Independent clinicians. Collective action.
The fight
has changed.
It's time our professional associations fought together.
Psychologists. Counselors. Social workers. Marriage and family therapists. Four distinct professions confronting many of the same systemic problems. We believe their professional organizations can preserve those distinctions while coordinating the collective action our healthcare system increasingly demands.
- Psychology
- Counseling
- Social Work
- Marriage & Family Therapy
"Our professions have spent decades defending their individual legitimacy. Now we face challenges that cannot be solved independently."
Insurer clawbacks, reimbursement practices, administrative burden, workforce instability, artificial intelligence, and emerging definitions of quality do not check license types. It's time to organize around what we share without surrendering what makes us different.
Active campaign
Status: Awaiting substantive response
The Fight Has Changed
A call for APA, ACA, AAMFT, and NASW to establish a standing interdisciplinary coalition of practicing clinicians — preserving what makes each profession distinct while organizing around the problems they share.
- 01
Acknowledge the Invitation
- 02
Convene the Professions
- 03
Establish a Standing Coalition
- 04
Put Institutional Weight Behind Collective Action
Future campaigns
Built for the long fight.
This platform is designed to host additional campaigns over time. None of the areas below has launched; they are topics under consideration.
- Payer accountabilityNot launched
- Value-based careNot launched
- Clinical autonomyNot launched
- Measurement-based careNot launched
- Workforce policyNot launched
- AI governanceNot launched
Latest updates
On the record.
- Pending outreachThe Fight Has Changed
Campaign platform launched
This site now hosts The Fight Has Changed. An invitation was sent to the governing leadership of APA, ACA, AAMFT, and NASW to discuss a standing interdisciplinary coalition of practicing clinicians. As of this update, no acknowledgment or response has been received by the organizer. Outreach remains pending; silence is not interpreted as opposition.