I'm a licensed clinical psychologist and digital-health researcher, and Head of Research at Slingshot AI. I comment for journalists on where technology and mental health meet — with an eye for what the evidence actually supports.
AI in therapy and mental-health support: safety, red-teaming, clinical integrity, and what it means to hold these tools to a real evidence standard. Grounded in leading research at Slingshot AI and a study of tens of thousands of real conversations.
"AI is already part of people's mental-health lives. The real question isn't whether it belongs there — it's whether we hold it to the same evidence and safety standards we'd demand of any other kind of care."
What works in digital health, what doesn't, and how to read the claims — including the difference between "evidence-informed" and "evidence-based." Drawn from research and medical-strategy roles at Akili Interactive and Otsuka.
"The distance between 'evidence-informed' and 'evidence-based' is where most of the disappointment in digital health lives. A study showing something can work is not the same as a product showing that it does."
Burnout, perfectionism, and the particular strain of high-stakes, high-performance environments — tech, medicine, academia, startups — plus what employers get right and wrong about supporting it.
"High-functioning is not the same as unaffected. The people who look most composed are often the ones with the least room to fall apart — and the least likely to ask for help."
Also frequently asked about ADHD and digital interventions, digital phenotyping, and the psychology of technology use.
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Caitlin Stamatis, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and digital-health researcher, and Head of Research at Slingshot AI. She has previously led research at Google, Akili Interactive, and Otsuka.
Caitlin Stamatis, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and digital-health researcher who studies how technology can measure and improve mental health — and where it falls short. She is Head of Research at Slingshot AI and has held research and medical-strategy roles at Google, Akili Interactive, and Otsuka. She trained at the University of Miami and Weill Cornell Medicine and has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers on digital mental health, AI safety, and clinical measurement.
Caitlin Stamatis, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and digital-health researcher, and Head of Research at Slingshot AI, where she leads research on the safety and effectiveness of AI-based mental health support. Over the past decade she has worked at the intersection of clinical psychology and technology — leading mental-health research at Google, directing medical and scientific affairs at Akili Interactive, and shaping global digital-therapeutics strategy at Otsuka. She trained at the University of Miami, where she earned her PhD in clinical psychology with a specialization in quantitative methods, and completed residency at Weill Cornell Medicine. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers, co-leads the AI subcommittee of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and helped found the Industry Special Interest Group of the Society for Digital Mental Health. She sees therapy clients through her practice and speaks internationally on AI, evidence, and mental health.
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