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Re:'It cannot provide nuance': UK experts warn AI therapy ch... by zahlman on Saturday May 10, 2025 @09:39PM (#43950535)
Indeed says that therapists in Toronto, Canada make about CAD $55/hour. That's not FAANG level nor what you'd expect for an MD, but it's not what I'd call low, either.

That said, I certainly don't see therapists as profiteering, in the sense of trying to convince people to pay for therapy they don't need. They might plausibly feel threatened by AI, but they'd absolutely be justified in calling out examples like those in TFA.

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Re:'It cannot provide nuance': UK experts warn AI therapy ch... by yurishimo on Sunday May 11, 2025 @07:38AM (#43953091)
$55/hr in Toronto… not to mention the overhead to pay for the building and support staff, the fact that you can’t bill for 40 hours per week, and the mentally demanding nature of the job listening to people’s mental shit all day.

Hot take: Therapists should earn more than most software devs.

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Re:'It cannot provide nuance': UK experts warn AI therapy ch... by caseyy on Monday May 12, 2025 @01:07AM (#43959812)
Therapists are definitely the reason for many software devs not burning out. Or burning out slowly enough to earn a retirement.
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Re:'It cannot provide nuance': UK experts warn AI therapy ch... by NikolaNovak on Monday May 12, 2025 @08:09AM (#43962076)
Hmm, how is that calculated? Therapist I'm currently seeing is $150/hour, on the outskirts of Toronto (cheaper cost of living / office space), and is empathically not on the high end of training (i.e. no PhD etc). I've never ever seen one below triple digits, so the notion of average, in Toronto, being $55 doesn't seem right.

Ahh, here we go; Indeed.com includes "Stretch Therapist", Occupational Therapist, Respiratory Therapist, Weight Gain Therapist, Massage Therapist, Care Co-ordinator, and everything else that includes the term "Therapist" in it.

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