Therapy and Tech Study

Therapy and Tech Study

The investigators want to test if gen AI can support therapy by recruiting patients already in therapy.

Recent advancements in AI have led to chatbots, such as ChatGPT, capable of providing therapeutic responses. Early research evaluating chatbots' ability to provide relationship advice and single-session relationship interventions has showed that both laypeople and relationship therapists rate them high on attributes such as empathy and helpfulness. The investigators want to test if chatbots can be a good adjunct to traditional therapy. The investigators hypothesize that participants who regularly use a chatbot as an adjunct to traditional therapy will have better mental health outcomes. Participants will complete baseline, 4-week (post-intervention) and 4-week post-intervention measures and will be invited to gain their therapists ratings.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18+
• US Resident
• English-speaking
• Self-report having been treated for or diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder by a licensed provider (e.g., MD, DO, LPCC, LCSW, LMFT) in the past 12 months
• Self-report currently being in individual therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ever diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or hospitalized for suicidality