Our Profession Under Fire
Kathleens Public Comments Jan 2025
I’m Kathleen Mills LPC-S and co-creator of AMHP, the Association for Mental Health Professionals. Our profession is deeply divided right now thanks almost entirely to our academic output of the last twenty years. Competent grad students are leaving and changing their career paths because they don’t want to put up with the abuse they’re taking…
Read MoreWorkforce Shortage Numbers
A lot of talk about a workforce shortage and ways to increase the number of licensed therapists. But is there really not enough therapists to go around? Let’s see what the numbers say. The Working Variables 32,000,000-Texas citizens 45,000-Licensed LPC and LMFT’s in Texas 20%-Annual active client rate 4-Average number of appts per active client,…
Read MoreThe Return of Our Profession Begins
So what just happened on Tuesday? I’ll tell you what happened. Cultural Marxism 3.0 officially died because rural America showed up and put a stake through its evil heart. Real, “Constitutional-Republic”ans showed up en masse and said, “No, I don’t think so, Karl.” The Return of Our Profession Begins Be advised though, this is not…
Read MoreKip Rodgers’ LPC Board Townhall Comments 8-13-24
The following is Kip Rodgers’ LPC Board Townhall Comments from 8-13-24. “My name is Anne Rodgers Watson, aka Kip. I am an LPC-S and Certified High Performance Coach. I founded a sports psychology firm in Frisco, TX and have been in this field for 23 years. I have worked with Olympians and professional athletes, but my…
Read MoreCultural Diversity and Required Training
First let me make our position on Cultural Diversity and required training very clear, then I’ll move on to our stance on requiring Cultural Diversity CE hours. Cultural Diversity and Required Training At AMHP we totally support the traditional professional approach to understanding and taking into account a client’s specific racial and cultural considerations. We…
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