Pregnant? What Your Therapist Should Be Asking

A recent clinical miss for me was waiting too long to have “the talk” with a pregnant client whose baby arrived early. A few years ago, I began noticing a pattern: Clients who were six to 12 months postpartum were coming into session describing unexpected shifts in mood and anxiety. We would search through possible […]

ChatGPT-Induced Psychosis and the Good-Enough Therapist

AI chatbots are becoming more common as replacements for or adjuncts to psychotherapy. Are there aspects of a therapeutic relationship with a human that can’t be replaced by AI? What can we learn about the nature of therapy itself by studying our interactions with AI? AI Companion Safety Concerns Although recent research suggests that AI […]

Finding a Culturally-Relevant Therapist

Long before I became a psychologist, the idea of Mental health as an Asian American was fraught with complexity. For many cultures, the very idea of admitting that we have mental struggles goes against every fiber of our being. The stigma of having a “mental illness” is something that is pathologized and shunned. Many suffer […]