Contributors

Marcus covers practice strategy, organizational psychology, clinical leadership, and opinion. He has spent over a decade working at the boundary between mental health and organizational consulting. His writing takes positions — he believes the mental health profession has undersold its strategic value for too long, and he writes like he means it.

Diane covers group practice operations, insurance systems, billing, private pay models, and the founder experience in mental health. She brings a background in healthcare policy and private practice management. She writes for the practitioner who is trying to build something real inside a system that wasn't designed to help them.

James covers clinical outcomes research, workforce data, AI in mental health, and the science behind mental health practice. He translates complex research findings into actionable insights for practitioners — and is careful never to overstate what the evidence actually says. He ends every piece with what we still don't know.

Renata covers EHR platforms, telehealth infrastructure, AI tools, and the clinical technology stack. She is skeptical of hype and evaluates every tool by one standard: does it actually work for a practicing clinician? She is not interested in what a product promises. She is interested in what it delivers.

Theodore covers mental health legislation, parity law, Medicaid and Medicare policy, insurance reform, and advocacy. He follows the money, names the institutions, and connects policy decisions to the practitioners who live with their consequences. He is not partisan but he is not naive.