How much have psychotherapist-labeled filers given federally?

The PSYCHOTHERAPIST industry cluster totals $4,671,850 in itemized FEC contributions, from 13,938 contributions and 230 donors. Filers wrote that specialty in employer or occupation. The figure is FEC free text, not a NAICS health-care total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Why is the per-donor average so high?

Arithmetic only: $4,671,850 divided by 230 donors is about $20,312. A small unique-person count and 13,938 contributions (about 61 per donor) produce that mean. The packet does not identify the largest gifts or claim a typical check size equal to the mean.

Are psychologists included?

Only if they used the PSYCHOTHERAPIST string as the industry key. Psychologist, psychiatrist, and LCSW, if stored as other keys, are other pages. This total is $4,671,850 for PSYCHOTHERAPIST only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Why is a clinical title on the industry list?

LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Job titles share the index with company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is PSYCHOTHERAPIST. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

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Psychotherapist money in federal elections

People who wrote PSYCHOTHERAPIST in the employer or occupation box on federal filings account for $4,671,850 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. Only 230 donors produced 13,938 contributions—about 61 gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $20,312, the highest per-person arithmetic in this packet wave. The word is a specialty title on an FEC form, not a NAICS health-care sector and not a license-board roster.

Key figures

PSYCHOTHERAPIST FEC strings sum to $4,671,850.
13,938 contributions came from only 230 donors.
About $335 per gift and $20,312 per donor on a simple mean.
The “industry” is a job-title self-report, not NAICS.
Psychologist and related titles are not assumed to be in this total.

High dollars per person, 230 donors

Two hundred thirty unique donors is a small roster relative to the $4,671,850 total. Dividing evenly yields about $20,312 per donor and about $335 per contribution ($4,671,850 ÷ 13,938). The extreme row density (about 61 itemized gifts per person) often appears when a modest number of repeat filers generate many itemized transactions across cycles. The packet does not name those people or prove a PAC-withholding pattern; it only supplies the four aggregates.

Top employer is PSYCHOTHERAPIST, so many filers put the specialty in the employer field rather than a clinic name. Practice-name employers are other slugs.

Title versus clinic employer

A therapist who listed a group practice as employer and psychotherapist as occupation may be keyed to the practice’s industry page instead of this one. $4,671,850 is the PSYCHOTHERAPIST industry key. Psychologist, LCSW, and psychiatrist are different strings if stored separately.

Occupation breakdowns are the companion index for mental-health titles. This industry page exists because LobbyVault ranks FEC self-report strings, including job titles, in one industry list. NAICS is not applied.

What 13,938 contributions leave out

No state of licensure, no modality, no party, no cycle year. FEC forms do not collect clinical credentials beyond whatever text the filer typed. The public record is itemized amounts tagged to PSYCHOTHERAPIST.

Read the PSYCHOTHERAPIST donor table for names. Confirm amendments on FEC.gov.

Boundaries

The table is not a professional-association PAC and not a measure of clinical consensus. Motive is not in the facts. $4,671,850 is a string sum from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

All industries lists clinic and hospital employer names. Occupation breakdowns list related titles.

Source

Industry PSYCHOTHERAPIST; $4,671,850; 13,938 contributions; 230 donors; top employer PSYCHOTHERAPIST. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Open the PSYCHOTHERAPIST donor table for 230 unique donors, 13,938 itemized contributions, and $4,671,850. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Psychologist, psychiatrist, and LCSW are other strings if stored separately. Clinic-name employers are other slugs. Occupation breakdowns are the companion index for mental-health titles. All industries lists clinic and hospital strings. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. About 61 itemized gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $20,312 follow from a small unique-person count. Mean gift size about $335 uses total divided by contribution count. The packet does not list the median or the largest gift. This page does not treat $4,671,850 as a professional-association PAC. The packet has no cycle year and no party split. The 230-donor count is matching text, not a license-board roster. Do not add unnamed psychologist totals into this specialty-string sum. Cite FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

A thin unique-person roster and omitted clinical titles

PSYCHOTHERAPIST keyed $4,671,850 from 13,938 contributions and only 230 donors. About 61 itemized gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $20,312 follow from a small unique-person count. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Psychologist, psychiatrist, and LCSW are other strings if stored separately. Clinic-name employers are other slugs. The 230 unique donors are matching text, not a license-board roster. Top employer matches PSYCHOTHERAPIST. Mean gift size about $335 uses total divided by contribution count. The packet does not list the median or the largest gift.

Open the PSYCHOTHERAPIST donor table for names and committees. Occupation breakdowns are the companion index for mental-health titles. All industries lists clinic and hospital strings. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. This page does not treat $4,671,850 as a professional-association PAC. The packet has no cycle year and no party split. Amendments can revise historical amounts. The four facts stay $4,671,850, 13,938 contributions, 230 donors, and top employer PSYCHOTHERAPIST. Do not add unnamed psychologist totals into this specialty-string sum. Repeat the four facts when citing this page: $4,671,850, 13,938 contributions, 230 donors, top employer PSYCHOTHERAPIST. Unitemized gifts remain omitted. The donor table, all industries, and occupation breakdowns are the only internal links this packet authorizes. Psychologist and LCSW strings stay on other slugs if stored separately.

Questions

How much have psychotherapist-labeled filers given federally?: The PSYCHOTHERAPIST industry cluster totals $4,671,850 in itemized FEC contributions, from 13,938 contributions and 230 donors. Filers wrote that specialty in employer or occupation. The figure is FEC free text, not a NAICS health-care total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Why is the per-donor average so high?: Arithmetic only: $4,671,850 divided by 230 donors is about $20,312. A small unique-person count and 13,938 contributions (about 61 per donor) produce that mean. The packet does not identify the largest gifts or claim a typical check size equal to the mean.
Are psychologists included?: Only if they used the PSYCHOTHERAPIST string as the industry key. Psychologist, psychiatrist, and LCSW, if stored as other keys, are other pages. This total is $4,671,850 for PSYCHOTHERAPIST only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Why is a clinical title on the industry list?: LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Job titles share the index with company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is PSYCHOTHERAPIST. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.