{"id":6155,"date":"2024-11-14T13:03:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T07:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinecounselling4u.com\/blog\/?p=6155"},"modified":"2024-11-14T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T07:33:40","slug":"5-pros-cons-of-using-ai-chatbot-as-a-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinecounselling4u.com\/blog\/5-pros-cons-of-using-ai-chatbot-as-a-therapist\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Pros & Cons of Using AI Chatbot As a Therapist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sherry Turkle (MIT Psychologist and Author) \u2013 <\/strong>“We’re looking to AI to cure what only empathy can solve.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

One day a young man of 25 years came to me for counselling<\/a>. He was going through severe stress<\/a>, and anxiety<\/a> and was experiencing bouts of depression<\/a>. He had a childhood trauma. He was also going through a rough patch in the relationship. As we were discussing certain things, I offered some suggestions as part of the therapy<\/a>. And pat came the reply from him, “Oh even Chat GPT too suggested the same therapy!” I wondered, “Oh, now is my job at risk? I heard AI is taking away all the jobs, but replacing a therapist is nearly impossible, I felt.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, the point here is whether an AI can replace or should replace a therapist<\/a> or not. Therapy, and counselling sessions, are expected to happen in person, a one-on-one talk. Therapy and counselling sessions are all about empathy, care in a humanitarian way with a targeted approach and getting desired outcomes. When online consultations came into the limelight, people were skeptical about the desired outcomes. But gradually, people started accepting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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