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Utilizing AI To Enhance Your Counseling Practice

Leesa M. Robertson
1 hour

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing mental health care, creating new opportunities for clinical support, administrative efficiency, documentation assistance, psychoeducation, care coordination, and client engagement. As AI-supported tools become more common in counseling and behavioral health settings, clinicians must understand both their potential benefits and their limitations.

This course examines the emerging role of AI in counseling practice through a clinical and ethical lens. Participants will explore how AI may support certain aspects of care while also raising concerns related to confidentiality, informed consent, bias, accuracy, data privacy, documentation integrity, client autonomy, and overreliance on automated systems.

Rather than presenting AI as a replacement for clinical judgment, this course emphasizes that mental health professionals remain responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, risk management, ethical decision-making, and the therapeutic relationship. AI may assist practice, but it cannot replace clinical reasoning, cultural responsiveness, or the human connection central to effective counseling.

Course Creation Date:  5/7/2026

This course will award 1 continuing education hour.

Please see the board approval box for course approvals.

Course Objectives

  1. Understand the applications of AI tools to enhance client support and streamline counseling workflows.
  2. Learn methods for integrating AI-driven assessments and progress tracking into counseling practices effectively.
  3. Develop skills in using AI for real-time client engagement and between-session support.
  4. Explore ethical considerations and best practices for incorporating AI in a culturally sensitive counseling practice.
  5. Gain insights into using AI to personalize psychoeducation, therapeutic exercises, and resource recommendations for clients.

Course Author

Leesa M. Robertson, M.Ed., CAP, LMHC

Ms. Robertson, M.Ed., CAP, LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia. She is credentialed in alcohol and other drug counseling.

Beginning her career in the hospital setting, working in admissions, on the 24-hour unit, inpatient and IOP for both adults and adolescents, she went on to supervise a group of clinicians that went into medical-surgical hospitals to assess and place patients. She went into the outpatient setting, working with adults and families. Throughout her career, Ms. Robertson has focused on training and education through presenting live and authored coursework.

Board Approvals

National Approvals

Approval for this course applies only to the national boards listed below.

  • American Psychological Association (APA)
    BaysideCEU is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Bayside Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) (ACE)
    BaysideCEU.com, #1793, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. BaysideCEU.com maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 2/4/2026-2/4/2029. This course is offered in the self-paced/distance learning format.
  • The Association For Addiction Professionals NAADAC
    Bayside Continuing Education and Development Provider Number 81892 is a NAADAC Approved Education Provider for educational credits. NAADAC Provider number 81892 is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
  • The National Board For Certified Counselors NBCC
    Bayside Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6088. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Bayside Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

State Approvals

Information

  • Relevance: This course is intended for masters level and post-doctoral counselors and therapists who would like to utilize new opportunities to harness AI.
  • Content Level: Intermediate
  • Course Format: This course is offered as a self-paced distance learning format (reading-based online activity)
  • System Requirements: This course is offered online. Internet connection required.
  • Course Completion Information: To earn continuing education credit, professionals must register and pay the fee for the course.  They must read the content and demonstrate understanding by earning a minimum score of 70 percent on testing materials.  The certificate of completion will be able to be downloaded after the above is completed. Refunds will be granted upon request with the withdrawal of credit for the course. For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call 866-863-4225 or email ContactUs@BaysideCEU.com.
  • CEBroker Course ID: 1266562
  • Credit Hours: 1
Leesa M. Robertson
1 hour
This course is intended for masters level and post-doctoral counselors and therapists who would like to utilize new opportunities to harness AI.
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