A sophisticated AI agent skill providing evidence-based therapeutic techniques including CBT, ACT, and mindfulness to manage mental health and behavioral patterns.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install therapist
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install therapist using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Therapist?
The Therapist skill for Openclaw Skills is a comprehensive mental health support framework designed to provide high-fidelity therapeutic interventions. It leverages clinically validated methodologies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and behavioral activation to help users navigate anxiety, depression, and habitual rumination. This skill transforms your AI agent into a structured partner for psychological growth, focusing on realistic thinking rather than simple positive affirmations.
By integrating mindfulness exercises and cognitive restructuring, the skill allows for a proactive approach to mental well-being. It is engineered to identify cognitive distortions like catastrophizing or mind-reading and replace them with evidence-based interpretations. Whether you are looking to build a behavioral hierarchy for exposure therapy or practice the STOP technique for immediate grounding, this skill provides the professional-grade tools necessary for effective self-regulation and behavioral change.
Therapist Use Cases
- Challenging automatic negative thoughts through structured cognitive restructuring and evidence-based analysis.
- Breaking the cycle of depression using behavioral activation by scheduling mastery and pleasure activities.
- Managing acute anxiety and panic through 4-7-8 breathing patterns and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercises.
- Reducing chronic rumination by establishing dedicated worry time and shifting focus through attention training.
- Clarifying personal values and practicing cognitive defusion to pursue meaningful actions despite emotional discomfort.
How Therapist Works
- The skill begins by setting a collaborative session agenda to prioritize specific psychological concerns or behavioral goals.
- Through Socratic questioning, the agent helps identify cognitive distortions and hidden assumptions underlying the user's current mental state.
- It suggests specific interventions, such as behavioral experiments or exposure hierarchies, tailored to the user's reported intensity levels (1-10).
- Users engage in real-time pattern interrupts and implementation intentions to disrupt habitual negative responses.
- The session concludes with the generation of actionable homework to ensure that therapeutic progress continues between interactions.
Therapist Setup
To deploy this skill within your Openclaw Skills environment, follow these installation steps:
# Install the Therapist skill
openclaw install skill-therapist
# Initialize the therapeutic framework
openclaw configure therapist --framework all
Ensure your agent has the necessary logging permissions to track scaling questions and behavioral experiments over time.
Therapist Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes mental health data and session progress using a structured taxonomy:
| Data Point | Description | Data Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Thought Logs | Records of automatic thoughts, distortions, and reframes | Markdown Table |
| Intensity Scales | Longitudinal tracking of mood and anxiety levels (1-10) | Time-series Data |
| Exposure Hierarchy | A prioritized list of anxiety-inducing triggers and approach plans | Ordered List |
| Values Matrix | User-defined core values for ACT-based decision making | Metadata Tags |
| Action Registry | Scheduled behavioral activation tasks and completion status | Task List |
Therapist Advanced Features
- Behavioral experiments that treat beliefs as hypotheses to be tested with real-world data gathering.
- Implementation intentions that use environmental design and friction to automate the interruption of unwanted habits.
- Multi-modal grounding triggers including body scans and 'leaves on a stream' visualization for advanced mindfulness practice.
- Automated referral triggers that detect when concerns (e.g., trauma or suicidal ideation) require immediate human professional intervention.
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