About Extension
The Helcim Payment Extension brings Helcim's transparent interchange-plus pricing into Sessions Health, letting therapists accept in-person and online payments without hidden fees—so practices spend less on processing and more time delivering care.
The Helcim Payment Extension is an independent productivity tool designed to help you work more efficiently across your favorite platforms. Please note that this extension is not a direct API integration and is not officially sponsored, authorized, or endorsed by Sessions Health or the third-party software providers it supports. Instead, it acts as a smart bridge in your browser, automating the manual entry of your Helcim payment data into other apps to save you time. We are proud to offer this innovative solution to give you more flexibility and choice in how you manage your business data!
Rate comparison
In-Person Payments
1.79% + 8¢ Average
Online Payments
2.31% + 25¢ Average
Sessions Health's processing fees
In-Person Payments
2.9% + 30¢
Online Payments
2.9% + 30¢
Assured HIPAA Compliance.
Process payments confidently knowing your clinic's PHI is protected. Download Helcim's HIPAA Management Assertion now to see how we ensure compliance.
Features
Reduce double entry and manual updates—payments flow through Helcim while your administrative staff stays in Sessions Health.
Take payments for appointments, invoices, and outstanding balances directly inside Sessions Health without switching systems.
Helcim's transparent interchange-plus pricing offers a more affordable alternative to Sessions Health's default payment provider.
How it works with Helcim
The Helcim Payment Extension enables payments to be processed through Helcim while Sessions Health continues to manage scheduling, clinical notes, billing, and client records. Transactions sync into Helcim for reporting and deposits, while your records remain in Sessions Health. Refunds or adjustments made outside Sessions Health may require manual updates, and invoice currency must match your Helcim account currency. This lets you replace Sessions Health's default payment processor with Helcim's lower-cost solution while keeping your existing workflow intact.
Requirements
Setup
Create a free Helcim account. If you already have one, you can skip this step.
Install the Helcim Payment Extension to your browser from the Chrome Store.
Follow the guide that appears after downloading the extension. It will prompt you to log in to your Helcim account to sync the extension, and then select a currency.
If you have a Card Reader Gen 3 or Smart Terminal, you can pair it by copy-pasting your 4-digit device code onto your Payment Extensions tab in Sessions Health.
FAQs
Yes — Helcim's interchange-plus pricing is typically lower than Sessions Health's default payment processor, reducing your transaction costs. Helcim also has no monthly fees.
Yes — you can connect Helcim with Sessions Health using the Payment Extension, letting you take payments for invoices, appointments, and outstanding balances directly through the platform.
You get lower fees, the ability to process card-present transactions, faster workflows, and reduced manual reconciliation across your invoices.
Yes — the Helcim Payment Extension provides affordable payment processing that can be an alternative to Sessions Health's built-in payment system.