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AI simulates personal client speech for therapist training
What is Words Caught in the Heart: Simulating Person-Specific Expression for Self-Opaque Clients in Psychotherapy?
The paper presents a language-model based client simulator that produces dialogue reflecting a specific person's emotional state, safety perception, and trust level. It lets therapists practice with patients who struggle to verbalize their distress.
Who it is for
Therapists, training programs, and psych-AI researchers can use it to rehearse sessions and study nuanced client expression.