# The Risks and Challenges of AI as Therapist

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Podcast: [Faculty Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faculty-matters-7086523)
Published: 2025-10-06T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Priti Shah, Associate Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, and Minsun Lee, Associate Professor in the Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy, and Counseling Psychology Director of Training, will consider the increasing use of AI in lieu of (or in addition to) human therapists, and the potential impact on mental health care.

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