@Remittancegirl This is very challenging. You are correct that AI therapists are not great but, at least in the US, we don't have enough therapists and getting enough isn't really possible.

That and AI can help ease emotional labor on the part of spouses, friends, etc. when you have significant trauma and don't have access to therapy. In my case, it's better to vent about nightmares I can't fix to an AI than my long suffering wife.