My patients use ChatGPT for therapy. Now I use it too | Sarah Dargouth

I can’t blame my patients for turning to its straightforward assessments. But it has real risks – and care may require human messiness “Chat told me I should break up with him.” I instructed my face to remain therapist-neutral, but I must have smirked. The truth is, I was annoyed. We had been discussing the viability of this relationship for weeks, and in an instant AI had brought the answer. “How do you feel about it?” She said this had been her gut feeling all along. The following session, her relationship was over. Continue reading...

Sarah Darghouth · Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 3:00 AM
US news | The Guardian

My patients use ChatGPT for therapy. Now I use it too | Sarah Dargouth

I can’t blame my patients for turning to its straightforward assessments. But it has real risks – and care may require human messiness

“Chat told me I should break up with him.”

I instructed my face to remain therapist-neutral, but I must have smirked. The truth is, I was annoyed. We had been discussing the viability of this relationship for weeks, and in an instant AI had brought the answer. “How do you feel about it?” She said this had been her gut feeling all along. The following session, her relationship was over.

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