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Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast Interview
Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast Interviews Linda Michaels, Co-Founder & Chair.
A Response to the Wall Street Journal
PsiAN Co-Founder and Chair, Linda Michaels Responds to Wall Street Journal about the article, “Stop Constantly Asking Kids How They Feel,” which was written by Abigail Schrier about her new book, Bad Therapy: Why Kids Aren't Growing Up.
What People Need and Want from Therapy
Article by Linda Michaels our Chair and Co-Founder, What People Need and Want from Therapy: Advancing Access to Quality Care, is about PsiAN's market research to a general audience, highlighting key results that support therapies of depth, insight and relationship.
Therapy That Sticks
An article by our Co-Founder, Linda Michaels, on therapies that endure/stick. She outlines the evidence base for therapies of depth, insight and relationship, and highlights the false narrative around quick fixes.
PsiAN in the Wall Street Journal
For the very first time, PsiAN was featured in the Wall Street Journal when they ran a letter to the editor by Linda Michaels. The letter is a reminder that any discussion of mental health symptoms is incomplete if it fails to mention the role of psychotherapy.
The Importance of Professional Advocacy for Mental Health
The Importance of Professional Advocacy for Mental Health Treatment Choice in the Times of Ubiquitous Technology, A Technology and the Mind Podcast Interviews Linda Michaels, Co-Founder and Chair.
Article on Telehealth, Parity, and Protecting Therapy
This wonderful new article in the American Prospect, The Fight for Mental Health Parity, does a fantastic job outlining the impacts of telehealth and the concerns over what happens to access to care when the public health emergency ends.
PsiAN Stands with Kaiser Permanente
In August of 2022, thousands of mental healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente went on strike. They are protesting ongoing and persistent problems in providing mental healthcare, staffing shortages, excessive workloads, and harmful restrictions on patient care. We support their efforts.
John Oliver Takes on Mental Health
The hit HBO show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, took on the complex issues of mental healthcare. Oliver’s producers interviewed our Chair and Co-Founder, Linda Michaels, and Advisors.
PsiAN Featured in The New York Times
PsiAN co-chair, Linda Michaels, was featured in an article in the New York Times in an important article on mental health parity, Teachers, Police, and Other Public Workers Left Out of Mental Health Coverage.
Opinion Piece Regarding TalkSpace
PsiAN co-chair, Linda Michaels, wrote a Medium piece in response to Kara Swisher’s interview (appearing in the New York Times) with Oren Frank, CEO of Talkspace, a text therapy service.
PsiAN Therapy Bot Article Featured in The New York Times
PsiAN was featured in The New York Times, in an article on therapy bots. PsiAN co-chair, Linda Michaels, was quoted in a NYT article on Woebot, a therapy app that uses AI to deliver CBT-style interventions.
Letter Published in The New York Times
In response to a New York Times article on bringing “retail therapy” to the masses, PsiAN’s co-chairs wrote a letter arguing that drugstore therapy is the wrong approach.
PsiAN Featured in The Atlantic
PsiAN was recently featured in The Atlantic, in an article about “therapy” Apps.
PsiAN Featured in The New York Times
PsiAN was recently featured in The New York Times, in an article about Talkspace.
Screening of Film, “In Plain Sight”
HIPS Film Screening: PsiAN hosts a free film screening of the documentary Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness, executive-produced by Ken Burns.
PsiAN in Wall Street Journal
PsiAN is focused on changing the narrative about psychotherapy in the media. For the very first time, we were featured in the Wall Street Journal.
PsiAN Takes On App Companies
Starting in 2022, PsiAN took on the issues of app companies using deceptive practices and functioning as advertising vehicles.
Call to Action: Save Talk Therapy
An article, published by TherapyRoute one of our Strategic Partners, provides an overview of the founding of PsiAN and outlines the top issues we’ve taken on to date.