AI-Enhanced Interventions

Here are some recommendations on how to enhance with AI the delivery of CBT to children and youth clients, informed by a set of evidence-informed articles (click on button below):

• Use AI-assisted thought records to support cognitive restructuring (CR) by helping youth more accurately identify and revise automatic thoughts associated with distressing emotions.

• Leverage natural language processing tools to provide real-time feedback on emotion-thought alignment and improve the accuracy of CBT journaling exercises.

• Employ AI-powered mobile CBT platforms that deliver interactive CR modules and guide youth through emotion regulation strategies using CBT-informed conversations.

• Incorporate adaptive AI tools that personalize the delivery of CBT content based on user mood, progress, or engagement data, allowing for more responsive and relevant session planning.

• Use AI-enhanced journaling and mood tracking features to help structure check-ins, inform treatment goals, and monitor symptom changes over time.

• Recommend AI-driven psychoeducation apps to increase youth and family familiarity with CBT principles such as cognitive distortions, behavioral activation, and the CBT triangle.

• Integrate chatbot companions as adjuncts to therapy to reinforce CBT skills between sessions and help youth apply them in real-life situations.

• Review AI-generated visual trends or summaries with clients (e.g., mood/behavior graphs) to support shared understanding of progress and inform collaborative treatment planning.

• Use gamified CBT tools that offer rewards or feedback for task completion to encourage youth engagement in consistent skill practice outside of sessions.

• Teach youth to use AI tools to recognize early warning signs (e.g., drops in mood or app engagement), and to bring these insights into session for timely support and adjustment of goals.

Here are some recommendations on how to enhance with AI the delivery of trauma-focused therapy informed by a set of evidence-informed articles (Click on the button below for a shared folder of articles.)

• Use AI-powered symptom checkers to help clients identify, articulate, and track trauma-related symptoms and fluctuations between sessions.

• Leverage AI chatbots to provide 24/7 emotional support, guiding clients in practicing grounding and mindfulness skills when intrusive memories or distress arise.

• Employ AI tools to co-structure trauma narratives or exposure scripts For example, using ChatGPT to gently co-create safe, gradual exposure hierarchies tailored to individual trauma histories.

• Incorporate AI-driven journaling or thought-processing tools so clients can safely externalize intrusive memories and reflect on emotions outside of session time.

• Use AI-generated prompts to rehearse reprocessing or cognitive restructuring exercises allowing clients to practice reframing trauma memories and beliefs with guided, repeatable support.

• Recommend AI-facilitated psychoeducation resources to help clients and families better understand trauma reactions, PTSD symptoms, and recovery pathways in accessible language.

• Apply AI-driven risk detection tools For example, using self-check prompts to detect shifts in mood or language that may signal worsening PTSD symptoms and warrant timely outreach.

• Use generative AI tools (e.g., AI image generators like) cautiously to co-create simple, therapist-monitored visual aids for exposure work when appropriate for trauma reprocessing.

• Educate clients on the safe, ethical use of AI in trauma care, emphasizing privacy, the limits of AI, and the importance of keeping a human therapist at the center of treatment.