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AI is now a competitor to traditional therapy, available 24/7 at little to no cost.

Many clients already feel genuine attunement with AI.

Therapists who lean into their humanity and adapt their skills will navigate this transition best.

The uncertainty therapists feel right now is something their clients are living through too.

It’s a new world. Technology is affecting all aspects of humanity at breakneck speed. And the field of psychotherapy is no exception. While undergraduate and graduate schools continue to train therapists for the world that was, they will be entering a dynamic situation where, rather than their professional lives being exclusively augmented by AI, AI is now also their competition. Available 24/7; free or $20.00 a month, at most; endlessly kind, compassionate, patient, and non-judgmental, with flawless memory and focus, the new world of mental health privileges clients with options like it never has before. That’s not to say that there are no downsides to using AI as therapy—there are many, and these downsides can be so serious as to be life-threatening for some. But for the masses, no need for insurance approvals, wait lists, waiting rooms, or being expected to pay for missed visits will be a welcome shift in the power differential between clients and therapists.

And yet, we as a profession aren’t talking about this.

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