Keeping Clinicians in Private Practice: AI’s Role in Sustaining the Behavioral Health Workforce

• By: Jonathan Seltzer SimplePractice
• January 19th, 2026
• access to care, administrative burden, AI in mental healthcare, behavioral health workforce, clinician autonomy, clinician burnout, private practice clinicians, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce retention
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The behavioral health workforce is under strain as demand for mental healthcare continues to accelerate. Over one third of the U.S. population lives in a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area as of 2024. Private practice clinicians are central to serving these communities, offering a low-cost...