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Psychotherapy at a Crossroads: The Algorithm Will See You Now

CE Hours 2

About this course

This presentation will outline the forces and factors, from within and outside our field, that are shaping the mental health landscape, influencing the public, therapists, insurers, and policymakers alike. Misunderstandings about efficacy and “gold standard” treatments are common, and new technology apps and companies are redefining what therapy is at scale. From the insurance industry, to venture capital and private equity, to the educational system training therapists and the fragmentation of our field, there are many ways in which the work we do is threatened. Therapists are increasingly using new technology from companies such as Headway and Alma to help manage their practices, and new research from Psychotherapy Action Network on these companies will be shared, as well as the impacts on access, ethics, and clinician autonomy. This presentation will address the changing mental health landscape and identify what therapists can do to protect and advance their work.

This is a recoded event presented on September 26, 2025

Learning Objectives

  • Summarize the impacts of new entrants to the mental health field, including venture capitalists and technology entrepreneurs
  • Compare the values of these entrants and their business models to therapeutic values
  • State benefits and risks of using practice management companies

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Course Instructor(s)

  • Linda Michaels, PsyD, MBA

    Linda Michaels, PsyD, MBA is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Chicago. She is Co-Founder of the Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN), Consulting Editor of Psychoanalytic Inquiry, and a fellow of the Lauder Institute Global MBA program. She has published various articles and the book Advancing Psychotherapy for the Next Generation, and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Wall St. Journal, NPR and other national media on the value of psychotherapy. Linda has a former career in business, with over 15 years’ experience consulting organizations in the US and Latin America. In addition to her doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, she is a graduate of the Adult Psychotherapy program at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. She also has an MBA from Wharton, and a BA from Harvard.

Disclosure

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests). The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer: PLANNERS AND REVIEWER The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships. FACULTY The faculty of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

References

  • Insel, T. (2023). Digital mental health care: Five lessons from Act 1 and a preview of Acts 2–5. NPJ Digital Medicine, 6(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00760-8
  • Leichsenring, F., Abbass, A., Heim, N., Keefe, J., Kisely, S., Luyten, P., Rabung, S., Steinert, C. (2023). The status of psychodynamic psychotherapy as an empirically supported treatment for common mental disorders – an umbrella review based on updated criteria. World Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.21104
  • Olson, K. (2022). Ethically challenged: Private equity storms US health care. Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Olfson, M., McClellan, C., Zuvekas, S. H., Wall, M., & Blanco, C. (2024). Use of telemental health care by children and adolescents in the United States. American Journal of Psychiatry, 182(5). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20240193
  • Habicht, J., Viswanathan, S., Carrington, B., & others. (2024). Closing the accessibility gap to mental health treatment with a personalized self-referral chatbot. Nature Medicine, 30, 595–602. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02766-x

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Content

  • Presentation Recording
    2 parts
    • Presentation Recording
    • Presentaiton Slides
  • American Psychological Association

    American Psychological Association (APA)

    The Private Practice Colloquium (PPC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The PPC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  • National Board of Certified Counselors

    National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)

    The Private Practice Colloquium has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7946. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Private Practice Colloquium is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Psychotherapy at a Crossroads: The Algorithm Will See You Now
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  • Publication Date
    Jun 8th, 2026

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