Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN)

New reporting on how insurance companies make it so hard for therapists to work with them, leading therapists to leave those networks. Insurers routinely underpay therapists, over-tax them with administrative hassles, take back payments they made for therapy sessions that were done months ago, and question whether therapy is even needed. No wonder we have a shortage of in-network therapists. Thanks, ProPublica - awesome reporting! https://lnkd.in/gHZtgsR6. #mentalhealth, #therapy, #mentalhealthawareness Optum United Behavioral Health

Great report on how to improve access for therapy! Pay therapists more + reduce unnecessary admin burdens = more therapy available for more people in need. Let's hope that Medicare, Medicaid and marketplace insurance make these improvements - and that private insurance quickly follows suit. There's too much suffering to wait any longer. https://lnkd.in/gRH5RjPJ. Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) Dr. Alexander Stein UnitedHealth Group Health Care Service CorporationAetna, a CVS Health Company #therapists #therapy #mental health

In these last few years we have witnessed unprecedented upheaval in the areas of politics, social justice, the natural world, and public health. To help our patients and to support our practices, communities and the field as a whole, it is vitally important to understand what people are looking for in mental health treatment, and how they think and feel about the therapies we offer. It’s also crucial that public awareness and appreciation of therapies of depth, insight, and relationship improve. These therapies have been missing from, if not pushed out of, the public consciousness, and are misunderstood, undervalued, and overlooked by the general public. Check out our latest enduring CE/CME course with Eric Plakun and Linda Michaels to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eH4CPukR

Calling all therapists, patients, and those who value high-caliber mental health treatment - please sign our petition & give feedback to the WHO on its new treatment guidelines, which omit psychodynamic therapy! This neither aligns with the evidence base, nor with what many patients want from therapy. https://lnkd.in/g_bVSnSJ #psychotherapy #psychodynamic #mentalhealthmatters

Calling all PsiAN members! Please join our virtual Meet-and-Greet on Jun 23rd, at 6pm CST. This is a great opportunity to meet other members, build community, and learn about ways to get involved as a volunteer! You’ll also meet our co-founder and chair, Linda Michaels, and ask any questions you have about PsiAN's mission! Please register using the link below: https://lnkd.in/gVcUr4rW #psychotherapy #therapy #mentalhealthmatters

Join us this Thursday at 1pm EST for an event about how tech impacts therapy, therapists, and people seeking help by Data & Society Research Institute! Panelists include Dr. Linda Michaels, PsiAN Chair and Co-founder, Melody Li, LMFT, Founder of Inclusive Therapists, Mei Wa Kwong, JD, Executive Director of Center for Connected Health Policy, and host Livia Garofalo, cultural and medical anthropologist, and researcher on the Health & Data team at Data & Society. https://lnkd.in/egQCixcJ We hope to see you there! #mentalhealth #teletherapy #psychotherapy #therapy