Therapist Wins Free Speech Battle in Telehealth Case

A Virginia therapist just won a landmark court battle against D.C. licensing rules that barred her from seeing clients online during the pandemic—forcing her to turn patients away and violating her First Amendment rights. The court ruled that restricting her ability to provide telehealth therapy was unconstitutional, a major victory for free speech and telehealth advocates. Though thrilled, she’s cautious about immediately resuming D.C. practice due to pending appeals. The District hasn’t announced whether it will appeal, but if it doesn’t, this could reshape how mental health care crosses state lines nationwide. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a97b76ab84cd031e