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DATE: May 19, 2026 at 01:20PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: The Therapy Session Is Being Monetized. Here Is What Clinicians Need to Know.
Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) co-founder and chair Linda Michaels joined hosts David Dayen and Matt Stoller on the Organized Money podcast to talk about what is really happening to the therapy profession in the United States, and why it matters far beyond the consulting room.
The episode, titled "The Chatbot Will See You Now: Tech in Therapy," covers the full landscape: insurance companies that underpay therapists and obstruct access, venture capital-backed Practice Management Companies (PMCs) like Headway, Alma, Rula, and Grow Therapy that extract data and profit from therapist labor, and the push to replace human care with AI chatbots, all while obscuring what is actually being taken from patients and clinicians alike.
What Therapy is, and What It is notLinda grounded the conversation in what makes psychotherapy work, and why shortcuts fail. "Trust is core," she said. "Without it, therapy doesn't work. People go to therapy with their most vulnerable, perhaps embarrassing and shameful problems and parts of themselves. If there is no trust, there is no confidentiality, there is no privacy, people are not going to open up."
When host Matt Stoller raised Mark Zuckerberg's claim that AI could serve as everyone's therapist, Linda was direct: "That's not what therapy is. Therapy is for people who have serious, complex problems, multiple problems, problems that maybe go back generations in their families that they cannot unwind or understand or change by themselves."
The PMC Model: What Therapists are Not Being toldLinda drew on Psychotherapy Action Network's research survey of nearly 700 mental health professionals to describe how PMCs recruit therapists with promises of administrative relief and better pay, while obscuring the actual terms of the arrangement. Eighty-five percent of therapists using PMCs do not know who owns the company they work for. Most do not know what cut the PMC takes. What they are signing is, in effect, an Uber contract, in which the platform owns patient data and clinicians become 1099 contractors.
"If the value proposition were explained honestly," Linda said, "you would hear: you are going to become a contractor to a company owned by the very insurance companies that are the bane of your existence, you will give up ownership of your patient records, and there is a 50-50 chance you will actually earn more money. How does that sound?"
AI Documentation Tools and The Recording of Therapy SessionsLinda explained how PMCs use the threat of insurance clawbacks to push therapists toward AI documentation tools that record entire therapy sessions, generate transcripts, and feed that data to third-party vendors. Buried in terms of service are provisions allowing that data to be used for analytics, AI training, and, as Talkspace has stated directly in investor reports, to build proprietary large language models.
Headway, one of the largest PMCs, is currently the subject of a class action lawsuit alleging the sharing of patient data with Google. Google Ventures is an owner of Headway.
"This is all built on transcripts and recordings of what patients should believe are private conversations between them and their therapist," Linda said.
The Illinois Model: Proof that Advocacy WorksThe episode also covered Illinois House Bill 1085, passed in 2025 with significant advocacy support, including from Psychotherapy Action Network. The law raises reimbursement rates for therapists toward parity with medical and surgical rates, reduces administrative barriers for therapists joining insurance networks, and is projected to expand access to psychotherapy for 2.5 million people in Illinois.
"If it happened in Illinois, it can happen elsewhere," Linda said. "We are working on a model bill based on the Illinois legislation that other states can use."
This is the work. Support it.
The fight Linda describes on Organized Money is exactly the fight Psychotherapy Action Network exists to wage. We stand against the commodification of care and the extraction of patient data for profit. We stand for therapists and patients who deserve better than what corporate medicine is offering them.
Listen to the full episode onApple Podcasts,Spotify,YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
If this conversation matters to you, join Psychotherapy Action Network or make a donation today. This work depends on clinicians and advocates who refuse to look away.
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #TherapyMonetization #MentalHealthTech #PMCs #AIinTherapy #TherapistPay #PatientDataPrivacy #IllinoisHB1085 #MentalHealthAccess #PsychotherapyActionNetwork #OrganizedMoney
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DATE: May 19, 2026 at 01:20PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: The Therapy Session Is Being Monetized. Here Is What Clinicians Need to Know.
Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) co-founder and chair Linda Michaels joined hosts David Dayen and Matt Stoller on the Organized Money podcast to talk about what is really happening to the therapy profession in the United States, and why it matters far beyond the consulting room.
The episode, titled "The Chatbot Will See You Now: Tech in Therapy," covers the full landscape: insurance companies that underpay therapists and obstruct access, venture capital-backed Practice Management Companies (PMCs) like Headway, Alma, Rula, and Grow Therapy that extract data and profit from therapist labor, and the push to replace human care with AI chatbots, all while obscuring what is actually being taken from patients and clinicians alike.
What Therapy is, and What It is notLinda grounded the conversation in what makes psychotherapy work, and why shortcuts fail. "Trust is core," she said. "Without it, therapy doesn't work. People go to therapy with their most vulnerable, perhaps embarrassing and shameful problems and parts of themselves. If there is no trust, there is no confidentiality, there is no privacy, people are not going to open up."
When host Matt Stoller raised Mark Zuckerberg's claim that AI could serve as everyone's therapist, Linda was direct: "That's not what therapy is. Therapy is for people who have serious, complex problems, multiple problems, problems that maybe go back generations in their families that they cannot unwind or understand or change by themselves."
The PMC Model: What Therapists are Not Being toldLinda drew on Psychotherapy Action Network's research survey of nearly 700 mental health professionals to describe how PMCs recruit therapists with promises of administrative relief and better pay, while obscuring the actual terms of the arrangement. Eighty-five percent of therapists using PMCs do not know who owns the company they work for. Most do not know what cut the PMC takes. What they are signing is, in effect, an Uber contract, in which the platform owns patient data and clinicians become 1099 contractors.
"If the value proposition were explained honestly," Linda said, "you would hear: you are going to become a contractor to a company owned by the very insurance companies that are the bane of your existence, you will give up ownership of your patient records, and there is a 50-50 chance you will actually earn more money. How does that sound?"
AI Documentation Tools and The Recording of Therapy SessionsLinda explained how PMCs use the threat of insurance clawbacks to push therapists toward AI documentation tools that record entire therapy sessions, generate transcripts, and feed that data to third-party vendors. Buried in terms of service are provisions allowing that data to be used for analytics, AI training, and, as Talkspace has stated directly in investor reports, to build proprietary large language models.
Headway, one of the largest PMCs, is currently the subject of a class action lawsuit alleging the sharing of patient data with Google. Google Ventures is an owner of Headway.
"This is all built on transcripts and recordings of what patients should believe are private conversations between them and their therapist," Linda said.
The Illinois Model: Proof that Advocacy WorksThe episode also covered Illinois House Bill 1085, passed in 2025 with significant advocacy support, including from Psychotherapy Action Network. The law raises reimbursement rates for therapists toward parity with medical and surgical rates, reduces administrative barriers for therapists joining insurance networks, and is projected to expand access to psychotherapy for 2.5 million people in Illinois.
"If it happened in Illinois, it can happen elsewhere," Linda said. "We are working on a model bill based on the Illinois legislation that other states can use."
This is the work. Support it.
The fight Linda describes on Organized Money is exactly the fight Psychotherapy Action Network exists to wage. We stand against the commodification of care and the extraction of patient data for profit. We stand for therapists and patients who deserve better than what corporate medicine is offering them.
Listen to the full episode onApple Podcasts,Spotify,YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
If this conversation matters to you, join Psychotherapy Action Network or make a donation today. This work depends on clinicians and advocates who refuse to look away.
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DAILY EMAIL DIGEST: Email [email protected] -- no subject or message needed.
The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #TherapyMonetization #MentalHealthTech #PMCs #AIinTherapy #TherapistPay #PatientDataPrivacy #IllinoisHB1085 #MentalHealthAccess #PsychotherapyActionNetwork #OrganizedMoney
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DATE: May 19, 2026 at 01:20PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: The Therapy Session Is Being Monetized. Here Is What Clinicians Need to Know.
Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) co-founder and chair Linda Michaels joined hosts David Dayen and Matt Stoller on the Organized Money podcast to talk about what is really happening to the therapy profession in the United States, and why it matters far beyond the consulting room.
The episode, titled "The Chatbot Will See You Now: Tech in Therapy," covers the full landscape: insurance companies that underpay therapists and obstruct access, venture capital-backed Practice Management Companies (PMCs) like Headway, Alma, Rula, and Grow Therapy that extract data and profit from therapist labor, and the push to replace human care with AI chatbots, all while obscuring what is actually being taken from patients and clinicians alike.
What Therapy is, and What It is notLinda grounded the conversation in what makes psychotherapy work, and why shortcuts fail. "Trust is core," she said. "Without it, therapy doesn't work. People go to therapy with their most vulnerable, perhaps embarrassing and shameful problems and parts of themselves. If there is no trust, there is no confidentiality, there is no privacy, people are not going to open up."
When host Matt Stoller raised Mark Zuckerberg's claim that AI could serve as everyone's therapist, Linda was direct: "That's not what therapy is. Therapy is for people who have serious, complex problems, multiple problems, problems that maybe go back generations in their families that they cannot unwind or understand or change by themselves."
The PMC Model: What Therapists are Not Being toldLinda drew on Psychotherapy Action Network's research survey of nearly 700 mental health professionals to describe how PMCs recruit therapists with promises of administrative relief and better pay, while obscuring the actual terms of the arrangement. Eighty-five percent of therapists using PMCs do not know who owns the company they work for. Most do not know what cut the PMC takes. What they are signing is, in effect, an Uber contract, in which the platform owns patient data and clinicians become 1099 contractors.
"If the value proposition were explained honestly," Linda said, "you would hear: you are going to become a contractor to a company owned by the very insurance companies that are the bane of your existence, you will give up ownership of your patient records, and there is a 50-50 chance you will actually earn more money. How does that sound?"
AI Documentation Tools and The Recording of Therapy SessionsLinda explained how PMCs use the threat of insurance clawbacks to push therapists toward AI documentation tools that record entire therapy sessions, generate transcripts, and feed that data to third-party vendors. Buried in terms of service are provisions allowing that data to be used for analytics, AI training, and, as Talkspace has stated directly in investor reports, to build proprietary large language models.
Headway, one of the largest PMCs, is currently the subject of a class action lawsuit alleging the sharing of patient data with Google. Google Ventures is an owner of Headway.
"This is all built on transcripts and recordings of what patients should believe are private conversations between them and their therapist," Linda said.
The Illinois Model: Proof that Advocacy WorksThe episode also covered Illinois House Bill 1085, passed in 2025 with significant advocacy support, including from Psychotherapy Action Network. The law raises reimbursement rates for therapists toward parity with medical and surgical rates, reduces administrative barriers for therapists joining insurance networks, and is projected to expand access to psychotherapy for 2.5 million people in Illinois.
"If it happened in Illinois, it can happen elsewhere," Linda said. "We are working on a model bill based on the Illinois legislation that other states can use."
This is the work. Support it.
The fight Linda describes on Organized Money is exactly the fight Psychotherapy Action Network exists to wage. We stand against the commodification of care and the extraction of patient data for profit. We stand for therapists and patients who deserve better than what corporate medicine is offering them.
Listen to the full episode onApple Podcasts,Spotify,YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
If this conversation matters to you, join Psychotherapy Action Network or make a donation today. This work depends on clinicians and advocates who refuse to look away.
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DAILY EMAIL DIGEST: Email [email protected] -- no subject or message needed.
The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #TherapyMonetization #MentalHealthTech #PMCs #AIinTherapy #TherapistPay #PatientDataPrivacy #IllinoisHB1085 #MentalHealthAccess #PsychotherapyActionNetwork #OrganizedMoney
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DATE: May 1, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: Confidential No More: What a Federal Court Case Exposes About Digital Therapy Platforms
When Therapy Sessions Become DataA patient types her deepest worries into what she believes is a confidential therapy session. Two years later, a transcript of every word appears in a court filing, obtained by her former employer's lawyers.
This is not a hypothetical. It is what happened to Jennifer Kamrass, a nurse practitioner who used Talkspace through an employer-sponsored benefit to process the anxiety of losing her job while nearly nine months pregnant. When she later filed a pregnancy discrimination claim, her Talkspace records were produced in court and used against her.
Proof News published an investigation into this case on April 28, and Psychotherapy Action Network co-founder Linda Michaels, PsyD, was among those interviewed. The piece is essential reading for every clinician who cares about where mental health care is headed.
The Problem Is Structural, Not Incidental
“Privacy and confidentiality: It’s in the code of ethics of every psychotherapist. It is really taking advantage of vulnerable people at a vulnerable time of their life.”
— Linda Michaels, Board Chair and Co-Founder
What happened to Kamrass was not a data breach or a rogue actor. It followed directly from how Talkspace is built. The platform records and stores text, video, and audio messages between clients and providers. Its CEO has told investors the company has compiled 8 billion words and 140 million messages, describing it as "one of the largest mental health data banks in the world." The stated end goal: training an AI therapy companion chatbot slated for release later this year, with plans to pursue insurance reimbursement for the automated tool.This is the business model. Clients provide intimate disclosures; the platform converts those disclosures into proprietary training data. The company assures investors that data is anonymized, but as the Electronic Frontier Foundation's staff attorney told Proof, anonymized data can be reidentified, and HIPAA protections are insufficient for the scale of exposure these platforms create.
As Linda Michaels put it: "Privacy and confidentiality: It's in the code of ethics of every psychotherapist. It is really taking advantage of vulnerable people at a vulnerable time of their life."
What Clinicians Already KnowFor therapists trained in depth-oriented and relationship-based care, none of this is surprising. The therapeutic relationship depends on the patient's confidence that what is said in the room stays in the room. That confidence is not a courtesy. It is a clinical precondition for the kind of disclosure that makes treatment possible.
Digital platforms that record every exchange and store it indefinitely do not replicate a therapy session. They transform it into a document. And documents, as Kamrass' case shows, can be subpoenaed.
In a traditional clinical setting, therapists maintain brief progress notes. They do not generate verbatim transcripts. The shift from handwritten notes to complete message logs is not a technological upgrade. It is a fundamental change in the nature of the therapeutic record and its exposure to third parties.
A Long Track Record of ConcernLinda Michaels has not arrived at this position recently. In 2019, she co-authored a letter to the American Psychological Association raising concerns about Talkspace's business practices, including inadequate patient privacy protections. Talkspace's lawyers subsequently filed a libel suit against her and her co-authors. The case was ultimately dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.
The Larger StakesThe Proof investigation also surfaces the legislative response beginning to take shape. Illinois banned therapy bots last year. A California legislator introduced similar protections in January. Therapists at Kaiser Permanente went on strike in March after the company refused to prohibit AI tools from replacing clinicians.
These are not isolated policy skirmishes. They reflect a sector-wide struggle over whether mental health care will be defined by clinical integrity or by data extraction and automation. Talkspace's pending acquisition by Universal Health Services for $835 million makes that question more urgent, not less.
Psychotherapy Action Network will continue to advocate for the clinical and ethical standards that make genuine therapy possible. That means fighting against platforms that treat patient disclosures as raw material, opposing insurance reimbursement for automated tools that carry no therapeutic relationship, and standing with the clinicians and clients who bear the consequences of profit-driven shortcuts.
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DAILY EMAIL DIGEST: Email [email protected] -- no subject or message needed.
The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #ConfidentialTherapy #DigitalHealthEthics #TalkspacePrivacy #TherapyDataPrivacy #MentalHealthTech #AIPatientConsent #HIPAALimits #TherapyRecords #ClinicalIntegrity #DataDrivenCare
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DATE: May 1, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: Confidential No More: What a Federal Court Case Exposes About Digital Therapy Platforms
When Therapy Sessions Become DataA patient types her deepest worries into what she believes is a confidential therapy session. Two years later, a transcript of every word appears in a court filing, obtained by her former employer's lawyers.
This is not a hypothetical. It is what happened to Jennifer Kamrass, a nurse practitioner who used Talkspace through an employer-sponsored benefit to process the anxiety of losing her job while nearly nine months pregnant. When she later filed a pregnancy discrimination claim, her Talkspace records were produced in court and used against her.
Proof News published an investigation into this case on April 28, and Psychotherapy Action Network co-founder Linda Michaels, PsyD, was among those interviewed. The piece is essential reading for every clinician who cares about where mental health care is headed.
The Problem Is Structural, Not Incidental
“Privacy and confidentiality: It’s in the code of ethics of every psychotherapist. It is really taking advantage of vulnerable people at a vulnerable time of their life.”
— Linda Michaels, Board Chair and Co-Founder
What happened to Kamrass was not a data breach or a rogue actor. It followed directly from how Talkspace is built. The platform records and stores text, video, and audio messages between clients and providers. Its CEO has told investors the company has compiled 8 billion words and 140 million messages, describing it as "one of the largest mental health data banks in the world." The stated end goal: training an AI therapy companion chatbot slated for release later this year, with plans to pursue insurance reimbursement for the automated tool.This is the business model. Clients provide intimate disclosures; the platform converts those disclosures into proprietary training data. The company assures investors that data is anonymized, but as the Electronic Frontier Foundation's staff attorney told Proof, anonymized data can be reidentified, and HIPAA protections are insufficient for the scale of exposure these platforms create.
As Linda Michaels put it: "Privacy and confidentiality: It's in the code of ethics of every psychotherapist. It is really taking advantage of vulnerable people at a vulnerable time of their life."
What Clinicians Already KnowFor therapists trained in depth-oriented and relationship-based care, none of this is surprising. The therapeutic relationship depends on the patient's confidence that what is said in the room stays in the room. That confidence is not a courtesy. It is a clinical precondition for the kind of disclosure that makes treatment possible.
Digital platforms that record every exchange and store it indefinitely do not replicate a therapy session. They transform it into a document. And documents, as Kamrass' case shows, can be subpoenaed.
In a traditional clinical setting, therapists maintain brief progress notes. They do not generate verbatim transcripts. The shift from handwritten notes to complete message logs is not a technological upgrade. It is a fundamental change in the nature of the therapeutic record and its exposure to third parties.
A Long Track Record of ConcernLinda Michaels has not arrived at this position recently. In 2019, she co-authored a letter to the American Psychological Association raising concerns about Talkspace's business practices, including inadequate patient privacy protections. Talkspace's lawyers subsequently filed a libel suit against her and her co-authors. The case was ultimately dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.
The Larger StakesThe Proof investigation also surfaces the legislative response beginning to take shape. Illinois banned therapy bots last year. A California legislator introduced similar protections in January. Therapists at Kaiser Permanente went on strike in March after the company refused to prohibit AI tools from replacing clinicians.
These are not isolated policy skirmishes. They reflect a sector-wide struggle over whether mental health care will be defined by clinical integrity or by data extraction and automation. Talkspace's pending acquisition by Universal Health Services for $835 million makes that question more urgent, not less.
Psychotherapy Action Network will continue to advocate for the clinical and ethical standards that make genuine therapy possible. That means fighting against platforms that treat patient disclosures as raw material, opposing insurance reimbursement for automated tools that carry no therapeutic relationship, and standing with the clinicians and clients who bear the consequences of profit-driven shortcuts.
Read the Article a Proof
Read the Article a Proof
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DAILY EMAIL DIGEST: Email [email protected] -- no subject or message needed.
The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #ConfidentialTherapy #DigitalHealthEthics #TalkspacePrivacy #TherapyDataPrivacy #MentalHealthTech #AIPatientConsent #HIPAALimits #TherapyRecords #ClinicalIntegrity #DataDrivenCare
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DATE: May 1, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: Confidential No More: What a Federal Court Case Exposes About Digital Therapy Platforms
When Therapy Sessions Become DataA patient types her deepest worries into what she believes is a confidential therapy session. Two years later, a transcript of every word appears in a court filing, obtained by her former employer's lawyers.
This is not a hypothetical. It is what happened to Jennifer Kamrass, a nurse practitioner who used Talkspace through an employer-sponsored benefit to process the anxiety of losing her job while nearly nine months pregnant. When she later filed a pregnancy discrimination claim, her Talkspace records were produced in court and used against her.
Proof News published an investigation into this case on April 28, and Psychotherapy Action Network co-founder Linda Michaels, PsyD, was among those interviewed. The piece is essential reading for every clinician who cares about where mental health care is headed.
The Problem Is Structural, Not Incidental
“Privacy and confidentiality: It’s in the code of ethics of every psychotherapist. It is really taking advantage of vulnerable people at a vulnerable time of their life.”
— Linda Michaels, Board Chair and Co-Founder
What happened to Kamrass was not a data breach or a rogue actor. It followed directly from how Talkspace is built. The platform records and stores text, video, and audio messages between clients and providers. Its CEO has told investors the company has compiled 8 billion words and 140 million messages, describing it as "one of the largest mental health data banks in the world." The stated end goal: training an AI therapy companion chatbot slated for release later this year, with plans to pursue insurance reimbursement for the automated tool.This is the business model. Clients provide intimate disclosures; the platform converts those disclosures into proprietary training data. The company assures investors that data is anonymized, but as the Electronic Frontier Foundation's staff attorney told Proof, anonymized data can be reidentified, and HIPAA protections are insufficient for the scale of exposure these platforms create.
As Linda Michaels put it: "Privacy and confidentiality: It's in the code of ethics of every psychotherapist. It is really taking advantage of vulnerable people at a vulnerable time of their life."
What Clinicians Already KnowFor therapists trained in depth-oriented and relationship-based care, none of this is surprising. The therapeutic relationship depends on the patient's confidence that what is said in the room stays in the room. That confidence is not a courtesy. It is a clinical precondition for the kind of disclosure that makes treatment possible.
Digital platforms that record every exchange and store it indefinitely do not replicate a therapy session. They transform it into a document. And documents, as Kamrass' case shows, can be subpoenaed.
In a traditional clinical setting, therapists maintain brief progress notes. They do not generate verbatim transcripts. The shift from handwritten notes to complete message logs is not a technological upgrade. It is a fundamental change in the nature of the therapeutic record and its exposure to third parties.
A Long Track Record of ConcernLinda Michaels has not arrived at this position recently. In 2019, she co-authored a letter to the American Psychological Association raising concerns about Talkspace's business practices, including inadequate patient privacy protections. Talkspace's lawyers subsequently filed a libel suit against her and her co-authors. The case was ultimately dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.
The Larger StakesThe Proof investigation also surfaces the legislative response beginning to take shape. Illinois banned therapy bots last year. A California legislator introduced similar protections in January. Therapists at Kaiser Permanente went on strike in March after the company refused to prohibit AI tools from replacing clinicians.
These are not isolated policy skirmishes. They reflect a sector-wide struggle over whether mental health care will be defined by clinical integrity or by data extraction and automation. Talkspace's pending acquisition by Universal Health Services for $835 million makes that question more urgent, not less.
Psychotherapy Action Network will continue to advocate for the clinical and ethical standards that make genuine therapy possible. That means fighting against platforms that treat patient disclosures as raw material, opposing insurance reimbursement for automated tools that carry no therapeutic relationship, and standing with the clinicians and clients who bear the consequences of profit-driven shortcuts.
Read the Article a Proof
Read the Article a Proof
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DAILY EMAIL DIGEST: Email [email protected] -- no subject or message needed.
The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #ConfidentialTherapy #DigitalHealthEthics #TalkspacePrivacy #TherapyDataPrivacy #MentalHealthTech #AIPatientConsent #HIPAALimits #TherapyRecords #ClinicalIntegrity #DataDrivenCare
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
This isn't partisan. It's caring for collective wellbeing. Join @PsiAN and help build a more just mental health landscape.
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog and X/Twitter accounts. Responses here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
This isn't partisan. It's caring for collective wellbeing. Join @PsiAN and help build a more just mental health landscape.
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2051844427664998632
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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When policies restrict funding, limit coverage, or create care deserts, individual suffering compounds. Therapy alone can't fix systemic problems.
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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Advocacy means working for access and equity: speaking against harmful policies, pushing for human-centered mental health care.
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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When policies restrict funding, limit coverage, or create care deserts, individual suffering compounds. Therapy alone can't fix systemic problems.
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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When policies restrict funding, limit coverage, or create care deserts, individual suffering compounds. Therapy alone can't fix systemic problems.
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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Mental health access isn't just a clinical issue—it's a societal one. Here's why advocacy matters: https://t.co/3z9448vFB0
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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Mental health access isn't just a clinical issue—it's a societal one. Here's why advocacy matters: https://t.co/3z9448vFB0
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 10:00PM
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Mental health access isn't just a clinical issue—it's a societal one. Here's why advocacy matters: https://t.co/3z9448vFB0
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: Psychotherapy Action Network on Public Radio: Private Equity Is Cashing In on the Mental Health Crisis
These days, more people are willing to seek therapy, but the system meant to help them is failing. That is the contradiction at the center of a new interview with Psychotherapy Action Network Chair and Co-Founder Linda Michaels, PsyD, MBA, on WDET 101.9 FM's The Metro. The conversation is urgent, specific, and worth your time.For the first time in decades, more Americans are choosing talk therapy over medication. Stigma is declining. People are raising their hands and asking for help. And yet, as Linda makes clear in this interview, the structural forces working against them have never been more powerful or more coordinated.
Insurance companies already underpay psychotherapists by 20 to 30% relative to medical and surgical clinicians. The administrative burdens compound the financial penalty: joining an insurance network as a therapist can take five to six months of applications and follow-up. The same process takes about two weeks for a primary care physician. These are not accidents. They are the architecture of a system designed to make therapy an unattractive option for the people who provide it, which makes it an inaccessible one for the people who need it.
And insurance companies are not acting alone. In the interview, Linda names the full coalition bearing down on the field: private equity, venture capital, big tech, Amazon, Google. The global market for mental health apps reached $7.5 billion in 2024. These companies are not entering the field to improve care. They are entering it to extract data and generate profit. Psychotherapy Action Network's own research found that 85% of therapists said they would not work with a practice management company if they knew it was owned or heavily invested in by insurance companies. Nearly all of them are.
What happens when a small nonprofit advocacy organization challenges a well-funded tech company? Psychotherapy Action Network found out firsthand. When the organization raised concerns about a texting-based therapy platform's lack of evidence and its handling of patient data, the company responded with a $40 million defamation lawsuit. Psychotherapy Action Network fought it, secured pro bono representation on First Amendment grounds, and won the case in court. The episode is a window into how these companies behave and how much they’re are willing to spend to silence scrutiny, and why that scrutiny is exactly what this field needs.
The interview closes with something concrete. Psychotherapy Action Network is launching a nationwide directory of low-cost therapy clinics, searchable by zip code, in May during Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a brand new resource and one that only exists because we decided that advocacy has to connect to access.
Listen to the full interview on WDET's The Metro. Share it with colleagues, clients, and anyone who has ever been told their diagnosis is not covered, their therapist is out of network, or that a chatbot is close enough.
Then join us. This work does not stop.
Listen at WDET Public Radio
Listen at WDET Public Radio
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Listen on Apple Podcast
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: Psychotherapy Action Network on Public Radio: Private Equity Is Cashing In on the Mental Health Crisis
These days, more people are willing to seek therapy, but the system meant to help them is failing. That is the contradiction at the center of a new interview with Psychotherapy Action Network Chair and Co-Founder Linda Michaels, PsyD, MBA, on WDET 101.9 FM's The Metro. The conversation is urgent, specific, and worth your time.For the first time in decades, more Americans are choosing talk therapy over medication. Stigma is declining. People are raising their hands and asking for help. And yet, as Linda makes clear in this interview, the structural forces working against them have never been more powerful or more coordinated.
Insurance companies already underpay psychotherapists by 20 to 30% relative to medical and surgical clinicians. The administrative burdens compound the financial penalty: joining an insurance network as a therapist can take five to six months of applications and follow-up. The same process takes about two weeks for a primary care physician. These are not accidents. They are the architecture of a system designed to make therapy an unattractive option for the people who provide it, which makes it an inaccessible one for the people who need it.
And insurance companies are not acting alone. In the interview, Linda names the full coalition bearing down on the field: private equity, venture capital, big tech, Amazon, Google. The global market for mental health apps reached $7.5 billion in 2024. These companies are not entering the field to improve care. They are entering it to extract data and generate profit. Psychotherapy Action Network's own research found that 85% of therapists said they would not work with a practice management company if they knew it was owned or heavily invested in by insurance companies. Nearly all of them are.
What happens when a small nonprofit advocacy organization challenges a well-funded tech company? Psychotherapy Action Network found out firsthand. When the organization raised concerns about a texting-based therapy platform's lack of evidence and its handling of patient data, the company responded with a $40 million defamation lawsuit. Psychotherapy Action Network fought it, secured pro bono representation on First Amendment grounds, and won the case in court. The episode is a window into how these companies behave and how much they’re are willing to spend to silence scrutiny, and why that scrutiny is exactly what this field needs.
The interview closes with something concrete. Psychotherapy Action Network is launching a nationwide directory of low-cost therapy clinics, searchable by zip code, in May during Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a brand new resource and one that only exists because we decided that advocacy has to connect to access.
Listen to the full interview on WDET's The Metro. Share it with colleagues, clients, and anyone who has ever been told their diagnosis is not covered, their therapist is out of network, or that a chatbot is close enough.
Then join us. This work does not stop.
Listen at WDET Public Radio
Listen at WDET Public Radio
Listen on Apple Podcast
Listen on Apple Podcast
Listen on Spotify
Listen on Spotify
Listen on YouTube
Listen on YouTube
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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DATE: May 5, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: Psychotherapy Action Network on Public Radio: Private Equity Is Cashing In on the Mental Health Crisis
These days, more people are willing to seek therapy, but the system meant to help them is failing. That is the contradiction at the center of a new interview with Psychotherapy Action Network Chair and Co-Founder Linda Michaels, PsyD, MBA, on WDET 101.9 FM's The Metro. The conversation is urgent, specific, and worth your time.For the first time in decades, more Americans are choosing talk therapy over medication. Stigma is declining. People are raising their hands and asking for help. And yet, as Linda makes clear in this interview, the structural forces working against them have never been more powerful or more coordinated.
Insurance companies already underpay psychotherapists by 20 to 30% relative to medical and surgical clinicians. The administrative burdens compound the financial penalty: joining an insurance network as a therapist can take five to six months of applications and follow-up. The same process takes about two weeks for a primary care physician. These are not accidents. They are the architecture of a system designed to make therapy an unattractive option for the people who provide it, which makes it an inaccessible one for the people who need it.
And insurance companies are not acting alone. In the interview, Linda names the full coalition bearing down on the field: private equity, venture capital, big tech, Amazon, Google. The global market for mental health apps reached $7.5 billion in 2024. These companies are not entering the field to improve care. They are entering it to extract data and generate profit. Psychotherapy Action Network's own research found that 85% of therapists said they would not work with a practice management company if they knew it was owned or heavily invested in by insurance companies. Nearly all of them are.
What happens when a small nonprofit advocacy organization challenges a well-funded tech company? Psychotherapy Action Network found out firsthand. When the organization raised concerns about a texting-based therapy platform's lack of evidence and its handling of patient data, the company responded with a $40 million defamation lawsuit. Psychotherapy Action Network fought it, secured pro bono representation on First Amendment grounds, and won the case in court. The episode is a window into how these companies behave and how much they’re are willing to spend to silence scrutiny, and why that scrutiny is exactly what this field needs.
The interview closes with something concrete. Psychotherapy Action Network is launching a nationwide directory of low-cost therapy clinics, searchable by zip code, in May during Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a brand new resource and one that only exists because we decided that advocacy has to connect to access.
Listen to the full interview on WDET's The Metro. Share it with colleagues, clients, and anyone who has ever been told their diagnosis is not covered, their therapist is out of network, or that a chatbot is close enough.
Then join us. This work does not stop.
Listen at WDET Public Radio
Listen at WDET Public Radio
Listen on Apple Podcast
Listen on Apple Podcast
Listen on Spotify
Listen on Spotify
Listen on YouTube
Listen on YouTube
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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DATE: April 30, 2026 at 10:38AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
90% of Americans want therapy that gets to the root, not just symptom relief. PsiAN co-founder Linda Michaels names exactly who is responsible.
Read/listen to the interview: https://t.co/RPM1Qauo0k
#Psychotherapy #MentalHealth #TherapistAdvocacy
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog and X/Twitter accounts. Responses here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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DATE: April 30, 2026 at 10:38AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
90% of Americans want therapy that gets to the root, not just symptom relief. PsiAN co-founder Linda Michaels names exactly who is responsible.
Read/listen to the interview: https://t.co/RPM1Qauo0k
#Psychotherapy #MentalHealth #TherapistAdvocacy
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049861053572325538
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog and X/Twitter accounts. Responses here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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DATE: April 30, 2026 at 10:38AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
90% of Americans want therapy that gets to the root, not just symptom relief. PsiAN co-founder Linda Michaels names exactly who is responsible.
Read/listen to the interview: https://t.co/RPM1Qauo0k
#Psychotherapy #MentalHealth #TherapistAdvocacy
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049861053572325538
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian We hope this research drives improvements that make the field sustainable for therapists—and improves access to quality care. Read the full analysis: https://t.co/IPnuE3iZ8y
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian We hope this research drives improvements that make the field sustainable for therapists—and improves access to quality care. Read the full analysis: https://t.co/IPnuE3iZ8y
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian We hope this research drives improvements that make the field sustainable for therapists—and improves access to quality care. Read the full analysis: https://t.co/IPnuE3iZ8y
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian Key concerns: privacy practices, investor transparency, reimbursement rates, ethics, and service quality. Patterns emerged.
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian These platforms are reshaping how therapy gets delivered. Clinicians have important insights about what's working and what isn't.
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian Key concerns: privacy practices, investor transparency, reimbursement rates, ethics, and service quality. Patterns emerged.
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian These platforms are reshaping how therapy gets delivered. Clinicians have important insights about what's working and what isn't.
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049670078686224894
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian Key concerns: privacy practices, investor transparency, reimbursement rates, ethics, and service quality. Patterns emerged.
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049670069043576887
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
@psian These platforms are reshaping how therapy gets delivered. Clinicians have important insights about what's working and what isn't.
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049670078686224894
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 09:59PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
New @PsiAN research: we surveyed 667 therapists about practice management companies (Alma, Headway, Grow, etc.). Here's what we found: https://t.co/ulIVm515B6
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 09:59PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
New @PsiAN research: we surveyed 667 therapists about practice management companies (Alma, Headway, Grow, etc.). Here's what we found: https://t.co/ulIVm515B6
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049670066673774793
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 29, 2026 at 09:59PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
New @PsiAN research: we surveyed 667 therapists about practice management companies (Alma, Headway, Grow, etc.). Here's what we found: https://t.co/ulIVm515B6
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049670066673774793
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Patients: self-pay may still work. Check out-of-network benefits, HSA/FSA options, sliding scales, superbills. Plan with your therapist to estimate costs accurately. (3/3)
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Patients: self-pay may still work. Check out-of-network benefits, HSA/FSA options, sliding scales, superbills. Plan with your therapist to estimate costs accurately. (3/3)
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049307693421056158
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Patients: self-pay may still work. Check out-of-network benefits, HSA/FSA options, sliding scales, superbills. Plan with your therapist to estimate costs accurately. (3/3)
LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2049307693421056158
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Clinicians weigh reach vs. practicing responsibly: protecting privacy, setting session frequency by need, keeping insurers out of clinical decisions. (2/3)
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Self-pay therapy is a hard decision for clinicians AND patients. Here's what's actually involved: (1/3) https://t.co/bgBtyTs5KH
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Clinicians weigh reach vs. practicing responsibly: protecting privacy, setting session frequency by need, keeping insurers out of clinical decisions. (2/3)
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Self-pay therapy is a hard decision for clinicians AND patients. Here's what's actually involved: (1/3) https://t.co/bgBtyTs5KH
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Clinicians weigh reach vs. practicing responsibly: protecting privacy, setting session frequency by need, keeping insurers out of clinical decisions. (2/3)
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
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DATE: April 28, 2026 at 10:00PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Self-pay therapy is a hard decision for clinicians AND patients. Here's what's actually involved: (1/3) https://t.co/bgBtyTs5KH
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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DATE: April 26, 2026 at 10:38AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities https://t.co/iRtK1H8wGc
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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DATE: April 26, 2026 at 10:38AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities https://t.co/iRtK1H8wGc
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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DATE: April 26, 2026 at 10:38AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities https://t.co/iRtK1H8wGc
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PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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DATE: April 26, 2026 at 10:38AM
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DATE: April 26, 2026 at 10:38AM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkArticle link at end of text if there is one. PsiAN often just posts or retweets without an article. Follow X/Twitter link to read & respond.
Advocacy doesn't happen without people who show up.
This year, we're honoring our Communications and Policy Teams: the volunteers who keep PsiAN moving and the mission alive.View 2026 Volunteer Appreciation: https://t.co/QAbuAJU0Rd
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LINK TO X/TWEET:https://twitter.com/PsiANorg/status/2048411497957618105
PsiAN blog articles at https://www.psian.org/blog". X/Tweets can be responded to at https://x.com/PsiANorg
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog and X/Twitter accounts. Responses here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy