Writing

These pieces are where I work out, in writing, what I do clinically. Most are for people considering or already in this kind of work; a few are written for clinicians and marked as such. There's no required order, but a few natural starting points are below.

How I use AI in this writing

A few starting places

What Is Depth EMDR? — for the work in one piece

When Understanding Isn't Enough — if you've been in therapy and feel stuck

On Spirituality in My Work — how I hold meaning-making in therapy, and how I don't

How to Use Therapy in the Age of AI — what each is for, and what only the human work can offer

Nattan Hollander LMFT Nattan Hollander LMFT

How to Use Therapy in the Age of AI

Most people in therapy also talk to AI about the same things. That isn't a problem — it's a new literacy. What AI does well, where it hits a wall, and the kind of human contact that nothing else can provide.

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