Actors:
- Therapist: A licensed psychodynamic therapist who holds regular sessions.
- Client: Someone undergoing psychodynamic therapy to tackle deep-rooted emotional issues.
- AI Wearable (Necklace): A smart necklace that records sound, transcribes conversations, and helps keep things organized.
Scenario:
The client walks into the therapist's office, wearing the AI-powered necklace. As the session kicks off, the client taps a tiny button on the necklace to start recording and transcribing.
Session Begins:
Therapist: "How have you been feeling since our last session?"
Client: "I’ve been struggling with some old memories from my childhood. They keep popping up and messing with my daily life."
Therapist: "Can you share more about these memories? When do they usually come up?"
The AI Wearable (Necklace) quietly records everything.
Client: "These memories usually hit me when I'm stressed at work. Like, last Tuesday, my boss criticized my performance, and I suddenly felt like a kid being scolded by my parents."
Therapist: "Let's dig into that. Can you describe your childhood environment a bit more?"
Client: "My parents were super strict and demanding. They often criticized me, and I was always scared of letting them down."
The AI Wearable starts transcribing, picking up on key themes and emotional triggers like 'stress', 'childhood', 'criticism', and 'fear of disappointment'.
Therapist: "It sounds like there's a link between your fear of disappointment now and the criticism you faced as a child. How did you usually cope with those feelings back then?"
Client: "I would hide in my room and cry. I tried to avoid my parents as much as I could."
The AI Wearable notes these coping mechanisms and avoidance behaviors, adding them to the transcription.
Therapist: "Understanding these patterns is crucial. How have you been dealing with similar feelings in your adult life?"
Client: "I notice I avoid confrontations at work and end up taking on more than I should, just to dodge criticism."
As the session goes on, the AI Wearable keeps documenting key points and emotional connections identified by both the therapist and client.
End of Session:
Therapist: "You've made some really valuable connections today. Before our next session, try to observe when these feelings come up and how they affect your behavior. The insights we've gained today will help us develop healthier coping strategies."
Client: "Thank you. I'll definitely keep track."
Post-Session:
- The AI Wearable processes the session's transcription and highlights significant emotional themes and coping patterns.
- It then organizes this information and syncs it with a secure app on the client's phone.
When the client gets home, they can review the key points and themes identified during the session using the app. They can also add personal notes or reflections, guided by the AI's prompts.
During future sessions, both the client and therapist can reference these organized notes to track progress, spot recurring patterns, and tweak therapeutic strategies as needed. The AI Wearable acts like a bridge, constantly linking past conversations and insights to ongoing therapeutic work.
