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Clinician Perspectives

Man in blue shirt in front of laptop
A young Asian American social work student speaks with her mentor.
Four individuals sit around a table, engaged in conversation. One person is looking down at a tablet, another is looking up and smiling at someone across the table, another is smiling and looking down, and another is holding a to-go coffee cup.
A feminine-presenting elder with short, dark hair sits on a couch, smiling and gazing into the camera as a small, white dog reclines across their lap. The couch they're seated upon is a stylish rust color, with decorative pillows, a plant, and a macrame wall hanging displayed above them.
An exhausted, Black pregnant woman reclines in a chair made of cane, exposing their baby bump and cradling their stomach.
emotional-exhaustion
Matthew Ryan, LCSW, weighing the pros and cons of Alma, Headway, and SimplePractice.
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An illustration of a bright gold room, looking out of an open door into a new world of possibility.
two people working on their taxes
Someone in a baby blue button-up and short hair sits at a cluttered desk, glass of water in hand, marking up a notebook at their desk. Scattered across the desk is a laptop, lamp, additional papers, and a plant. They appear cheerful but busy.
A clinician sits in front of her laptop, sitting down for a tele-therapy session.
Person sitting at a desk while on the phone and looking at notes
An image of two hands gently placing a pillow in white linens on a sun drenched bed.
A screenshot from Naomi's video interview with Alma.
A therapist and their client seated at a café table in wishbone chairs, with the therapist taking notes on a clipboard.
A swimmer floats on open waters, striking the delicate balance between resting and drowning.
A person of color sitting in a doorway, with a few plants surrounding them, and a rainbow decoration on a nearby shelf.
A fleeting glance from within a quiet therapy office, looking through an open door into an empty hallway.
A hand holds a charred, smoking piece of palo santo wood in total darkness.
A screenshot from Meagan's video interview with Alma.
A clipboard with a checklist sits on a coffee table between a therapist and their patient. Perhaps it is a clinical assessment…
Several seeds of a dandelion floating through the air, suspended as if by magic against a green woodsy backdrop.
Close-up of a calculator and paper chart
Closed closet doors thrown into relief by shadows from bright afternoon sunlight.
A collection of downtrodden folks of all walks of life, crossing a busy downtown crosswalk.
An LA woman protests the US Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade, chanting while holding a cardboard sign that says "My Body My Choice."
Large rocks along a shoreline
An open planner showing many blank dates without any appointments.
Three different monkey-in-a-barrel figurines, tenuously linked up against the backdrop of a sunny sky, showing the importance of community and a three-pronged approach to fighting stigma.
Two black parents cradling their swaddled newborn in a trendy apartment.
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A black man with dreadlocks lies, despondent, on a gray loveseat before a therapist holding a clipboard.