03/31/2026
Know the difference between a licensed psychologist and a "therapist." The Supreme Court has overruled a law in Colorado that not only protects children from abuse, but protects the public at large from practitioners whose methodologies are not evidenced in science. Conversion therapies have been shown not only to be ineffective, but to result in higher rates of su***de, low self-worth, dangerous relationships, and isolation. Treatment is regulated for medical science - including psychological science - and in no way should freedom of speech be used to override actual evidence based treatments by licensed professionals. Despite this law on the books being dismantled, being licensed as a psychologist in Colorado requires a provider to maintain ethical standards as set forth by the APA. It is unethical to practice conversion therapies. Do not trust fallen off the back of a potato truck "therapists" and do not trust an eight pack of religious nut, privileged white private school rich judges with your mental health.
The state and more than 20 others restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of L.G.B.T.Q. clients under the age of 18.
