AI, Professional Identity and the Future of Independent MFT Practice
The report explores how independent Marriage & Family Therapists are responding to the growing influence of artificial intelligence - how they are using it, what concerns them, what might change their willingness to adopt it, and what they believe will keep human therapists professionally relevant as AI becomes increasingly capable.
Full Research Report | August 2026
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Omkar Patel
Research Director, Leadslane
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Researching Sustainable Private Practice
States to study the questions that quietly shape sustainable private practice - predictability, visibility, professional alignment, and the changing landscape of independent care.
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To ensure that every conversation receives the time and attention it deserves, we intentionally limit the number of individual Private Practice Conversations we schedule each week.
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Research Director: Omkar Patel