are human-to-human. We will never use AI to counsel you.
Follow Up
Stay connected between sessions.
- After each session, you can exchange structured messages with your counselor through our secure messaging thread.
- Your counselor may share a reflection, a passage of Scripture, or a brief exercise — all within the platform.
- If you're on a subscription plan, you can book your next session directly from the dashboard and track your progress over time.
Messaging is included on Student, Basic, Standard, and Premium plans.
What we stand for
These aren't marketing taglines. They're the commitments we made when we built the platform.
Human, always
Every counselor is a real person with their own faith story. AI never plays a therapeutic role on GodlyNow.
Scripture-grounded
Counselors integrate biblical truth with professional training — not one at the expense of the other.
Consent first
You control recordings, notes, and data sharing at every step. Nothing happens without your knowledge.
Accessible
From a free youth tier to flexible single sessions, we built pricing for the Body of Christ — not a private-pay clientele.