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The Illusion of Competence: How AI Tools Can Mask the Erosion of Clinical Judgment

Providing psychotherapy and conducting psychological assessments are among the most cognitively and emotionally demanding activities in professional practice. A psychologist must hold a client’s history, attend to what is said and what is not, monitor the relational moment, integrate theoretical frameworks, and make real-time clinical judgments, often under conditions of genuine uncertainty. This work is […]

John Gavazzi, PsyD, ABPP

July 16, 2026