Wonder

Research Outline

Prepared for Lainy P. | Delivered November 13, 2019

Mental Health Patient Flow

Goals

The number of patients the average therapist sees per week
, how many of those clients are "intakes", or first time visitors, and how many recurring clients a therapist adds to their patient slate per year. 

Early Findings

TherapistsOn average, private practice therapists in the US see between 15 to 30 patients a week, with most seeing 20 to 25 patients weekly.
Over 20% of first time patients do not return after their initial session, while up to 45% attend therapy twice before stopping completely. 
PsychologistsThere are over 152,000 clinical and counseling psychologists in the US. 
Currently, 44.8% of psychologists in the US have their private practice with 85.8% "actively working in license-required positions." 
On average, psychologists have 18 patients weekly.  