📣 ChatGPT could be your next referral source


Read online | October 7, 2025

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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is “considering how we might build a network of licensed professionals people could reach directly through ChatGPT” according to a recent blog post.

This is big news for therapists. ChatGPT recently reached 700 million weekly users and reportedly sees 2.5 billion daily prompts.

They didn’t provide details about how the network will be built but it’s something to keep an eye on.

In the meantime, here are some suggestions for showing up in AI search results.

Until next week,
Michael

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