Burnout among therapists and healthcare professionals is often framed as an individual problem. Drawing from my experiences as a neurodivergent, queer Asian American therapist and practice owner, I explore how collective trauma, organizational culture, gender, and systemic inequities shape clinician wellbeing and what must change if we want a sustainable future for mental health care.
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Conversion Therapy Still Exists and We Need to Talk About the Harm
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2026 ruling against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy raises concerns about its impacts on mental health practices and protections for LGBTQ+ individuals. The decision favors a religious counselor’s speech rights over the established consensus that conversion therapy is harmful and ineffective, potentially legitimizing practices that undermine client safety and ethical care.