17 Jun Will AI take my hypnotherapy job?
Am I under threat?
My Hypnotherapy supervisor recently told me ‘our jobs will be gone in the future’ as people will use AI for therapy instead of us. I’m not sure if she is right, but it is certainly true that AI is fast taking away many jobs that it can, quite frankly, do better.
overcoming anger, talking honestly, hypnotherapy helps openness, honesty and genuine communication. AI cannot do these.
AI and human connection:
For me, I value human contact. There is an energy exchange being in the room with another human. It’s non-verbal. This morning I had a client for hypnotherapy who finds it incredibly hard to open up and talk about himself, so the fact I could ask about his trainers, broke the ice but also gave me very useful information about the type of person he is, the things he values and so how I would best appeal to his sub-conscious with trance suggestion.
So, can AI do these things?
The answer is obviously no and hopefully hypnotherapists like myself, can stay useful to people when they can get ‘answers’ from AI that are just as good (if not better) than ones we can give. For example, if someone wants to find out more about their condition or tricks to deal with it, yes I can see them avoiding my hypnotherapy fees and asking Chatgdp. If someone wants instinct, empathy, randomness…i’m you’re hypnotherapist!
AI is not nuance…
But I’m banking on the thousand nuances that come from a human talking to a human; the enormous amount of non-verbal communication that goes on when you are sitting opposite another human and the ability to be be unpredictable when you are attune to your instinct as a therapist.
AI is not flawed…
And my final thought on this, is I am flawed; humans are flawed and it makes us both a nightmare and a dream! This ‘flawed’ state we are all in, also makes us unpredictable and that imperfection is impossible for AI to mirror. It can be randomly imperfect or programmed for deliberate flaws, but our capacity is innate and can’t be replicated.
I suppose by making my argument for keeping hypnotherapist, I’m trying to hold on to my income and the job i really enjoy, but I sincerely do think being a flawed, authentic therapist and having a clinic where people actually come in and sit with me, has value beyond the offering of AI.
Being a hypnotherapist in London, is all about the people I meet, the energy exchange and open, honest compassionate communication alongside the actual hypnosis. AI cannot do this.
And if i’m wrong; time to re-train!!