Hello Mental Health

We’re growing, and we’re looking for a Licensed Clinical Psychologist to join our all-doctoral team in Mt. Auburn! 💛

We designed this practice to be somewhere we’d actually want to work. Ten years in, it still is. Here’s the honest, detailed version of what we’re offering, because transparency matters to us:

THE ROLE
– Full-time W2 Licensed Clinical Psychologist providing individual therapy to adults. Room to offer assessment, couples, family, or adolescent therapy if it aligns with your training
– Minimum of 20 billable clinical hours/week once your caseload is established
– Primarily in-person at our Mt. Auburn office, with some remote flexibility

COMPENSATION
– $80K–$105K expected annual earnings based on a full caseload
– Commission-based clinical pay
– Annual anniversary bonus + quarterly productivity bonus

BENEFITS
– Health insurance (we cover $300/mo of the premium), with dental & vision available
– Retirement plan with 3% match
– $500 annual continuing education stipend
– 1 week paid time off
– Annual team retreat

WHAT WE HANDLE SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON CARE
– Furnished office, EHR, and full admin support
– Scheduling, billing, and marketing handled for you
– Access to consultation and networking groups

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
– Active Ohio licensure at the doctoral level
– Someone who wants to do deep, meaningful work and has the time and space to do it well
– Willingness to network and gradually build a caseload

If this sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to meet you.

Apply at hellomentalhealth.com/jobs 💛

We're growing, and we're looking for a Licensed Clinical Psychologist to join our all-doctoral team in Mt. Auburn! 💛

We designed this practice to be somewhere we'd actually want to work, and ten years in, it still is. In the spirit of transparency, here's the detailed version of what we're offering:

THE ROLE
– Full-time W2 Licensed Clinical Psychologist providing individual therapy to adults. Room to offer assessment, couples, family, or adolescent therapy if it aligns with your training
– Minimum of 20 billable clinical hours per week once your caseload is established
– Primarily in-person at our Mt. Auburn office (126 Wellington Place), with some remote flexibility

COMPENSATION
– $80,000–$105,000 in expected annual earnings based on a full caseload
– Commission-based clinical pay
– Annual anniversary bonus and quarterly productivity bonus

BENEFITS
– Health insurance with $300/month of the premium covered by us; dental and vision available
– Retirement plan with 3% match
– $500 annual continuing education stipend
– 1 week of paid time off
– Annual team retreat

WHAT WE TAKE CARE OF
– A furnished office, electronic medical records, and full administrative support
– Scheduling, billing, and marketing handled for you
– Access to consultation and networking groups

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
– Active Ohio licensure at the doctoral level
– A psychologist who wants the time and space to do deep, meaningful clinical work and do it well
– Someone willing to network and gradually build their caseload

We'd genuinely love to hear from you. Learn more and apply at hellomentalhealth.com/jobs

Sharing this from Galia Collaborative because it names something a lot of us feel but don't always say out loud.

Hello Mental Health is a primarily self-pay practice, so I see this from a particular angle. But these concerns go beyond self-pay vs. insurance. They're about how insurers, tech platforms, and the systems that credential us are getting tangled together and what that means for your privacy and your choices.

Insurance can be a doorway to healing. Technology can be a helpful tool. Neither should quietly replace your right to real privacy, informed choice, and human connection.

Choosing to seek care out-of-network is a privilege. For most people, insurance is the only feasible option— which is exactly why what is happening behind the scenes matters so much.

Bear with me.

I’m going to name clearly at the outset that Galia is a self-pay practice. You deserve to know the position from which I am framing my concerns.

After years of working inside the insurance ecosystem, I opted out for Galia. This was a decision that weighed heavily given how it restricts access to care. But it also weighs heavily to operate within a system about which I have serious concerns.
Many people want or need to use insurance. Some don’t even have that option. There are no easy answers, that’s for sure. The system is broken.

1. Clawbacks have been happening:

Clawbacks are when insurance companies can audit therapists and demand repayment for sessions that already happened — sometimes years later. This might happen because they review the case and decide (without meeting the patient or having the appropriate credentials to decide) that the patient didn’t meet their criteria. These "clawbacks" can amount to tens of thousands of dollars.

This is a financial risk that can sink a therapist and forces many to leave insurance panels. That means fewer in-network options, longer waitlists, and less continuity of care for you.

2. Personal information has become valuable data.

In 2023, the FTC found that BetterHelp shared users' sensitive health information—including email addresses, IP addresses, and answers to personal health questions—with advertising platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Criteo, despite promising to keep this information private.

Mental health information entered into apps isn't always protected by HIPAA. Some apps and platforms fall outside HIPAA's protections altogether, meaning your information may be governed primarily by the company's privacy policy and could potentially be shared with third parties in ways many consumers don't fully understand.

3. The database that controls therapist access is now owned by insurers.

Most therapists who accept insurance have to use a central credentialing database called CAQH (recently renamed DataSpring).

For years, it operated as a nonprofit. In 2026, it became a for-profit company owned by major health insurers, including companies affiliated with UnitedHealth, Aetna, Cigna, and Humana.

Why should patients care?

The same insurance companies that decide:
• which therapists join their networks
• how much they reimburse them
• which therapists appear in provider directories
now also have ownership of a major piece of the data infrastructure that sits at the center of provider credentialing.

That's a tremendous amount of influence concentrated within a small number of companies.

It doesn't automatically mean something harmful will happen. But it does raise important questions about transparency, competition, and who holds power in our healthcare system.

4. Insurers are steering more patients toward chatbots.

Insurers and healthcare systems are increasingly promoting digital mental health tools and AI-enabled support. In some cases, these tools are offered before or instead of evidence-based therapy.

This is concerning because a 2025 Stanford study found that AI therapy chatbots can provide dangerous responses, reinforce stigma, and fall short of the standards we expect from human therapists in certain situations.

You deserve to be an informed consumer of your care.

• It’s important to know how any app or platform is using your data and whether it's HIPAA-covered.
• If your in-network options feel impossibly thin, know that's a systemic failure.
• If an insurer suggests an app or digital tool, ask whether it's meant to replace or supplement therapy.
• If insurance is your access point for therapy, know it can absolutely still be a doorway, just walk through it with your eyes open.

The bottom line is that insurers, healthcare corporations, and telehealth companies are becoming increasingly intertwined with the platforms that deliver mental health care.

The company paying for your care may also influence where you receive it, which tools you're offered, and what kinds of treatment are incentivized.

As these lines blur, it's worth asking: who is making decisions about my care—and whose interests are they serving?

Insurance can be a doorway to healing. Technology can be a tool. Neither should replace your right to informed choice, privacy, and human connection in your care.

Consider this your invitation

We'd love for you to join #𝟯𝟭𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱, our gentle 31-day kindness challenge starting July 1.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 a day, that's the whole thing.

𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲, however busy your days, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. No experience needed, just a little willingness to be kind.

Sign up at the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼, mark your calendar for July 1, and tag a friend you'd want to join you.

Something Kind is coming in July!

We're starting #𝟯𝟭𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱, a gentle little challenge in kindness: 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 a day, one for 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, one for 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲, one for your 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, every day of July.
It's the opposite of grindy. Small, doable, and good for your mental health.

Sign up now at the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼, mark your calendar for July 1, and tag a friend you'd want to do it with. 💛

📲 Keep it handy: 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝟯𝟭𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻.
𝗶𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲: tap Share, then "Add to Home Screen."
𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱: tap ⋮, then "Add to home screen."

AI job loss anxiety is the persistent, often background fear that artificial intelligence will make your work, or your whole profession, obsolete. It shows up as trouble sleeping, irritability, and a creeping sense that the ground is shifting under a career you spent years building. It's increasingly common, it's a reasonable response to genuine uncertainty, and it responds to support. Read on at the Hello Blog: https://www.hellomentalhealth.com/hello-blog/why-am-i-so-anxious-about-ai-taking-my-job-a-psychologist-explains

Happy Pride Month from Hello Mental Health. 🌈

Acceptance isn't just a value — it's a protective mental health factor. Research shows LGBTQ+ individuals with access to affirming spaces and relationships experience significantly lower rates of anxiety, depression, and su***de risk.

That's why affirming care matters, in therapy offices and workplaces alike. This month and every month, we're committed to being a space where every client is seen and celebrated as their whole self.