AI Script to Screen with Quint Boa

This week on Shrinked by Quint, I take a relaxed, informative look at how counselling and psychotherapy overlap - and where they diverge. Join me as we explore what each approach offers, and how knowing the difference can help you or someone you love find the right kind of support.

In this episode, I explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of mental health care. From late-night chatbots that offer instant support to systems that can spot signs of depression or predict relapse, AI promises speed, scale, and accessibility in ways that human clinicians alone cannot match.
But therapy is not just about information or coping strategies. It is about presence, empathy, and the meaning carried in silence as much as in words. These are qualities no algorithm can replicate.
 

Hospitals are turning to AI to scan X-rays, spot tumours, and flag risks at remarkable speed. But medicine is not a factory line, and patients are not data points. Here, I reflect on the dangers of mistaking efficiency for care, and why compassion must remain central to diagnosis.

From villages in Africa to crowded cities in India, millions live without access to therapy. AI offers scale, translation, and reach - but risks becoming another form of digital colonialism if culture and context are ignored. I explore whether technology can close the global mental health gap without erasing local voices.

Could a buzzing phone save someone from relapse? AI can track behaviour, detect patterns, and send alerts before cravings spiral. Yet recovery is about more than nudges and data. In this episode, I share my own story of sobriety and ask whether technology can support - but never replace - human connection.

Dating apps are dying. What once promised romance now feels like homework. AI has turned communication into a Turing test, leaving us wondering who - or what - we’re talking to. Swipes, bots, and empty chats dominate. Real intimacy can’t be coded. The apps are over.

In this episode of Shrinked by Quint, I explore the deeper current of libido - not just sexual energy, but the animating force that shapes our desires, relationships, and creativity. Through the story of a client named Claire, I reflect on why we often misplace our longing in people or outcomes, only to be left restless when the spark fades. Drawing on Freud, Lacan, and philosopher Olenka Zupancic, I examine how desire is less about reaching a final destination and more about keeping energy in motion. With practical insights, I invite you to rethink where your energy flows and how to find meaning beyond the pursuit of “the one thing” you believe will complete you.

In this episode of Shrinked by Quint, we explore why ghosting hurts so deeply. Drawing on Bluma Zeigarnik’s research and real-life therapy stories, Quint shows how unfinished connections trap the mind in loops of anxiety -  and how to break free by creating your own ending.

In this episode of Shrinked by Quint, we explore the quieter side of addiction – the behavioral patterns that often go unnoticed and even celebrated in our society. Drawing on over 30 years of experience, Quint unpacks how addiction isn’t just about substances, but about escape, control, and the need to soothe discomfort. From compulsive work to phone checking, we examine how dopamine fuels these patterns, why they’re so deceptive, and how awareness is the first step toward recovery.

Ghosting might seem trivial - but it hits deep. In this episode, I explore why disappearing acts on dating apps can leave lasting emotional wounds, and how they trigger more than just rejection. From the neuroscience of broken attachment to the grief of “what might have been,” we unpack the true cost of ghosting - and how to begin healing.