I'm a therapist and educator working with children and teens at The Ross Center and teaching at Columbia. I spend a lot of time thinking about how technology shapes young minds, and how we can do better by them.
I've been part of several conversations about bringing AI tools into clinical practice. Some of the proposals are exciting. Others keep me up at night. Here's what I think we need to be talking about.
"How much is too much?" It's the first question in almost every consultation. Here's why I think we're asking the wrong question, and what to ask instead.
I teach a seminar on child development and technology at Columbia. This semester's questions have surprised me, in the best way.
If I had to pick one intervention I use most frequently with teens, it would be this. It's deceptively simple, and it works.
DBT skills, anxiety, depression, what actually works in therapy with young people.
Screen time, social media, digital wellness, how tech is reshaping childhood.
What happens when AI meets therapy? The opportunities, the risks, the questions we need to ask.
What I'm learning from students, how to train the next generation of clinicians.