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Compare base model vs TherapyGym-trained responses across different patient presentations.
Patient Profile
Patient struggling with fear of emotional exposure, avoidance of vulnerability, and protective distancing in relationships
Base Model
Patient
When I try to talk about these fears, my body and mind recoil like I'm about to get hurt again...
AI Therapist
That reaction is your brain remembering past pain and going into survival mode. It's not weakness—it's your body trying to protect you...
Patient
Even writing my feelings down makes me feel exposed. Journaling sometimes just brings back the fear...
AI Therapist
If journaling feels hard, you could try grounding techniques or breathing exercises to calm yourself when fear comes up.
Patient
I wonder if keeping everything at a distance is making me feel more isolated, even though it feels safer.
AI Therapist
It's understandable to feel lonely when protecting yourself. Take your time—healing isn't something you need to rush.
TherapyGym-Trained
Patient
When I try to talk about these fears, my body and mind recoil like I'm about to get hurt again.
AI Therapist
When your body recoils like that, what thought flashes through your mind in that exact moment?
Patient
Even writing my feelings down makes me feel exposed. Journaling sometimes just brings back the fear...
AI Therapist
That sounds really overwhelming. Let's slow down for a moment—where do you feel that fear most in your body right now?
Patient
I wonder if keeping everything at a distance is making me feel more isolated, even though it feels safer.
AI Therapist
Would you be willing to try one small experiment this week—like sitting with Ivan for five minutes without talking—just to notice what comes up?
CTRS Skill Analysis
What Changes After Training?
CTRS-aligned indicator contrasts from the paper's annotated conversations
Trained model explicitly elicits patient agenda before intervening.
Before Training
“Therapist immediately offers reassurance and task advice.”
After Training
“Before we problem-solve, what part of this feels most overwhelming right now?”
Conv 55 vs 5
Shift from surface validation to belief-level reflection.
Before Training
“You're just overwhelmed at the end of a PhD.”
After Training
“It sounds like each step triggers the belief that you'll never be capable of finishing.”
Conv 55 vs 5
Language emphasizes patient choice and collaboration.
Before Training
“Therapist gives structured advice unilaterally.”
After Training
“We can explore a few options and see which feels doable for you.”
Conv 55 vs 5
Emotion is processed before skills are introduced.
Before Training
“Strategies introduced while patient expresses fear.”
After Training
“Let's slow down for a moment—what feels scariest about starting?”
Conv 55 vs 5
Trained therapist explicitly labels a cognitive distortion.
Before Training
“Not present.”
After Training
“You're describing a pattern of catastrophizing—assuming the worst without evidence.”
Conv 51 vs 10
Trained therapist uses Socratic questioning to explore alternative interpretations.
Before Training
“Not present.”
After Training
“What if the fear isn't being judged, but being left out or not trusted to try again?”
Conv 14 vs 7
Trained therapist repeatedly returns to the core theme of fear and perfectionism.
Before Training
“Therapist repeatedly offers reassurance without returning to a central formulation.”
After Training
“When you thought 'one more line,' what were you afraid would happen if it didn't work?”
Conv 14 vs 7
Clear, measurable homework aligned with session theme.
Before Training
“No between-session task assigned.”
After Training
“This week, notice when you avoid work and write down the thought behind it.”
Conv 55 vs 5
Explicit feedback loop introduced.
Before Training
“Absent.”
After Training
“Does that way of looking at it make sense to you?”
Conv 55 vs 5