Clinical psychologist and independent practitioner brings firsthand experience to strengthen customer connections and ensure clinical perspectives shape company priorities
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SimplePractice, a leading platform powering more than 275,000 independent mental health practitioners, today announced the appointment of Hannah Weisman, PhD, as Vice President of Community, a newly created role on the company’s leadership team. Dr. Weisman will serve as a bridge between SimplePractice and its community of customers, elevating clinicians’ perspectives across the organization. As the company expands, recently surpassing $14B in annual practice-level revenue, this appointment underscores its ongoing commitment to investing in the needs of independent practitioners.
The announcement builds on SimplePractice’s dedicated clinical leadership bench. Last year, SimplePractice established its Clinical Advisory Board, bringing together leaders across psychology, psychiatry, data science, and population health for expert guidance on developing solutions that support care quality and efficiency. Lindsay Oberleitner, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist and Head of Clinical Strategy at SimplePractice, leads the Board alongside her clinical team, bringing a human-centered approach that integrates research and evidence-based practices. The company has also gathered direct feedback from customers through its Customer Advisory Board. Dr. Weisman’s role builds on this foundation. She will spearhead how SimplePractice engages directly with independent practitioners, ensuring their voices are heard, translating their feedback into company priorities, and closing the loop through in-person events, livestreams, and community programming.
For nearly 20 years, Dr. Weisman has been dedicated to helping the mental health industry drive meaningful innovation for independent practitioners and patients alike. As a current advisor and consultant across the health tech industry, she’s focused on evaluating how to ethically integrate AI into clinical care, ensure the protection of client privacy, and build technology that reduces administrative burden. Previously, she conducted research on health tech in academia before taking on clinical and operational leadership across digital health startups. In addition to her industry leadership, Dr. Weisman maintains her own private practice, where she provides evidence-based psychotherapy to adults in Seattle.
“I’m stepping into this role at a time when many clinicians have experienced industry practices that harm their own well-being and ability to sustain their practice,” said Dr. Hannah Weisman, VP of Community at SimplePractice. “We saw in our 2026 Clinician Well-Being Study that 95% of practitioners find deep meaning in their work, but 42% reported burnout. In this role, I will be deepening the ways that SimplePractice listens and responds to clinicians, making sure the diversity of practices, backgrounds, and clinical approaches are informing how we support our customers and their practices.”
In line with her goal of putting clinicians first, Dr. Weisman will be hosting community outreach sessions and kicking off her own livestream series for SimplePractice customers early next year. Both of these will present opportunities for practitioners to connect directly with Dr. Weisman and share feedback on their most pressing needs. Insights from these conversations will help inform future initiatives, ensuring the company’s direction is shaped by the experiences of the practice owners it serves. Additional details about community programming will be shared at a later date.
“As an independent practitioner and an expert dedicated to evaluating emerging healthcare technologies, Dr. Weisman brings a unique perspective that aligns with our promise to build purposeful technology to reduce burden on clinicians, freeing up their time and alleviating burnout,” said Jonathan Seltzer, CEO of SimplePractice. “The debut of our VP of Community role represents how we’re continuing to put clinicians at the center of how we operate and innovate. Dr. Weisman’s leadership will be paramount in ensuring the voices of independent practitioners shape how we innovate, evolve, and grow.”
To learn more about SimplePractice, please visit https://www.simplepractice.com/.
About SimplePractice
SimplePractice is the industry-leading platform that empowers more than 275,000 solo and group practitioners to thrive and retain their independence. By simplifying the business of running a private practice, our premium practice management and EHR provides tools and technology that enable mental health professionals to focus on delivering quality care, while patients can seamlessly manage their care journey. In 2025, SimplePractice helped independent practitioners deliver over 125 million sessions of care to more than 10 million individuals.
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