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AI in therapy.

How can this even be real?

September 10, 2025

Never. Not in a hundred years.

If your therapist is doing this, walk out the door and file a complaint with the state's licensing board.

Faine Greenwood's avatar
Faine Greenwood
5mo

I would sue if I found out my therapist was using AI during therapy. A total privacy nightmare. "Suddenly, I was watching him use ChatGPT,” says Declan, 31, who lives in Los Angeles. “He was taking what I was saying and putting it into ChatGPT, and then summarizing or cherry-picking answers.”

Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Clients are triggered.

Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Clients are triggered.

Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process.


https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/02/1122871/therapists-using-chatgpt-secretly/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement
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