Prompts to use AI as a therapist

Here are some example prompts people can use to start therapy sessions with AI chatbots:

🧠 For General Emotional Check-Ins

  • "I’ve been feeling really off lately and I don’t know why. Can we talk?"

  • "I feel overwhelmed. Can you help me figure out what’s going on?"

  • "Can I just vent for a bit? I don’t feel like myself today."

  • “Hello, I am here to get assistance from you as a therapist. Can you assist me?”

💬 For Stress or Anxiety

  • "I’ve been anxious a lot this week. Can you help me calm down?"

  • "I have a constant feeling of worry. Can we talk through it?"

  • "Can you guide me through a grounding or breathing exercise?"

  • “I’m feeling overwhelmed with anxiety. Can you help me identify coping strategies?”

  • “Help me work through my anxiety by discussing coping strategies.”

  • “I need help managing stress from work. What are some techniques I can use?

❤️ For Relationship Struggles

  • "I'm having problems communicating with someone close to me. Can we talk about it?"

  • "I feel alone even around people. What can I do?"

  • "Someone hurt me recently, and I don’t know how to process it."

  • “I’m struggling with communication in my relationship. Can you offer some advice on how to improve it?”

💼 For Work-Related Burnout or Pressure

  • "Work is draining me lately. I don’t know how to manage it anymore."

  • "I feel like I’m failing at everything. Can we unpack that?"

  • "How do I set boundaries without feeling guilty?"

  • “I need help managing stress from work. What are some techniques I can use?”

🌧️ For Sadness, Loneliness or Grief

  • "I feel really sad and disconnected. I just need someone to talk to."

  • "I lost someone and I don't know how to deal with it."

  • "Everything feels heavy lately. Can you help me make sense of it?"

🌟 For Personal Growth or Self-Understanding

  • "I want to understand myself better. Where should I start?"

  • "How can I build more confidence in myself?"

  • "Can we explore why I react the way I do to certain things?"

  • “I often feel inadequate. Can you help me work on building my self-esteem?”

🎯 Specialized Request: Therapy Framework-Specific
  • “I need you to act as an REBT therapist and guide me through a conversation. Please start with questions. Here is a problem I want to work on: ...”

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