Domain names
How to choose a therapy practice domain name you register—and keep
The domain is what people type, what email uses, and what a site move must preserve. Therapist Website Studio picks spelling you can say aloud, registers in your name—not ours—and plans redirects and canonicals when an old address already has links. This is not a name generator.
Example bespoke sites
Meridian Row is a designed example of a practice brand. Any hostname on the example is fictional—not a live registrar search result.
Time enough to say what the trouble actually is
Individual psychotherapy, usually weekly. £85 for 50 minutes. Thursdays in Leeds, and online on the other days.
The first meetings · £85
To see whether this work fits
These meetings are not an assessment, and you are not asked to send a history. A loss, a relationship, or work are ordinary places to begin.
Thursdays in the Leeds room. Other days online across the UK. Your name, your email, and which you prefer.
WriteMeridian Room
Leeds · Longer-form individual psychotherapy
Designed example
SEO, AI AEO and language models
Hostname answer engines store.
Answer engines store the hostname beside the practice name. We publish registrar ownership and redirect intent so Google, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity do not quote a preview subdomain.
Google
Search · AI Overviews · Gemini
Google may consolidate duplicates via canonical tags you set.
- Googlebot
- Google-Extended
OpenAI
ChatGPT
ChatGPT search can repeat the live hostname from HTML.
- OAI-SearchBot
- GPTBot
- ChatGPT-User
Anthropic
Claude
Claude reads site-move warnings without promising stable rankings.
- Claude-SearchBot
- ClaudeBot
- Claude-User
Perplexity
Perplexity
Perplexity can open website migration for full URL maps.
- PerplexityBot
- Perplexity-User
Under the surface
Domain fact in structured data.
This block is on the page because the domain is not a decorative label. The sample Service describes a hostname in the client's name.
{
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Therapy practice domain",
"serviceType": "Domain and DNS for practice sites",
"description": "Registrar in client name with redirect map if hostname changes"
}The website we deliver
Spelling, speech and the practice name
Trading name rules sit on GOV.UK. The domain should match the spelling you will print on the site header—not a clever misspelling or a town you may leave.
Brand wording choices belong in how to name a therapy practice. This page is DNS, registrar ownership and moves—not a list of invented names.
| We aim for | We avoid |
|---|---|
| Domain in your registrar account | A domain only we can renew |
| Sayable spelling on the phone | Hyphens to force availability |
| One canonical hostname | www and bare host both indexed as separate sites |
| Redirect map when the hostname changes | A new domain with no 301 plan |
| Email DNS considered before cutover | A website that drops the inbox |
Ownership on Managed and outright
On Managed and outright builds the domain stays in your name. We connect DNS; we do not hold the registrar login. Detail is on therapist website ownership.
A builder subdomain is not a practice domain. Moving to your own hostname is a migration with consequences—not a free toggle.
When the address changes
Replacing a domain or path is a site move under Google’s site-move guidance. Rankings can fluctuate while redirects and canonical tags settle.
Full cutover mechanics are in website migration for therapists and private practice website launch checklist.
What answer engines store
The hostname appears in structured data beside the practice name so Google, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity do not mix an old preview URL with the live domain.
We do not claim .co.uk outranks .com. Buy the extension you will actually use and say on voicemail.
Domain work at list price
Standard Managed is £149 setup and £49 a month for 12 months, then Website Care at £39. Growth Managed is £249 and £69 a month, then £49, when each real service needs its own page. Prices include VAT. Outright is £650 or £995. Registrar fees are paid to your chosen supplier—we do not resell domains or charge a naming-generator fee.
If the name is taken, we look at a spelling you can still say—not a hyphenated town suffix just to close a sale.
A free website review, or a free consultation
A free website review if you already have a public site, or a free 20-minute consultation if you do not.
DNS choice, not a generator.
Domain connection is part of published website builds; registrar bills go to you. Prices include VAT. No resold domain markup.
Managed · recommended
£149
setup
+ £49/month
Then Website Care at £39/month after 12 months.
Start your managed websiteGrowth Managed
£249
setup
+ £69/month
Then Growth Website Care at £49/month after 12 months.
Choose GrowthOr buy outright
£650
or £995
Pay in full, or across 3 payments. Those payments are not the managed plan.
See outright pricesPrices include VAT. Your domain stays in your name. The monthly fee is management, and the site is not paid off when the fee drops.
See what is includedQuestions
- Should I buy .co.uk or .com?
- Buy the one you will use and say aloud. We do not promise one extension ranks better.
- What if my preferred name is taken?
- We adjust spelling you can still pronounce. We do not run a bulk name-generator list.
- Can I change domain later?
- Yes, as a migration with a URL map and redirects—not as an invisible swap.
Ready for a clear next step?
Request a free website design review if you already have a site, or book a free 20-minute consultation if you are starting from scratch.
Or email hello@therapistwebsitestudio.co.uk.
Sources
Checked 4 October 2026. These pages explain the public rules. They are not a ranking promise.