I’ll keep this short, because I know you’re tired. I know because I’m watching it in real time. At CFHA – The Integrated Care Association, workgroups that used to convene monthly have scaled back, not because the work is done, but because people are tapped out. In my clinic, residents who would have once jumped […]
Should Integrated Care Be Organized Too? Reflections on Shortages, Burnout, and Unions
5 minute read A Provocative Question Recently, I attended a session on healthcare workforce development at the Arizona State of Reform conference in Phoenix. The State of Reform is a national organization that facilitates healthcare policy meetings across the country. This session focused on problems and opportunities related to healthcare workforce in Arizona. During the […]
Delivering Poinsettias–Creating a Healing Community For Covid Grief
5 minute read The initial panic about the coronavirus has long passed. Sadness and grief from Covid losses is settling in on clinical settings, including behavioral health. In my small psychotherapy practice, I’ve heard about one client tragedy after another: The adult daughter who feels stricken because hospital policy wouldn’t allow her to be at […]



