Our Position on Informed Consent

Executive Summary Informed consent is being delivered in a sterile, minimalist manner that satisfies legal teams but does very little to actually inform patients of potential outcomes. We believe the rapid decline in the quality of informed consent is due largely to the verticalization of healthcare which has produced a shift in professional priorities from…

Cancelled by Assumption and You’re Next

By Kathleen Mills LPC-S

I was cancelled by assumption recently by the CURALINC EAP. I’ve been a credentialed contractor with them for almost ten years and last October I received an email from them. No phone call, just an email informing me that I was “under review for cancellation” because they think I might treat someone unfairly in the…

Your Economic Opportunity

By Phillip Crum

Let’s talk about how to recognize and take advantage of your economic opportunity for more traffic as a licensed, conservative mental health counselor. In a perfect model, you would be the only competent mental health provider in the world and all potential patients would have to come to you. If they can find you. A…

Kathleen’s Public Comments LPC Board 6-6-25

By Phillip Crum

I’m Kathleen Mills LPC-S and I currently supervise 4 associates. I watched the video of the last MFT meeting and was dismayed to hear the head of the board calling for action to interfere with the financial relationship between a business owner and it’s labor force. I don’t believe that type of action is within…

Evidence-Based vs Science Based: The Difference Matters

By Kathleen Mills LPC-S

A common phrase counselors like to utilize in communicating with the public is “evidence-based” but what does it mean? And why is that our go-to identifier? Are we telling Joe Citizen to “follow the science” or “follow the evidence”? Words matter. They matter even more given the current state of our profession and the redefining…