{"id":210086,"date":"2026-05-07T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/many-people-now-trust-ai-with-their-feelings-and-therapists-want-to-talk-about-it\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T06:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:05:08","slug":"many-people-now-trust-ai-with-their-feelings-and-therapists-want-to-talk-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/many-people-now-trust-ai-with-their-feelings-and-therapists-want-to-talk-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Many people now trust AI with their feelings. And therapists want to talk about it\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/05\/07\/artificial-intelligence-therapy-mental-health-care\">Many people now trust AI with their feelings. And therapists want to talk about it\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/05\/07\/artificial-intelligence-therapy-mental-health-care\">https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/05\/07\/artificial-intelligence-therapy-mental-health-care<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-07 06:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wbur.org\">www.wbur.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are 6 key points from the article summarizing how individuals and mental health professionals utilize AI chatbots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Personal Emotional Support:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individuals like Suzi Sanford use AI chatbots like Claude for personal emotional support, helping them to process and organize their thoughts between therapy sessions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Therapist Use in Practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Therapists, such as Dr. Christine Crawford, use AI chatbots to process their own emotions and gain perspectives on difficult cases. They caution about data privacy concerns while using these tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Understanding Client AI Use:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clinicians discuss AI use with clients to understand their mental health better. This discussion helps bridge the gap between virtual and in-person therapy sessions. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Ethical and Safety Concerns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mental health professionals are cautious about the potential risks and ethical dilemmas of AI as a substitute for human emotional support and therapy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Research and Regulation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. John Torous and his team at the digital psychiatry division are developing tools to rate AI chatbots&#8217; efficacy and safety in responding to mental health issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Specialized AI Therapy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Projects like Therabot aim to deliver more regulated and evidence-based mental health chatbots, although there are ongoing debates about regulation and the role of AI in clinical psychology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people now trust AI with their feelings. 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