Big Tech & AI Won't Replace Private Practice

Lots of private practice therapists are seeing a drop in referrals lately due to an array of factors, including the ongoing growth of big tech therapy and AI-based services. It raises the question: is private practice still sustainable? In this episode, I share my personal take: private practice isn’t going anywhere. And, if we can stay grounded in our roots of offering specialized, individualized, dynamic therapy, we can differentiate ourselves from big tech therapy. I share my take on this in this episode. What do you think? What pieces did I miss? Sign up for TherapyNotes and get two months FREE: https://www.therapynotes.com/r/private%20practice%20skills/ Related Episodes: "Trying AI Therapy (I'm a Psychologist)” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqpxi_oCpYc "Beat Big Tech Therapy by not Playing Their Game” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKrlL6oxUX4 LINKS *Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely! 👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear 👉 Music I use: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/c7m5mj/ This video is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to. Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TfknqIlVlmhGcdTbRM3rS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-practice-skills/id1735988673 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/ This video is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.