Foojan Zeine
California State University Long Beach, California, USAPresentation Title:
Bridging the gap between tradition and innovation in psychotherapy: The promise of awareness integration theory
Abstract
The rapid growth of digital mental health solutions presents both opportunities and challenges. This paper explores the integration of Awareness Integration Theory (AIT) into AI-powered platforms to enhance mental health outcomes. AIT, a structured, evidence-based framework, improves self-awareness, emotional regulation, and cognitive restructuring, leading to a 60-70% improvement across various life domains. By adapting AIT for digital applications—including mobile apps, teletherapy, and self-help tools—mental health support becomes more scalable and accessible. A key implementation is the Foojan© app, which merges AIT with AI to provide personalized mental health assistance. The app offers self-awareness journaling and real-time emotional, cognitive, and behavioral tools. An AI-powered chatbot functions as a virtual coach, MIRA(SM), guiding users through AIT’s structured phases to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Early findings suggest significant improvements in mental well-being. Beyond providing immediate psychoeducation and support, AIT-based digital tools can serve as adjuncts to psychotherapy, enhancing engagement between sessions. However, challenges such as user retention, therapeutic alliance, and data security must be addressed. This paper discusses strategies to overcome these issues and maximize impact. Ultimately, integrating AIT into AI-driven platforms has the potential to revolutionize mental healthcare, making interventions more effective, accessible, and continuous worldwide.
Biography
Foojan Zeine is an international speaker, author, and psychotherapist. She has her doctorate in clinical psychology and is a licensed marriage & family therapist. She has obtained a graduate certificate in the Topic of Human Behavior from the Harvard Extension School (HES). Her expertise is in intimate relations and addictive behaviors. She has extensive experience treating Depression, anxiety, traumas, and domestic violence. She presents internationally and is a leading expert in online therapy. She has published numerous research articles in psychology and human behavior. She is the originator and the author of Awareness Integration Theory (AIT), a multi-modality psychology and educational approach and intervention toward minimizing depression and anxiety while improving self-esteem and self-confidence. She founded the International Awareness Integration Institute, which conducts training workshops to educate and certify psychotherapists, coaches, and teachers in this approach. She is the co-founder of “Foojan” App, offering AIT to the public globally. She teaches AIT as a lecturer/ professor at California State University, Long Beach, and Universite Paris Cite. She is the author and co-author of 6 books and ten peer-reviewed journal publications. She hosts the Inner Voice – A Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan Podcast. She is a guest speaker at many universities, including Harvard, MIT, UCLA, USC, UC Santa Barbara, Chicago University, and Cal State Long Beach.
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