Can AI Replace Therapy? Understanding the Risks and Benefits
By Angela Lombardi, RP AI chatbots can answer questions at any hour, suggest coping exercises, and offer a place to put difficult feelings into words. For someone facing a long wait for care, financial barriers, or uncertainty about starting therapy, that immediate response may feel reassuring. But AI is not a replacement for psychotherapy. A […]
Mental Health Labels: Pros, Cons, and How to Use Them
Humans naturally categorize and label things to make sense of behaviour and experience. In mental health, labels can offer clarity and relief, but they can also feel limiting, stigmatizing, or overly defining. Diagnostic labels can be genuinely helpful when they validate what someone is experiencing and connect them with the right supports. At the same […]