Built from experience.
Refined through real stories.
Claire Shank
Founder
Intention was founded by Claire Shank, a junior at Lipscomb University studying entrepreneurship. It began with a frustration that many people silently share but few know how to solve.
After going through multiple therapists who, while qualified, were not the right fit, Claire experienced firsthand how discouraging and exhausting the therapy search can be. Each attempt required vulnerability, time, and emotional energy, only to end in misalignment. Eventually, like many others, she stepped away from therapy altogether.
When she later returned and found a therapist who truly fit her needs, everything changed. Progress came not because this therapist was more qualified, but because the alignment was right.
That realization became the foundation of Intention.
The problem is not that therapy doesn't work. The problem is that people are too often matched without intention. As a result, many individuals give up before they ever experience the impact therapy can actually have.
Claire set out to change that.
Intention is designed to make the therapy experience more intentional, personalized, and human. By focusing on deeper compatibility rather than surface-level filters, the platform connects individuals with therapists who truly align with their needs, preferences, and goals, from the start.
Finding the right therapist is not a luxury.
It is what makes therapy work.
And Intention exists to make sure more people get there.
Contact: claireshank@intention.care