Yes, very weird timing - I test-drove a GPT I personalized for talk therapy purposes just an hour ago. I cried 10 mins into testing it so there was some kind of release, and have something I can try in the real world that might help me.
I have a two month gap in therapy while my therapist is on maternity leave and while I have a real life standby in case I need it, I decided to cobble together my own chatbot therapist to see how it would go.
I'm mostly familiar with CBT, having read Beck's Second Edition[1], some of Eugene Gendlin work on listening. Supplying it with my favorite resources on reflective listening[2], cognitive distortions, and cognitive restructuring material, and basic framing ie: "Tell me about your week," it was deceptively simple to get off the ground.
There's one hurdle that I foresee - I have to be self-accountable and actually participate. I already have a habit of attending therapy once a week for one hour, but we'll see. It does change the accountability dynamic.
1. Beck, Judith. 2011. Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Second Edition: Basics and Beyond
2. https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/docs/default-source/ektron-files...
I have a two month gap in therapy while my therapist is on maternity leave and while I have a real life standby in case I need it, I decided to cobble together my own chatbot therapist to see how it would go.
I'm mostly familiar with CBT, having read Beck's Second Edition[1], some of Eugene Gendlin work on listening. Supplying it with my favorite resources on reflective listening[2], cognitive distortions, and cognitive restructuring material, and basic framing ie: "Tell me about your week," it was deceptively simple to get off the ground.
There's one hurdle that I foresee - I have to be self-accountable and actually participate. I already have a habit of attending therapy once a week for one hour, but we'll see. It does change the accountability dynamic.
1. Beck, Judith. 2011. Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Second Edition: Basics and Beyond
2. https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/docs/default-source/ektron-files...