Some of today's most popular companies are those that are driving innovation and digital-centricity in markets that have remained otherwise traditional for decades. In the same way that ride-share companies have revolutionized their market, Talkspace is taking the realm of therapy into the digital space, making the professional help that lets people meet their emotional and personal needs via therapy more accessible than ever.The online therapy company offers access to a network of professional, licensed therapists through digital mediums. Therapy is a profession that, until now, has remained mostly unchanged for many decades. While the field of therapy itself has been constantly evolving, the way that people access therapy services has remained, until now, relatively unchanged. While most people understand the benefits of therapy and counseling services, the hour-long, in-office therapy appointment often creates a great many barriers to people who hold full-time jobs, attend school or have budget issues that prevent them from physically attending an appointment each week.The company sets itself apart with affordable, confidential therapy services that are available on any digital device. Members of the online therapy platform gain access to unlimited messaging therapy with a licensed, professional therapist. Even better, there is no appointment needed. People across the world are turning to Talkspace to receive high-quality, convenient mental health services. Clients join the platform to virtually meet with professional therapists to address any mental issues they may be having. The company has raised over $56 million in funding and currently serves tens of thousands of clients every month.Clients work with a selected professional therapist to discuss any and every emotional or mental issue that they may be facing. For example, one recent blog on the company's website outline one woman's struggle with her need to people please. One of the online therapy platform's therapists, Rachel O'Neil, Ph.D LPCC-S provided professional advice surrounding the issues with having an inherent need to please others. She gave insightful input on how people-pleasing often creates secondary problems of struggles with setting concrete boundaries and unrealistic feelings of guilt and anxiety. O'Neil recommended techniques to overcome this issue. A simple scan of the body to look for tightness or tension can help people to be aware of their body's physical reaction to the stress that consistently focusing on pleasing others can cause. She also works with clients who struggle with this issue to learn to tangibly see how their people-pleasing tendencies are affecting their lives. The results are often much more negative than the client realized before beginning therapy.A recent article discussed Talkspace's role in the digital evolution of the therapy. Online therapy, also called e-therapy, is enabling people to overcome nearly any obstacle they may have had in the past that kept them from gaining access to professional therapy services. Members can utilize a convenient variety of technology mediums: texting, video calls, voice calls, in-app messaging, and audio messaging. The app utilizes a precise algorithm that pairs each person with a therapist that aligns with the individual's needs and has a wealth of professional experience relating to the specific issue or issues that the individual is facing. For example, people often seek out professional online therapy because they believe they are struggling with depression. Once one of the app's licensed therapist works with many of these people, they often find that they are struggling from anxiety rather than depression. This is also frequently seen in the opposite manner of anxiety actually being rooted in clinical depression.Awareness of mental illness has grown leaps and bounds in the past 10-15 years. However, there are still many barriers that keep people from actually taking the steps to access professional mental health services. This online therapy platform is giving anyone who seeks to cope with mental or emotional issues an affordable route to work directly with a licensed therapist at their personal convenience.