Practitioner Pulse Survey

APA’s annual survey aims to better understand changes in the workforce and the impact on practitioners’ professional and personal needs

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About APA’s practitioner surveys

The APA Practitioner Pulse Survey series has been conducted annually since 2020. The surveys were originally intended to track changes in psychological practices’ characteristics during the Covid-19 public health emergency. Since the public health emergency expired in 2023, the survey has been revised to track ongoing changes in the workforce.

 

Previous practitioner survey reports

December 2024

Barriers to care in a changing practice environment

Psychologists face challenges with capacity, insurance, and the future of mental health care
December 2023

Psychologists reaching their limits as patients present with worsening symptoms year after year

For the third straight year, psychologists are reporting that many patients need more care and are presenting with more severe symptoms than in the past
November 2022

Psychologists struggle to meet demand amid mental health crisis

Nearly three years into the covid-19 pandemic, the demand for mental health services continues to increase while psychologists are struggling to provide needed care.
October 2021

Worsening mental health crisis pressures psychologist workforce

This survey aimed to identify how the prolonged pandemic has continued to impact practicing psychologists and demand for mental health treatment.
November 2020

Psychologists report large increase in demand for anxiety, depression treatment

Almost all licensed psychologists now offering remote treatment via telehealth.
June 2020

Psychologists embrace telehealth to prevent the spread of COVID-19

A survey of APA members reveals how the pandemic has impacted clinicians and their practices.
 

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Last updated: December 2025Date created: October 2021