The rogue therapist collective
Critical Conversations | Collective Action | Community Care
Second friday of the month | 930-11AM | ZOOM
MAY: Ethical practice in an unethical system
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025 | 930-11AM | VIA ZOOM
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
How do we stay ethically grounded when the systems we work in are shaped by harm, inequity, and bureaucracy?
This month’s Rogue Therapist Collective is a space to examine what it means to practice with integrity inside institutions and structures that often compromise our values. From documentation pressures to systemic racism, managed care, carceral entanglements, and exploitative labor conditions — therapists are constantly asked to comply with systems we didn’t create and don’t fully trust.
Together, we’ll explore:
The difference between ethics and compliance
How therapists navigate everyday moral friction
What “doing no harm” looks like under capitalism, white supremacy, and institutional constraint
Creative, collective ways to resist and survive while staying connected to our principles
This session is for anyone who’s ever asked, “Is it just me, or is this actually messed up?”
(Spoiler: It’s not just you.)
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The mental health field is changing — and not always for the better.
As therapists committed to justice, care, and community, we know the traditional models aren't enough.
The Rogue Therapist Collective is a monthly gathering space for clinicians who are ready to challenge the status quo, imagine new futures, and advocate for real change in our field.
This is not simply another networking event or clinical training.
It’s a space for critical dialogue, mutual support, political engagement, and visionary thinking — among therapists who refuse to "stay in their lane."
Whether you're grappling with burnout, questioning the ethics of our systems, wanting to build alternatives, or simply craving solidarity — you are welcome here.
Please note: Although this event is virtual, registration will be capped and won't be recorded. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Monthly Meeting Format
Each salon will include:
Opening Circle (10–15 minutes): Grounding, community agreements, introductions.
Critical Conversation (30–40 minutes): A rotating discussion topic each month (e.g., ethics under capitalism, collective care models, abolitionist approaches to mental health).
Skill-Building or Resource Exchange (20 minutes): Sharing strategies, tools, actions, and mutual aid.
Closing & Action Steps (10–15 minutes): Invitations for collaboration, advocacy, or personal/community reflection.
Optional: Social Hangout (after formal close) for folks who want to keep connecting informally.
WHO THIS
IS FOR:
Therapists, counselors, clinical social workers, psychologists, and students-in-training
Those committed to liberation, justice, and systemic change
Practitioners who feel disillusioned with the status quo — and ready to build something better
Please note this space assumes a shared commitment to anti-oppression values.
(We are not a debate club about human rights.)
Logistics:
When: Monthly on Fridays, from 930-11am Central Time
Where: Zoom link provided upon registration
Cost: Free!