I once did this in reverse- I gave the cashier a dollar extra so I could just get a 10 back, and she said "here, you gave me too much", and handed the 1 back
My number is on my PsychologyToday page and my NPI profile, so hopefully from there, but I wouldn't be surprised if they bought it from the university I went to or got access to a government database associated with my license
I feel like bad practices are the norm, but maybe my experience is skewed due to living in Florida lol (a blue part, but still)
Most therapists I've encountered/been familiar with obv have new clients sign consent forms, but never actually review it with them; they create a treatment plan for them and say 'here, sign this'; they tell me it's inappropriate to list my own diagnoses and politics on my PsychologyToday page; they argue that bartering is less ethical than charging $150; and I've yet to meet someone IRL (therapist or otherwise) who wasn't surprised (and often lowkey sketched out) when I say I do sessions at parks & in homes.
Also I forgot to add this one- other therapists are always absolutely floored when I tell them I don't do involuntary commitals
It's all so second nature to me at this point that I had to spend a good bit of time thinking about all the ways I incorporate my anarchist values in my practice. I'm sure there are more, but these are the most significant ones I could think of
No insurance, so I'm not forced to pathologize my clients and I'm not beholden to a third-party constraining what we're allowed to work on, etc
Extremely low cost, with no means testing, and I even accept bartering
Full therapeutic self-disclosure to help dissolve the power dynamic
Conduct sessions in neutral or client-centered environments (I have no public office- I meet clients virtually, outdoors, or in their home)
Peer accountability with a fellow anarchist in the medical field
Consent and boundaries are iterative and explicit
Session structure, modalities, etc, are collaboratively negotiated
Edit: I realize this list probably sounds normal and benign to leftists, but libs react very strongly to these things
I was about to say "what about therapy" and then I remembered how almost every therapist besides me does therapy (and how they react when they learn how I do things...). I know I can't eliminate all the spooks, but I do try my best
LPT: skip the arguments and jump straight to this