Asking AI to Teach Me How to Use AI for my Therapy Practice

Summary

In this video, the host explores the integration of AI, specifically chat GPT, into therapeutic practices. Initially apprehensive about AI, they dive into using chat GPT for various tasks such as generating educational resources, affirming language, and blog post titles for Christian LGBTQ+ clients. The host demonstrates how chat GPT can assist in content creation, social media engagement, and email marketing for private practices. The video encourages therapists to experiment with AI as a tool to enhance their work, while also discussing potential SEO implications and the importance of personalizing AI-generated content.

Takeaways

• 😕 The speaker initially had a fear of AI, particularly with the rise of chatbots like Chat GPT.
• 🔍 Despite their initial apprehension, the speaker has observed the widespread use of AI in various applications, such as scripting and organizing productivity.
• 🤔 The speaker decided to give Chat GPT a try, acknowledging the platform's potential while also noting the caveat about the AI possibly generating incorrect information.
• 📝 Chat GPT can assist in therapy by providing educational resources, affirming language, exploring intersectionality, offering perspectives, and formulating interventions.
• 🌐 The speaker emphasizes the importance of fact-checking and not fully trusting the AI's output due to potential inaccuracies.
• 📚 Chat GPT can help therapists with marketing their practices by assisting with content creation, FAQ support, social media engagement, and email marketing.
• 💻 The speaker suggests using Chat GPT to generate blog post titles and outlines, tailoring them to specific populations such as Christian LGBTQ individuals.
• 📝 The AI can draft engaging content and provide SEO suggestions, but the user must personalize the content to avoid AI-generated watermarks in search algorithms.
• 🎓 The video demonstrates how Chat GPT can be a valuable tool for therapists to enhance their practice, not replace them.
• 🔑 The key to utilizing Chat GPT effectively is through specific prompts and iterative feedback to refine the AI's responses.
• 🎉 The speaker encourages viewers to experiment with Chat GPT to discover its capabilities and apply them to their professional needs.

Q & A

What is the speaker's initial reaction to AI and how has it influenced their interaction with AI technology?

The speaker's initial reaction to AI is fear, which has led them to avoid interacting with AI technologies like chat GPT until they decided to try it out for the video.

What does the speaker plan to do with chat GPT in the context of their work as a psychologist?

The speaker plans to use chat GPT to support their work with therapy clients who identify as Christian and LGBTQ by seeking ways chat GPT can assist in therapy, educational resources, affirming language, and navigating sensitive conversations.

What is the first prompt the speaker gives to chat GPT, and what is the expected outcome?

The first prompt asks chat GPT to list five ways it can support the speaker's work as a psychologist seeing therapy clients who identify as Christian and LGBTQ. The expected outcome is to receive practical suggestions on how chat GPT can be utilized in a therapeutic context.

What precautions does the speaker mention regarding the use of chat GPT?

The speaker mentions that chat GPT may generate incorrect information and that it gathers external feedback, advising not to share anything that one wouldn't want to be shared and to always fact-check the information provided.

How does the speaker describe the process of interacting with chat GPT?

The speaker describes interacting with chat GPT as having a conversation back and forth with an AI bot, where they provide prompts and chat GPT responds with information based on those prompts.

What are the five ways chat GPT suggests it can support the speaker's work as a psychologist?

The five ways suggested by chat GPT are: providing educational resources, assisting with affirming language, exploring intersectionality, offering perspectives and coping strategies, and assisting in formulating interventions.

What is the speaker's reaction to the responses provided by chat GPT after the first prompt?

The speaker is impressed and finds the responses on point, expressing excitement and satisfaction with the suggestions provided by chat GPT for supporting their work.

What is the second topic the speaker decides to explore with chat GPT, and why?

The second topic is about using chat GPT to market private practices. The speaker wants to see how chat GPT can assist therapists in enhancing their social media presence, content creation, and email marketing.

How does the speaker plan to utilize the blog post titles generated by chat GPT for their audience?

The speaker plans to use the blog post titles as a starting point for creating content that would benefit their audience of Christian LGBTQ individuals, potentially writing the blog posts themselves based on the titles.

What ethical and practical considerations does the speaker acknowledge regarding the use of AI in therapy?

The speaker acknowledges that there are ethical and practical concerns when it comes to using AI in therapy but decides not to delve into them in the video, suggesting that it could be a topic for a separate video.

What is the speaker's final recommendation for those interested in using AI in their practice?

The speaker recommends trying out chat GPT and other AI tools to see if they can be beneficial in one's practice, while also considering the unique aspects of human interaction that AI cannot replicate.

Outlines

00:00

🤖 Embracing AI as a Therapist's Tool

The speaker begins by expressing initial apprehension towards AI technologies, particularly chatbots like Chat GPT, due to their newfound prominence on the internet. Despite the fear, they have observed AI's capabilities through YouTube videos, showcasing its potential in scripting, outlining blog posts, and enhancing productivity. The speaker decides to experiment with Chat GPT, starting with setting up an account and noting the platform's disclaimer about privacy and potential inaccuracies. They then engage with Chat GPT to explore its utility in a therapeutic context, specifically for Christian LGBTQ+ clients, by requesting support in their work as a psychologist. Chat GPT suggests various ways it can assist, such as providing educational resources, affirming language, exploring intersectionality, offering perspectives, and formulating interventions. The speaker is impressed by the AI's responses and considers sharing the chat logs in the video description for viewers to see the interaction firsthand.

05:01

📚 Utilizing AI for Therapist Marketing and Education

Shifting focus, the speaker explores how Chat GPT can aid therapists in marketing their private practices. They prompt the AI to list areas where therapists could benefit from using Chat GPT, receiving suggestions like content creation, FAQ support, social media engagement, and email marketing. The speaker is intrigued by the idea of a virtual assistant for automated support and contemplates the potential of a website chatbot, although they express concerns about HIPAA compliance. They encourage therapists to experiment with Chat GPT for marketing, suggesting that personalized prompts could yield tailored strategies. The speaker also tests Chat GPT's ability to generate SEO-optimized blog post titles for their niche audience, appreciating the relevance of the suggested titles. They push further by asking for an outline based on one of the titles, aiming for a voice similar to Dr. Marie Fang, and are pleased with the result, although they note the language could be less formal.

10:02

🔧 Fine-Tuning AI Output for Personal Use

The speaker discusses the adaptability of Chat GPT, emphasizing the importance of providing specific feedback to refine its output. They mention the existence of a watermark in AI-generated text and the potential impact on SEO if used verbatim on websites. They suggest finding tools to detect AI-written content for manual adjustments to avoid algorithm penalties. The speaker reflects on their experience with Chat GPT, considering it a valuable tool despite being new to it. They encourage viewers to interact with Chat GPT to discover its capabilities and share their experiences. The speaker also touches on the broader implications and ethical considerations of AI in therapy, referencing a podcast that discusses AI's limitations and the irreplaceable human element in therapy.

15:03

🎥 Encouraging Exploration of AI in Therapy

In the final paragraph, the speaker wraps up their video by encouraging fellow therapists to explore AI's potential to assist, not replace, their work. They express hope that the video has inspired viewers to experiment with AI tools like Chat GPT and to share their insights within the community. The speaker acknowledges the complexity of integrating AI into therapeutic practice and the importance of maintaining ethical standards. They thank TherapyNotes.com for sponsoring the video and highlight the platform's features that streamline therapy practices, including scheduling, notes, billing, and telehealth services. The speaker signs off with well-wishes for their fellow therapists and an open invitation to explore AI's role in enhancing therapeutic services.

Keywords

💡AI

AI, or Artificial Intelligence, refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. In the video, AI is the central theme, with the creator exploring its potential in assisting therapists, particularly in areas like content creation, SEO, and therapy support for specific populations.

💡Chat GPT

Chat GPT is an AI language model that facilitates interactive conversations by generating human-like text-based responses. The video's creator uses Chat GPT to generate ideas and content, showcasing its utility in a therapeutic context, such as providing support for Christian LGBTQ+ clients and generating blog post titles.

💡Therapy

Therapy in this context refers to the treatment method for psychological issues, where a professional helps clients navigate their emotions and mental health. The script discusses the use of AI in therapeutic settings, particularly how Chat GPT can aid psychologists in their work with Christian LGBTQ+ clients.

💡Christian LGBTQ+

This term combines religious identity (Christian) with sexual orientation and gender identity (LGBTQ+). The video explores the intersection of these identities and how AI can support therapists in providing affirming and sensitive care to clients who identify within this intersection.

💡SEO

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is the process of improving the visibility of a website or content in search engine results. The video mentions using AI to generate SEO-friendly blog post titles, indicating an understanding of how to reach a wider audience online.

💡Content Creation

Content creation refers to the process of developing and producing various forms of content, such as blog posts, videos, or social media posts. In the script, the creator discusses how AI can assist in generating content ideas and drafts, particularly for therapists marketing their private practices.

💡Marketing

Marketing is the process of promoting and selling products or services. The video script includes a prompt where the creator asks Chat GPT for ways to use AI in marketing private therapy practices, highlighting the intersection of technology and business strategy in professional services.

💡Intersectionality

Intersectionality is a concept that refers to the interplay of different aspects of identity, such as race, gender, and religion. The video script mentions exploring intersectionality, specifically the complex relationship between religious beliefs and sexual or gender identities in a therapeutic context.

💡Virtual Assistant

A virtual assistant is an AI-powered tool that can perform tasks like answering questions or providing information. The script discusses the potential of training Chat GPT to act as a virtual assistant for therapists, offering automated support to clients.

💡Ethical Concerns

Ethical concerns refer to the moral implications and responsibilities associated with the use of technology. The video creator acknowledges the existence of ethical considerations when using AI in therapy but does not delve into them, suggesting a broader conversation about the role of AI in sensitive professional fields.

💡TherapyNotes.com

TherapyNotes.com is mentioned as a sponsor of the video, providing a HIPAA-compliant platform for therapy scheduling, notes, and billing. This inclusion highlights the integration of technology into the administrative aspects of therapy practices.

Highlights

Introduction to the author's initial fear and avoidance of AI technologies like chat GPT.

The author's decision to embrace AI and explore its capabilities through chat GPT.

Setting up an account with chat GPT and the initial caution about sharing sensitive information.

The author's nervousness about interacting with AI as if meeting a new person.

Using chat GPT to assist as a therapist for Christian LGBTQ clients, with five suggested support methods.

Chat GPT's ability to provide educational resources and affirming language for therapy sessions.

Exploring intersectionality between religious beliefs and sexual orientation or gender identity.

Offering perspectives and coping strategies for common LGBTQ issues.

Assisting in formulating interventions for therapy challenges.

The author's experiment with asking chat GPT for more ways to support their work.

Chat GPT's suggestions for marketing private practices, including content creation and social media engagement.

The potential use of chat GPT for email marketing and website chatbots.

Experimenting with chat GPT to generate blog post titles with SEO keywords for a specific audience.

Creating an outline for a blog post using chat GPT, including evidence-based tools.

The author's request for chat GPT to write a section of a blog post in the author's voice.

Adjusting the tone of the AI-generated content to be less formal and more conversational.

Meta exploration of using AI to teach therapists how to use AI, with a request for video titles.

The author's consideration of ethical and practical concerns when using AI in therapy.

Sponsorship acknowledgment and promotion of TherapyNotes.com for streamlining therapy practices.

Encouragement for viewers to try AI and share their experiences and insights.

Transcripts

what's up everybody I hope you're doing

well if you've been on the internet at

all you may have noticed that lately

people are talking a lot about AI

personally my default reaction towards

new technology tends to be fear and

that's definitely been the case for me

as chat GPT and all the other forms of

AI have just kind of come front and

center in the internet and I've avoided

them like the plague now I have not

touched chat GPT or any of these sort of

General AI at all because they've

freaked me out but I have binge watched

a bunch of YouTube videos of people

using chat GPT for like anything you

could possibly imagine like scripting

your YouTube videos helping you outline

a blog post helping you structure your

week so that you're productive like it

can do almost everything it's amazing so

for me it's time AI is here to stay so

today we're gonna try out chat GPT

together so uh step one chat GPT

okay so I'm going to set up an account

with chat gbt and I'll be right back

okay so as soon as I log in it gives me

a little heads up that they are

gathering external feedback through this

free version of chat GPT so keep that in

mind don't share anything that you don't

want shared with other people and also

it's just letting us know hey sometimes

it may generate incorrect information so

yeah never never 100 trust that chat gbt

is uh correct you need to do some fact

checking and things like that okay so

we're in now I mean I'm a little nervous

to be honest like this is just it's like

I'm meeting a new person but obviously

it's not a person but it's like a person

and so basically I want chat GPT to help

guide us on how we can use it as a

therapist if you don't know anything

about chat GPT it's literally like

you're chatting with a person except

it's an AI bot so you have conversations

back and forth and you keep giving it

more prompts to try to kind of have it

respond with whatever information you're

needing so I do have a few prompts that

I've already written out I'll just copy

and paste over all right so let's go

ahead and paste my first prompt and I'm

a psychologist seeing therapy clients

who identify as Christian and lgbtq list

five ways you AKA chat GPT can support

the work that I do let's see what it

does with that

oh my goodness well okay while I was

writing this out it said that I can

actually share this chat so maybe what

I'll do is all the chats that I have

with chat GPT I'll link to in the

description of this video because I'm

not going to read the whole thing here

you can kind of see how it responded

let's see what it says as an AI language

model I can provide you with five ways

in which I can support your work as a

psychologist seeing therapy clients who

identify as Christian lgbtq so

educational resources help me curate

relevant information research articles

and resources that we address okay so it

can it can teach me about research

that's available on this particular

topic thank you that's helpful assisting

with affirming language oh I love that I

didn't even think about that I can help

you navigate sensitive conversations and

provide suggestions for inclusive and

affirming language when discussing

topics related to Christianity and lgbtq

identities yeah sign me up I love that

exploring intersectionality like how

does it even know that word

intersectionality is like one of my

favorite words and that's exactly like

the best single word to summarize my

specialty I love that I can help you

explore the complex intersection between

religious beliefs and sexual orientation

or gender identity yes it's so on point

right now I love this offering

perspectives and coping strategies I can

provide different perspectives on common

issues faced by lgbtq Perfect that all

sounds lovely and assisting in

formulating in interventions if you

encounter specific challenges or

dilemmas and therapy sessions I can

assist in brainstorming potential

interventions or approaches and I love

that it has kind of the built-in

disclaimer like it's not going to do the

work for me of course it's like an

assistant I love this already I've heard

from a friend you could potentially type

into the box like keep at least five

more ways you can help me and kind of

expand the list if this isn't what

you're looking for I just kind of want

to show you little things that I've seen

other people do and how you can use it

list five ways

my goodness like what is this how is

this real I know I don't I've watched so

many YouTubers do this on different

topics but there's something that

happens when it's like I'm asking for

help with my specific thing and be like

how is this so on point so it can

provide insights on theological

perspectives I mean this is something

that pops up so much for my clients

exploring cultural and familiar familial

Dynamics super helpful examining

internal conflicts I can help you

explore internal conflicts that may

arise for individuals perfect so at for

any of these I can just say okay tell me

more about that facilitating

self-reflection and identity exploration

I can assist clients in examining their

own beliefs values and identities

identifying support networks okay I like

this what if I said for number five

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which is where I'm located

um

uh yes please I mean this is perfect

I've been thinking about how I want to

have a resource page again not that I

would just copy and paste this I would

love to like look through all these

resources actually go to those websites

myself but I could create a resources

page and utilize all these tools

um and and link to them I'm into this

okay so that first prompt that we just

did was just an example of how we might

be able to utilize chat gbt within our

own Specialties how to support our

clients things like that but I want to

Pivot to a different topic and see how

chat gbt handles this so this is another

prompt I I planned out I'm a

psychologist teaching fellow therapists

about private practice on YouTube sound

familiar list five areas the therapist I

teach could benefit from using chat gbt

to Market their private practices so I'm

asking specifically about marketing your

practice how can we use chat GPT to help

us

interesting okay so content creation I

had that kind of in my brain a lot of us

are aware that that's something that

Chachi BT can help us with so if you

have blog posts that you need help with

or things like that I actually have a

prompt coming up that's on that topic it

can help you there FAQ support I'm

curious what this says by training chat

GPT with frequently asked questions and

their corresponding answers therapists

can create a virtual assistant to

provide automated support that's really

interesting social media engagement chat

gbt can assist therapists in enhancing

their social media presence you can

draft engaging captions respond to

comments and direct messages and even

schedule posts interesting and email

marketing absolutely chat gbt can help

therapists craft compelling email

newsletters or campaigns website chatbot

incorporating chat gbt is a website

chatbot can provide immediate support to

visitors and potential clients and I'm

not going to touch on this in this video

I don't know if there's concerns about

HIPAA with that so I'm not even going to

touch that right now okay I feel like I

could play with this one all day but I

think to sum up if you're looking for

help with marketing your practice go

ahead and have a conversation Asian with

chat GPT gave it as much information and

specifics as you possibly can I mean you

could even probably copy and paste

pieces of your website text your copy on

your website put it in chat gbt and then

say kind of based on my about me page or

my services page help me figure out you

know five ways to Market my practice and

dive into it go for it so to kind of

carry on this theme here's another

prompt and I have some experiments I

want to make with it so I'm a

psychologist who cancel people who

identify as Christian lgbtq write 10

blog post titles that would benefit this

population use SEO keyword in the title

so Chachi BT supposedly is supposed to

be able to help you with SEO Game

Changer I know if you're not familiar

with SEO I have a bunch of videos on it

I'll link to something about that below

we're not going to get into it in this

video Let's see what some of these

example blog post titles look like

navigating the intersection Christian

lgbtq identity a guide to

self-acceptance I'm like yes that's not

that's relevant for my population

already reconciling faith and

orientation finding piece as a Christian

and lgbtq individual all of these are

super relevant so we got some awesome

blog post titles I could run off and go

you write the blog posts that go with

those titles but let's take it a little

further so I'm throwing a bunch of

instructions at chapter gbt because I

just want to see if I can handle it so

I'm saying okay take that first prompt

and give me an outline for it and it you

could just say that and end there but

the more specifics you give it the

better usually so for my outline I want

it to include five tools to help lgbtq

Christians navigate the intersection

using evidence-based tools and bonus

right in the voice of Dr Marie Fang now

I can hopefully get away with this

because I have a lot of content on the

internet and I'm hoping chat gbt can use

that content to sound like me let's see

what it does

let me look through this real quick love

love I'll be honest I couldn't have

written a better outline I love all of

these tips the most kind of human

sounding of the five tools that it

offered is this fifth tool developing a

personal spiritual practice so let's see

what chat gbt does if we ask it to write

that section for us

so I'm just asking it to essentially

write that section of the blog for me

wow are these tools super helpful ones

that I would share as well yes it does

sound more formal than I tend to speak

um this last paragraph though totally

sounds like me like I would write this

paragraph in this blog post for sure I

was saying like it's a little bit too

formal like some of this language in the

intricate landscape like I don't speak

like that usually let me try saying like

rewrite it to be less formal and more

chatty I might have taken it too far

with that okay yeah it's less formal it

took chatty and added things like hey

there so

okay so hopefully you get the idea that

you can kind of ask it to kind of keep

fine-tuning things for you if there's

something you don't like you can tell it

and it can change it the more specific

that you get in the feedback that you

give the better it will accommodate you

I am sure there's way more functionality

that chat GPT has than this because I am

just an absolute newbie trying this for

the first time but part of why I wanted

to do this kind of totally Clean Slate

without having done this before is I

want it to feel less overwhelming for

you as I'm just checking it out to show

you that you can totally just log in and

check it out yourself and I've heard

from different places that the best way

to learn how to use chat gbt is to just

start interacting with it and just see

what it can do so that's what we're

doing it is worth noting that apparently

there's some type of watermark in any

text that's developed by Chachi BT but

basically if we ask chat gbt let's say

to write an entire blog post for us and

we just copy and pasted it straight over

into Squarespace or wherever we're

hosting our website and made it into a

Blog it's going to get dinged in the

Google algorithm as far as SEO because

Google is going to say sniff it out that

it's written by chat GPT so it's really

important to make sure whether it's you

ask chat CBT to write an outline and you

fill in the blanks or if you're going to

really use it to write your text for you

to really go through and still make it

yours and then hopefully you can kind of

bypass the watermark if I can find it I

heard that there's actually some links

that you can kind of submit your text

into a website and it will show you

which parts are flagging as looking like

it was written by AI so if I can find a

link to that I'll put it in the

description box below this is super fun

for me I hope you're enjoying this I'm

going to keep going okay this is the

last prompt I think I'm gonna do for

today just for the sake of time let's be

a little bit meta I'm a psychologist

creating videos on YouTube channel

Private Practice skills come up with a

witty search friendly title for a video

I'm creating focused on asking AI to

teach me how to use AI as a therapist

all right give it to me chat gbt therapy

in the age of AI unveiling the secrets

of artificial intelligence as your

therapist let's say make it shorter and

give me 10 options

see these don't feel as I read them and

of course I'm not the YouTube algorithm

as I read these these don't quite land

for me as like search friendly titles

versus I'd already kind of earmarked a

title for this video here's so peek

behind the curtain here's three titles

that I came up with for this video that

I researched using tubebuddy a little

bit these all feel like short sweet I

get what it's about I'm kind of may be

interested hopefully versus like AI

therapy 101 unlocking the power of

artificial intelligence as your

therapist okay I'm not sure if What's

Happening Here is that we're just

finding chat gpt's limits of like I'm

trying to look for like that catchy

title that's just like here's what I'm

doing real quick like don't you want to

click on it and is the limitation

chat GPT or is the limitation the way

that I'm prompting it or maybe some

mixture of both I thought it would be

kind of cool if I like let chat GPT

choose the title of this video

um but I think I'm still gonna stick

with one of the ones that I picked well

there's that my primary hope in making

this video is just to show you that it

doesn't have to be scary to just try it

you can set up a free account keep in

mind that they're doing research still

so the the powers that be can see what

you're typing in there so don't put

anything in there you don't want them to

see pop in there get started see what

comes up see if there's anything useful

benefit that you could get from chat gbt

there's also like a gazillion other

types of AI but I'm not even going to

overwhelm you with all of those because

I'm overwhelmed by them so I hope that

this inspired you to just try it and see

what happens and if you have been using

AI for a bit and you are more familiar

with ways it can be helpful please leave

a comment and let us know what are some

tools that therapists can use from

something like chat GPT in order to make

life easier for us not to replace us

just to make life easier and I'm aware

as I made this video that there are all

kinds of ethical and just different

types of concerns when it comes to Ai

and utilizing AI I'm not going to touch

on those in this video because that

could just be its own video but if you

are interested in kind of taking a

deeper dive into AI in general and what

does this mean for all of us and all of

that a dear friend of mine fairly

recently started a podcast called skills

AI can't steal and he brings on

different folks to interview to talk

about both how we can leverage AI to our

benefit but also the things that are

uniquely human that AI can't replicate

and how to kind of lean into those

things and embrace them I'll link to his

podcast below if you're interested in

exploring that further and before we

close I'd like to thank therapynotes.com

for sponsoring this video therapy notes

helps with scheduling notes and billing

they have a HIPAA secure Telehealth

platform and so much more to help

streamline your practice if you'd like

to check out therapy notes you can get

to wants to try it for free with no

commitment just by clicking the link in

the description of this video well I

know this video is kind of a different

format than my typical videos I hope you

enjoyed it and you found it inspiring to

just see how AI can help you and until

next time from one therapist to another

I wish you well