Most counsellors and psychologists who move online start by asking for a website. Wix and WordPress are the two names that come up first. Both can make a good site. The question is what else you will need to join to them before a stranger can find you, book a time, pay and get a confirmation.
This guide compares the two on cost and upkeep, lists what a practice site needs that neither gives by default, and then shows the third option. Prices below were seen on 20 October 2026 and change, so check the provider before you buy.
What Wix costs and needs
Wix is a hosted builder. Hosting, security updates and the editor come in one subscription, so there is no server to manage. On wix.com/plans the yearly reference prices, GST included, were Light $17.77, Core $29.77 and Business $39.77 a month in US dollars. Wix shows the rupee price only at checkout from India, so check the INR price there before you decide.
Wix Bookings is free to add, but taking online payments needs a paid plan. Core and above include payments and scheduling. Wix Payments is not offered in India. The providers Wix lists for India include PayPal, Razorpay, PayU, Cashfree, Paytm, Easebuzz, airpay and Nimbbl, so you open an account with one of them and connect it.
You also write the pages, set up the booking service, the intake form and the email wording yourself. Upkeep is light, but the setup is yours.
What WordPress costs and needs
WordPress software is free. You pay for hosting and a domain. A third-party check of Hostinger India in September 2026 showed plans from about Rs 69 to 249 a month for the first term and about Rs 289 to 649 a month on renewal, before GST. Themes and plugins can add to that.
Booking, payments and forms each come from a plugin, and each plugin has its own settings, updates and sometimes a paid tier. You connect a payment gateway such as Razorpay yourself. Updates, backups and security are your job, or you pay someone to do them.
WordPress gives the most control. It also asks the most time, which a practice with a full diary may not have.
Wix and WordPress side by side
Cost. Wix is one subscription with a USD reference price. WordPress is hosting plus plugins, usually cheaper at the start and harder to total.
Booking and payments. On Wix, Bookings is free to add and payments need a paid plan plus a gateway. On WordPress, both come from plugins and a gateway.
Upkeep. Wix looks after hosting and updates. On WordPress you look after them.
Control. WordPress allows almost anything. Wix allows what its editor and apps allow.
What a psychologist site needs that neither gives by default
A page with your photo and credentials is the easy part. A client needs four more things to go from reading to booked.
Booking, so they pick a real time from your calendar without messaging you first. Payment at booking, so the fee is settled before the session and you do not chase it. Confirmation and reminder emails, so both of you know the time and have the meeting link. And a way in that does not make them build an account first.
Each of these can be built on Wix or WordPress. Each is a separate piece to choose, connect, test and keep working. If one breaks, a client sees a page that does not book.
Leshya as the third option
Leshya gives a counsellor a practice website with booking, payments, intake and reminders built in, on a yourname.leshya.app address. The booking panel shows your offerings and available times, and clients pay online at checkout through Razorpay. A receipt goes to both of you.
Your intake questions go to the client at booking. Reminders go out 24 hours and 1 hour before by email and push, to the client and to you. Connect Google or Outlook and the times you are busy are not offered, and online sessions land on your calendar with a meeting link.
A client can book as a guest with a name and email, and the booking details arrive by email, so an account is optional. You can create a free page and add a plan later. The practice website is an optional feature that depends on your plan, so read the pricing section before you choose it.
What this does not give is the open-ended design freedom of WordPress. If you want a site built around many custom pages and plugins, WordPress or Wix will suit you better. If you want to be bookable this week without joining tools together, this is the shorter route.
How to choose
Choose WordPress if you enjoy tinkering, or you have someone who will maintain it, and you want full control. Choose Wix if you want a hosted editor and are happy to connect a payment gateway and set up bookings. Choose Leshya if you want booking, payment and email in one place and would rather spend the time with clients.
You can also keep a Leshya profile for discovery next to any website. The two do different jobs.
Common questions
Wix suits someone who wants hosting and updates handled and is happy to connect a gateway. WordPress suits someone who wants full control and will maintain it. Neither includes booking, payment at booking and confirmation emails by default.
