Upcoming Webinars
Counseling in the Age of AI: Research, Risks, and Reward
As a part of its Innovations in Counseling series, the NBCC Foundation invites you to a free webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, from 1–2 pm EDT. Live webinars are available at no cost, and documentation of 1 clock hour of continuing education is available for registrants who attend the full webinar.
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly integrated into healthcare, mental health professionals are beginning to explore their potential applications in counseling and psychotherapy. This webinar will present current research on the use of AI in counseling practice, with a focus on tools that support between-session engagement, counselor education, and clinical documentation.
Participants will examine findings from recent pilot studies and explore the potential benefits and limitations of AI as a therapeutic adjunct. The session will also address key ethical considerations, including confidentiality, informed consent, client autonomy, and the risks of algorithmic bias.
By the end of the training, attendees will be able to describe emerging applications of AI in clinical practice, identify ethical challenges, and evaluate strategies for responsibly incorporating AI into counseling settings.
After this presentation, participants will be able to:
- summarize recent research findings related to the integration of AI in counseling and psychotherapy practice.
- identify potential ethical benefits and risks involved in the use of AI tools within clinical mental health settings.
- explore how AI is being applied in counselor education and supervision and consider its implications for professional development.
Presenters
Carlos Castañeda, PhD, NCC, LPC
Dr. Carlos Castañeda is the founder and owner of The Missing Peace Clinic, a neurodivergent-affirming practice offering specialized counseling and assessment services. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor at St. Edward’s University, where his research focuses on autism spectrum disorder (ASD), artificial intelligence (AI), and the development of AI-based tools that support clinical practice. He introduced the term AI Therapeutic Adjuncts to describe technologies designed to complement traditional mental health interventions.
Dr. Castañeda also founded ThinkAITA, an innovative software initiative delivering HIPAA-compliant AI Therapeutic Adjuncts for clinicians and their clients. Its flagship suite combines a modern electronic health record, a real-time SOAP-Note Scribe that transcribes sessions and drafts notes, and mood-data analytics that track progress and flag risk trends between sessions. ThinkAITA’s consultation adjuncts further assist case managers, counselors, and psychiatric providers with evidence-based guidance on treatment interventions, ethics, and medication-management considerations, always leaving final clinical judgment to the provider. To keep clients engaged between sessions, the platform also offers gamified wellness activities and conversational, empathetic AI Therapeutic Adjuncts.
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