MindMatch
We match you with your perfect psychological theorist and give you tools to implement their interventions.
The Process
Step 1 - Complete The Questionnaire
Our scientifically validated questionnaire will evaluate four crucial worldview elements: belief in science, belief in intuition, belief in free will, belief in determinism.
Step 2 - Meet your MindMatch
You will then be plotted on a four quadrant graph and matched with the appropriate psychological theorist (as well as your Anti-Theorist).
Step 3 - Learn
You will then be redirected to a webpage which explains the fundamentals of your theorist's system of psychology, and how to implement their interventions.
Step 4 - Implement
Once you have learned a little about your match, you can then complete the interactive modules and browse the available resources to further your growth
The Science
What Drives Therapeutic Success
Research shows that finding the right therapeutic match is crucial for treatment success. Systematic Treatment Selection—matching the right approach to the right person—accounts for ~60% of variance in patient improvement.
In contrast, the specific therapy style itself accounts for only ~10% of outcomes.
This means MindMatch's core mission—helping you discover which psychological approach aligns with your needs and worldview—is backed by decades of research on what actually drives therapeutic change.
Variance in Patient Improvement
Based on decades of psychotherapy research
The Power of the Therapeutic Match
Insights from Jerome Frank's Persuasion and Healing
Jerome Frank's seminal work, Persuasion and Healing, argues that therapy works because it provides a "myth"—a conceptual scheme that explains suffering and offers a pathway to change.
The critical insight: if this therapeutic myth is incompatible with the client's worldview, the client is far more likely to drop out of treatment. A spiritual person told their struggles are "just brain chemistry," or a rationalist offered exclusively symbolic interpretation—these mismatches create friction that undermines healing.
This is why MindMatch matters: By helping you find the theoretical approach that aligns with your values and worldview, we're not just matching you to an intervention—we're ensuring the fundamental "myth" of healing resonates with who you are.
Reference: D'Aniello et al., 2021 & Frank, J. D., & Frank, J. B. (1991). Persuasion and Healing
The Power of Saying "No"
Why Avoiding the Wrong Approach Matters More Than Finding the Right One
Research on Negative Preferences reveals a striking finding: clients who receive a treatment they have a pre-existing "negative preference" for are twice as likely to drop out and show significantly smaller clinical gains than those in a neutral or preferred treatment.
This means sometimes knowing what you don't want is just as important—perhaps more important—than knowing what you do. If you're fundamentally opposed to psychoanalytic theory, forcing you into it won't work. If behavioral approaches feel overly mechanistic to your values, that mismatch will undermine treatment before it even begins.
This is why MindMatch includes an "anti-theorist": By identifying not just which approaches resonate with you, but which ones feel fundamentally wrong, we help you avoid the pitfalls that lead to dropout and poor outcomes. Sometimes the best match is knowing what to exclude.
Reference: Swift, J. K., & Callahan, J. L. (2009). "The impact of client treatment preferences on outcome: A meta-analysis."
Find Your Psychological Match
Backed by decades of research, MindMatch uses systematic treatment selection to help you discover the approach that aligns with your values and worldview.