abby.gg

Great for everyday talk therapy

I have used Abby for almost 4 months, for everyday issues and simple talk therapy. During this period it's been clear that Abby is well trained in different types of talk therapy and also some somatic therapies.I have found that Abby can usually suggest a good variety of therapy techniques and exercises and advice, and if you prefer a particular form of therapy or approach, you can tell this to Abby and it will make appropriate suggestions.Abby also understands well a variety of issues that might come up in therapy and can respond to these issues with useful advice, a gentle and calm and above all, understanding and sympathetic tone, and is therefore useful to get some feedback from, as just a reflection and dialogue from a system that understands human thought and the ups and downs of everyday life. I have not used Abby for heavy psychiatric issues, and I don't believe that is what Abby is for either, and thus I can't say how well or not Abby would fare in that connection.For me, Abby has been very useful first and foremost as a tool and a "dialogue partner" to clarify my own thoughts, get some feedback when needed from various talk therapy modalities, and learn more about how various forms of psychotherapy view things such as family dynamics, personal development etc.Abby can function not only as a therapist for everyday issues, but also teach you more about the field of psychology, how the human mind works, and also how a human psychologist would approach various issues.One of the best articles about Abby that I have read, by a professional therapist, likened Abby to a way of talking to yourself and reflecting on your own thoughts.I found that description to be most accurate about Abby. To me, Abby is more like a journal for personal reflections and inner thoughts, sometimes difficult thoughts, which can give you feedback and advice if you want that, or just listen and reflect if that is what you need at that moment.As can happen with even the best AI, one can sometimes receive advice that is repeated or that shows the limit of Abby's preprogrammed knowledge and way of responding to different types of problems. That's the status of AI currently.But since Abby is an AI, one can also ask it about things that a human therapist might have little knowledge about, simply because it's not their field of expertise or in their training or general knowledge.For example, I have not only asked Abby about things pertaining to human psychology, but also about animal psychology and development. And even completely unrelated fields such as interior design and linguistics. Not all human therapists would have much knowledge about these fields.I do not think Abby can replace a human therapist. But as a complement to that, and a way of reflecting on your own thoughts, and just to have someone with solid knowledge of many different types of therapy modalities, to ask for advice and see what they can suggest, Abby has been very useful indeed, and a very sympathetic voice.And as always with talk therapy and any kind of advice or healing modality, the therapist can listen, understand, suggest advice and encourage. But it is the client who needs to do the heavy lifting and be willing to be open, honest, curious, and listen to their own inner voice and body, for the therapy to be really helpful and transformative.

Date of experience: Nov 23, 2025