Pay for someone’s therapy

Pay for someone’s therapy, and leave the rest to them.

If a parent, partner or friend needs a therapist and money is what is in the way, you can cover their sessions up to an amount you set each month. They pick the therapist and book when they are ready. You get a statement of what you paid, and nothing about what was said.

Sponsor someoneI already have an account
You decidethe monthly limit, in naira
Card or walletor a bank mandate, you choose
Up to 5people at a time
Any timeeither of you can stop
What you get

How sponsoring works for you

Many people want to pay for a relative’s therapy and worry about overstepping. Sponsoring keeps you in charge of the money and out of the therapy.

A monthly limit you set

Decide how much you will pay in a month. Their sessions come out of it until it is used up, and it starts again on the 1st.

Their choice of therapist

They browse, book and talk to whoever they choose. You are not told who that is.

A statement, not a report

Your statement shows the date and the amount of each session, like "Session for Ada (sponsored)". It leaves out the therapist, the time and what was said.

Ends when either of you says so

You or they can end it from the app at any time, and nothing more is charged. If a session is cancelled, the money comes back to you.

Therapist never named to the sponsorSession times and types never sharedEither side can end it any timeRefunds go back to whoever paid
How it works

How to set it up

  1. Create a free account

    Sign up on app.mytherapist.ng. You will find Sponsoring under Profile; you do not have to book anything yourself.

  2. Send the offer

    Type their email, or make a link to send them on WhatsApp. Add a message if you want. Then set your monthly limit and how you will pay: your wallet, a card, or a bank mandate that tops the wallet up for you.

  3. They accept

    They open the invite, sign in or create an account, and accept. An email invite only works from that address. A link works for whoever opens it first. Either kind stays open for 7 days.

  4. They book, you pay

    When they book, they pick you as the way to pay, and the session comes out of that month’s limit. On the 1st you get a short statement of what you paid.

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From abroad

Paying from abroad

If you live outside Nigeria and someone at home is having a hard year, you can set this up without waiting for them to ask. You set the limit once. They book when they are ready, in English, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa or Pidgin, from their phone.

You pay in naira, by card or from your Mytherapist.ng wallet, and the statement on the 1st tells you what went where. If your card is declined, a bank transfer into your wallet works instead.

Invites stay open for 7 days.Nothing is charged until they accept and book their first session. If they let it lapse, send another when the time is right.
Other ways to give

Other ways to give

A one-off gift code

Send wallet credit by email. They get a 10-character code to redeem in the app, and the money waits in their wallet until they book.

How it works →

Mytherapist.ng Prime for the family

Prime Family covers you and up to five people you add by email. It removes reschedule and cancellation fees and includes free 30-minute intro sessions.

How it works →

Ask someone to pay for you

You can also ask. From the app you can invite a sponsor by email or phone, or make a Pay for me link for one session.

How it works →

Send a gift code instead
Questions

Common questions

As much as you set, and no more. Each therapist prices their own sessions, and the person you sponsor sees those prices when they book. Your monthly limit is the most you will pay in a calendar month. A booking that would go over it is not charged to you.

Yes. The invite shows your first name and your message, and they pick you when they pay. You cannot sponsor someone anonymously.

No. You see the dates and amounts you paid and nothing else: not the therapist, not when the session was, not what kind.

Yes. The person you sponsor needs to be able to book on Mytherapist.ng; you only need an account and a way to pay in naira: a card, or a wallet you top up by bank transfer.

The invite stays open for 7 days, then closes on its own. Nothing is charged until they accept and book. You can withdraw an invite at any time before then.

Up to 5 people at a time, each with their own monthly limit. A person can have up to three sponsors.

When they book, the app tells them how much of your limit is left. A session that would go over it is not charged to you. They can pay for it another way, or ask you from the app to raise the limit. The limit starts again on the 1st.

Sponsoring is for someone who can book for themselves. If the person you are worried about is in danger right now, see the helplines in Nigeria that answer today.