It may seem fun to jump on the ChatGPT bandwagon and use it as a quick fix for mental health questions, but you shouldn’t take shortcuts to heal, according to distinguished licensed marriage, family, and child psychotherapist Dr. Nicki J. Monti. While it can offer reflection and information, it cannot understand your full emotional context, detect crises, or provide personalized clinical care. Misinterpreted advice may worsen mental-health struggles or delay real treatment. She details her own journey with childhood trauma, addiction, violence, divorce, and widowhood in her memoir, The Divine Traumedy of Nicki Joy: A True Grime Tale. Dr. Monti has been featured on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Millionaire Matchmaker and more.