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Mirroring and Pseudo-Empathy

Mirroring and Pseudo-Empathy

AI chatbots create the fantasy of the always available, understanding Other. Such pseudotherapy inhibits subjective growth by undermining our abilities to tolerate frustration and promotes regressive, infantile ways of relating to others.
Catherine Liu Sep 22, 2025
Therapy Without Therapists

Therapy Without Therapists

Task-shifting, manualized treatment, community health workers, digital therapy—the fourth industrial revolution for mental healthcare is already here. Unsurprisingly, it’s bad for both therapists and patients.
Briana Last Dec 15, 2020

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