Texting daily with a random human peer may be more effective in alleviating loneliness than texting with a highly supportive chatbot.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺...

AI chatbots are increasingly embedded in social life, offering accessible companionship. While brief...

New research: Patients Use AI - Clinicians Should Ask How

'US individuals are turning to Gen AI as a mental health resource. 

▪️ More than 5 million US youth (13.1%) have sought mental health advice from AI, with rates reaching 22.2% among 18- to 21-year-olds.

▪️ A 2025 study of adults with mental heal...

This is the one question I ask inside every single room of psychotherapists I speak in...

'How many of you have clients who are bringing up the topic of AI inside their sessions?'

And in rooms full of hundreds of therapists, unwaveringly I see 90%+ of hands go up. 

Whether you're for or against AI (or ...

You are not learning a new tool when you use AI. 
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Much of who we are centers around our professional identity. We find meaning, we find purpose, sometimes we even find a calling in our careers. 

So when AI shifts the tasks we do, the impact goes far deeper t...

It was an honor to give the keynote at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Oakland University School of Education and Human Services' Faircloth Evening of Medical Humanism.

This award dinner celebrated peer-nominated medical and counseling students who exemplify noteworthy ...

I want to be able to fail with you.

Not because I want to fail. But because I know that failure is not the main predictor of relational success.

The main predictor is 'can we fail and then get back on track?'. Can we rupture and repair? That's the more important question.

So if I outsource my articulat...

Hot off the press research confirms that AI role play can build your capacity for human connection.

A study just out of Stanford and Northwestern created a platform called "Lend an Ear", where participants practiced offering emotional support to an AI chatbot role-playing real personal and workplace ...

You are an intentional, ethical, mindful therapist. But AI is bringing up questions you didn't receive training to answer, like...

▪️ How are my clients actually using AI between sessions?

▪️ What about their privacy and safety?

▪️ What about algorithmic bias?

▪️ What’s my potential liability?

▪️ How do ...

Not to be a wet blanket...but your mortality, the fact that you will die, is what provides your life with meaning. 

It's not the only thing, but it's a major driver.

Your life is but a breath. This fragile, delicate moment upon earth that we call life goes by in the blink of an eye. 

And this give us t...

Why would it matter whether the empathy you receive is real or synthetic?

If you're getting empathy, and it feels emotionally supportive to you, what's the difference between it coming from a human or a chatbot? Isn't it all just the same thing?

This question came up at the end of a keynote I delivere...

Which chatbot is the best chatbot?

Instead of naming names to answer this frequently asked question, the AI Mental Health Collective created a framework to help you evaluate which one might be a good fit for you:

𝗖 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁
𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰? Chatbots feel private, but they are not c...

It's an honor to be part of the American Psychological Association's initiative - APA Labs!

Alongside a stellar crew of experts, I am in the AI Advisory Group led by the remarkable Tanya Carlson, MBA!

APA Labs was created to accelerate innovation at the intersection of psychology, technology, and ment...