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September 22, 2026

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Licensed psychotherapist and certified sex therapist Marty Klein argues that AI may offer reassuring advice, while therapy helps people question their assumptions and reflect on whether they are asking the right questions.

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Opinion | You, Therapy, and AI

By Marty Klein

Licensed psychotherapist and certified sex therapist

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Originally published September 11, 2026 · Not previously featured in TherapyTech

Original illustration accompanying Marty Klein’s essay on therapy and AI

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What the author argues: Licensed psychotherapist and certified sex therapist Marty Klein argues that feeling understood by AI is different from doing the work of psychotherapy: questioning assumptions and reflecting on difficult choices.

A chatbot may answer a client’s question reassuringly. A therapist, he says, may help the client recognize that a different question needs asking.

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