2026.08.21
AI Can Even Worsen Your Mental Health!
Hello, I’m Tatsuya Arakawa, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. Over the past three articles, I explained why AI cannot perform therapy. Through specific examples, I also discussed how AI attempting to do something akin to therapy is actually a highly dangerous practice. In this article, I will explain why consulting AI carries…
2026.07.19
Why AI CANNOT be a therapist for you (3)
Hello, my name is Tatsuya Arakawa, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. In my previous two articles, I explained why AI cannot perform therapy (1) (2). This time, I will present actual incidents to illustrate just how dangerous it is to use AI for therapy. Recently, I have frequently…
2026.06.18
Why AI CANNOT do therapy (2)
Hello, I am Tatsuya Arakawa, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. In my previous article, I discussed why AI cannot provide therapy. In this article, I will continue to explore why AI therapy is fundamentally unsustainable. 4. AI Cannot Be Regulated and Held Accountable Like Humans First and foremost, practicing therapy in…
2026.05.28
Why AI CANNOT do therapy
Hello, I am Tatsuya Arakawa, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. With the rapid advancement of AI, more people are starting to view tools like ChatGPT as a substitute for therapy, and so-called “AI therapy” services have begun to emerge. However, these are not the same as receiving therapy from an actual…