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Can ChatGPT be your therapist?

Can ChatGPT be your therapist?

Update: 2025-06-13
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AI chatbots can reduce anxiety and depression, according to recent research. As chatbot therapy goes mainstream, can it replace a real therapeutic relationship?

In this episode:

  • Michael Alcée (@mike_drop_1), Clinical Psychologist and Author

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz and Chloe K Li, with Sarí el-Khalili, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Kisaa Zehra, Mariana Navarrete, Remas Alhawari, and our guest host, Natasha del Toro. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. 

Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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Can ChatGPT be your therapist?

Can ChatGPT be your therapist?

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