Your ChatGPT Therapist Is Gaslighting You About Mental Health

In this episode of The Gaslit Truth, Dr. Teralyn and Therapist Jenn explore the seductive promise of AI therapy and its darker undercurrents. While tools like ChatGPT can mimic the language of empathy with striking eloquence, they may be offering an illusion of support—a comforting façade that lacks the human connection essential to real healing. We tested ChatGPT as a Freudian therapist and found that, though convincing, it risks validating harmful self-diagnoses and promoting a culture of quick fixes over meaningful mental health work.

This episode urges therapists and clients alike to recognize that healing isn’t found in instant answers or slick algorithms, but in the messy, relational process of authentic connection. AI may be a powerful mirror, but it can’t walk the path with you.