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To the SimplePractice community, first of all, thank you.
Mental health care is immensely needed now more than ever. The number of people experiencing anxiety and depression has risen since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, leading to an increase in demand for mental health care.
The work you do is not only important, but necessary—and at SimplePractice, we’re here to help you do that work with ease.
Throughout the year, we launched new product features, published hundreds of articles on topics you wrote, and enabled millions of therapy sessions to take place.
Let’s take a look back at what we accomplished together in 2023.
SimplePractice community impact in numbers
In 2023, our community of mental health providers led to:
5.2 billion minutes of therapy
95 million therapy sessions attended
36 million sessions covered by insurance
9.6 million clients helped
According to the Mental Health America (MHA) 2023 State of Mental Health in America report, 21% of adults experienced a mental illness—roughly 50 million Americans.
Behind these numbers are real lives. Your impact on the mental and physical wellbeing of your clients makes a significant difference in improving access to quality care on a national level.
SimplePractice now serves more than 225,000 practitioners—including mental health professionals, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and more—and we’re continuing to grow.
Most-read therapy and mental health articles on SimplePractice
We published over 175 articles in 2023 on the SimplePractice blog and in our practitioner Resource center. The majority of SimplePractice articles are written by therapists sharing wisdom, learnings, and advice you can use in your practice.
Here are the topics the SimplePractice community was most interested in during the past year.
Top 15 blog articles
The SimplePractice blog contains hundreds of articles sharing knowledge and inspiration to help therapists and private practitioners at all stages of their careers—from pre-licensure to naming and launching your private practice to growing your business by launching a therapy website, and even starting a group practice.
From important ethical concerns to practical tips for your business, these were the topics that resonated the most with our practitioners in 2023:
How Should a Therapist Respond When a Client Says ‘I Love You’?
What’s the Difference Between a Therapist and Life Coach, Psychologist, and Psychiatrist?
Why a No-Show and Cancellation Policy Is Essential for Therapists
The 8 Insights My Therapy Memes Page Taught Me About Our Field
If you’re interested in writing for the SimplePractice blog, send us an email at editorial@simplepractice.com.
Top 15 practitioner Resource articles
Our practitioner Resource center has over one-hundred eBooks, guides, worksheets, and templates to help your practice grow. You can also download free letter templates and a wide variety of worksheet PDFs to save and customize for your practice’s needs.
From SOAP, DAP, and BIRP note templates to cognitive behavioral therapy and self-esteem worksheets, here are the topics you found most helpful in 2023:
New SimplePractice product features launched in 2023
Through feedback and insights from our community, we also launched several new features in 2023 to support our practitioners’ needs.
Group practice features
To better support group practices, SimplePractice launched new features for our group practice EHR software—including measurement-based care, client waitlist, and advanced calendar filters.
Whether you’re growing your practice or starting out with a new group practice, these features can help boost efficiency, save you time on administrative tasks, and allow you to deliver better care.
Measurement-based care
Measurement-based care tools, such as the PHQ-9 or GAD-7, can help you easily track client progress toward treatment goals. Now integrated into your electronic health record, you can send the measures to clients, see their responses, and visualize their progress over time, allowing you to make more informed decisions about their care.
Two-step verification
Protecting client data is essential—which is why we launched two-step verification to keep your account secure.
Adding an extra layer of security to your account is an important step that only takes a few seconds and can help prevent major data breaches.
In 2024 and beyond, let’s continue to make a positive impact together. In addition to caring for your clients and patients, practice self-care, connect with fellow therapists for mentorship, and take steps to protect yourself from burnout.
At SimplePractice, we’re committed to supporting health and wellness professionals every step of the way—in an all-in-one solution to streamline your workflow and provide better care to your clients.
How SimplePractice streamlines running your practice
SimplePractice is HIPAA-compliant practice management software with everything you need to run your practice built into the platform—from booking and scheduling to insurance and client billing.
If you’ve been considering switching to an EHR system, SimplePractice empowers you to streamline appointment bookings, reminders, and rescheduling and simplify the billing and coding process—so you get more time for the things that matter most to you.
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