Psychotherapy Action Network

🧵(1/8) Summarizing the FTC's complaints against BetterHelp: 1) Shared user information about visitors of Pride Counseling--which targets the LGBTQ community, despite telling them email addresses would be “kept strictly private” and “never shared, sold or disclosed to anyone.”

This isn't partisan. It's caring for collective wellbeing. Join @PsiAN and help build a more just mental health landscape.

Advocacy means working for access and equity: speaking against harmful policies, pushing for human-centered mental health care.

Mental health access isn't just a clinical issue—it's a societal one. Here's why advocacy matters:

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: vist.ly/42fkc #Psychotherapy #MentalHealth #TherapistAdvocacy

@psian We hope this research drives improvements that make the field sustainable for therapists—and improves access to quality care. Read the full analysis: psian.org/practice-manag…

@psian These platforms are reshaping how therapy gets delivered. Clinicians have important insights about what's working and what isn't.

New @PsiAN research: we surveyed 667 therapists about practice management companies (Alma, Headway, Grow, etc.). Here's what we found:

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)

Clinicians weigh reach vs. practicing responsibly: protecting privacy, setting session frequency by need, keeping insurers out of clinical decisions. (2/3)

Self-pay therapy is a hard decision for clinicians AND patients. Here's what's actually involved: (1/3)

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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: vist.ly/4zuni 🧵

May 7, 2026 | 11am-12:30pm Central 1.5 CE credits (sponsored by The Institute for Clinical Social Work) Register: psian.org/smartmarketing #psychotherapy #depththerapy #therapist #marketingfortherapists

Those skills are exactly what an ethical, effective online presence is built on. You might be closer than you think.

If you've ever thought "I'm a great therapist, I just can't figure out the marketing piece" — We'd gently push back on that framing. Because the same skills that make you great in session? Attunement. Clarity. Meeting people where they are. 🧵

Read it. Share it. psian.org/tap-theframe #Psychotherapy #MentalHealth #PsiAN #TherapistAdvocacy

The psychotherapy frame is the infrastructure of effective care. Practice Management Companies are dismantling it. PsiAN Chair Linda Michaels makes the case in her new article in TAP, The American Psychoanalyst — backed by research from nearly 700 clinicians.

Help make these problems visible. Use @PsiAN's Insurance Issue Tracker to log your experiences: psian.org/insurance-issu…

The ugly: insurers dictate care—shorter sessions, capped frequency, diagnostic pressure. Clinical judgment gets sidelined. Companies make themselves hard to deal with on purpose. (3/3)

Insurance in mental health—the good, the bad, and the ugly. (1/3)