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Open-data studies on therapist practice visibility, directory referrals, and the changing economics of private practice. Citation-friendly, CC BY 4.0.

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The Psychology Today Decline

Why therapist referrals dropped 75-94% while the platform held steady. A 6-year DataForSEO and Google Trends study with anonymized discovery-call evidence.

12 min readBy Jesse, Registered Psychotherapist
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About this research

Reframe Practice is a services brand for therapists, run by Jesse, a Registered Psychotherapist. The research published here draws on three sources: DataForSEO and Google Trends for platform-level metrics, anonymized discovery-call evidence from practicing clinicians, and secondary corroboration from public reporting and professional forums.

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