Most of the therapists I talk to have more ideas than time. A course they keep meaning to build. A handout they rewrite every third session. A group program living in a Google Doc. Good ideas that can help people just sitting there.

The problem lies in the execution. Technology provides us tools and options we have never had before, and with that, overwhelm of “so much, I don’t even know what to do next.”

The Modern Therapist newsletter is a bi-weekly letter full of tips and time-saving flows I actually use. I want to help you pass on your knowledge without adding a second job to your schedule, learn AI without sounding like a corporate chatbot, and earn income that does not require another evening of sessions.

What it actually is

A letter sent every two weeks. Short enough to read before a session. Practical enough to try something from it that same day.

Each issue covers one of these depending on what I am working on that week:

1. An AI prompt or workflow I have been using, with the exact wording and results.
2. A small tech automation (Mailchimp, Notion, Zapier, n8n) that saved me time in real minutes.
3. An experiment in building income outside session hours, with numbers when I have them.
4. A tool that will save you time or help you create something worth sharing.

No “10 things every therapist should know.” No hype. No “revolutionary” anything. You get the thing I tried, whether it worked, and any friction in the middle.

Who it is for

You are a practicing therapist. You carry a full caseload or close to it. You are curious about AI and tech, but tired of content that either talks down to clinicians or assumes you have unlimited evenings to learn new tools.

You probably want one of these:

• A course, workbook, or digital product you can build that earns money between sessions.
• AI prompts that produce accurate clinical content without sounding like Wikipedia.
• An automation that handles the grunt work so you can do the actual clinical thinking.
• Permission to ship an imperfect version of the thing you have been polishing for months.

If that is you, this letter was written for you.

What a typical issue looks like

Cool tool or prompt. One tool or prompt I have been using, with setup notes and a real use case.

What I am working on. The current experiment, with the friction included. AI changes constantly, so issues shift based on what I am testing and what is getting released that week. You will see the actual tools, the prompts, the human pass required, and the final version. When I have real numbers (hours saved, income earned), I share those too.

Try it yourself. One concrete action you can take this week.

A note of encouragement. Every issue ends on one.

One clear idea. One real experiment. One thing you can try before your first client of the week.

What you will not get

• Long lists of tools you will never install.
• Spam, or more than two emails from me in a month.
• “Build a six-figure online practice in 90 days” nonsense.

I am a practicing clinician building this alongside my caseload. I work in two private practices, supervise a few clinicians, and am learning to provide neurofeedback in my practice. The systems I share have to work inside a real clinical life. If they do not, I throw them out.

Why I am writing it

Selfishly, because writing this newsletter forces me to finish the experiments I start. If I know an issue is going out, I have accountability to deliver on what I promised and an opportunity to practice the courage to be imperfect. I am a recovering perfectionist, which means I can get stuck in the polishing cycle and never finish anything. Adler’s idea of social interest includes sharing knowledge, and that is what I hope to do.

The less selfish reason: most of the content therapists see about AI and tech is written by people who do not do clinical work. They miss the ethical details, the HIPAA edges, and the difference between a tool that sounds useful and a tool that actually saves you time.

I wanted a version written by someone who knows the legal and ethical stakes and understands your workflow.

A small aside on AI and HIPAA

You will not see me recommend AI workflows that touch PHI (protected health information). The setup required to make that compliant (enterprise AI contracts or a containerized system that does not reach the open internet) costs thousands a month and takes technical skill most of us do not have. Putting client information into Claude, ChatGPT, or any other non-BAA system is a HIPAA violation. Stripping names is not enough. The 18 HIPAA identifiers are broader than most people realize.

A few exceptions exist (Google Workspace, Notion, and Zoom, for instance), but only with significant configuration changes. That is a post for another day.

For the quick version, my HIPAA Helper Checklist is here.

Cadence and what happens next

The goal: The Modern Therapist arrives every other Tuesday. Short. Skimmable. One idea you can try before your first client of the week. Life happens, so if I miss one, please forgive me. You will never get more than two emails a month from me.

If any of that sounds useful, you can subscribe at the link below. The first issue in your inbox covers the HIPAA and security basics you need to keep in mind when creating content. You will see exactly what this letter is within one read.

If it is not for you, unsubscribe is at the bottom of every email. No hard feelings.