Psychology In Seattle Podcast AI Tools for Therapy
Oct 27, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Gregg Spiridellis, co-founder of JibJab and StoryBots, sheds light on his innovative AI tools designed for therapists and clients. He shares how his personal therapy journey inspired the development of the Moments app suite, enhancing the therapy experience with features like voice journaling and AI-generated summaries. The duo explores important topics, including privacy concerns, therapist feedback, and the ideal use of AI in therapy while emphasizing that human clinicians are irreplaceable, making for a thought-provoking conversation.
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Journaling Sparked The App Idea
- Gregg Spiridellis began daily journaling after his 2016 divorce and reviewed past entries to spot life patterns.
- He used ChatGPT in 2022 to summarize two weeks of journals and brought that summary into therapy, which he described as "rocket fuel."
Pre-Session Summaries Amplify Therapy Time
- Summarizing recent personal data before a session reduces recency bias and speeds the session's startup.
- That time savings shifts minutes to the latter part of therapy where deeper work occurs.
Voice Journal To Capture Momentary Feelings
- Use voice journaling to capture feelings in the moment with a single big-record button to lower friction.
- Let AI clean grammar, create titles, and produce bullet lists so entries become readable and actionable.