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Hi Terry,

I enjoyed reading your article.

How about asking chatGPT to be a client and trainees can practice counselling by talking to it and ask for feedback?

I’ve tried it just now using a panic attack as an example and I asked if it can give me feedback on how I demonstrated my CBT knowledge, skills, and therapeutic approach. It was really helpful. However I noticed it can’t produce feedback on the therapeutic relationship, and feelings about how much insight was gained, and about therapy progress. There’s a lack of human emotions in the interaction, chatGPT didn’t struggle a single bit in presenting their “problem”, as if it doesn’t even “struggle” at all. I think the inevitable difference is that AI can never mimic “human psychological contact” unless it acts subjectively according to a conscious, imperfect mind.

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