Today the docs welcome Dr. Monika Sharma, who has spoken and written about her experience as the owner of a group psychotherapy practice participating in insurance networks. She discusses the particulars and behind-the-scenes details of being in-network therapists, including insurance audits, clawbacks, coding, diagnoses, and more. We end on a hopeful note with some new legislative efforts aimed at addressing the underlying dynamics that lead therapists to leave insurance networks.

Our guest today: Monika Sharma, PsyD is a psychologist, hypnotherapist, and life coach specializing in burnout recovery and midlife transitions. She is the former owner of a group psychotherapy practice, NVision You, which she chose to close at the end of 2024 after her own experience with burnout. Dr. Sharma is now back in solo practice to work more intentionally, sustainably, and provide her clients with more personalized care.

https://sharmapsych.com/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/09/therapists-health-insurance-bill/

https://projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-the-network/

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