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Highlighting Advocacy Tools

Mar 18, 2025

Share Your Parity Story

We’re collecting counselors’ stories! These personal accounts leave a lasting impression on policymakers and are an opportunity to use your experiences to enact change.

We want to hear about your experiences with mental health parity- have you been treated differently because you’re a mental health care practitioner rather than a physical health care practitioner? Low reimbursement rates? Arbitrary denials for mental health care claims? Tell us about it by sharing your !

Advocacy Resource for Graduate Students: Are you a graduate student interested in advocacy? Check out our and help advocate for the counseling community!

Know Your Rights Resources

  • Under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), counselors must protect client confidentiality, with some exceptions. Also, read this . 
  • Constitutional Protections: , especially when providers or clients are targeted by enforcement actions.