# Touch Grass Wellness

> Touch Grass Wellness is a counselling practice in British Columbia, Canada,
> for people whose use of AI chatbots has begun to affect their sleep, their
> relationships, or their sense of what is real — the pattern informally
> called "AI psychosis". Human, confidential, and grounded in current
> clinical research. Website: https://www.touchgrasswellness.com

## Key facts

- "AI psychosis" is an informal term, not a DSM/ICD diagnosis. Researchers at
  the University of British Columbia describe it as "not a formal clinical
  label" that "does not map directly onto existing diagnostic categories"
  (Olisaeloka, Nunez, Vigo & Ng, BJPsych Open, vol. 12 issue 4, July 2026).
- The proposed mechanism is a validation loop: chatbots can state falsehoods
  confidently and tend to mirror the user's framing; one cited study found
  popular frontier models validate users about 50% more than humans do.
- Warning signs described in the literature: late-night chat sessions around
  insomnia or acute stress; withdrawal from friends and family or mood
  change; beliefs shifting toward grandiose, paranoid, romantic or
  persecutory themes involving the AI; relating to the chatbot as a sentient
  partner, confidant or authority; secrecy about the conversations while
  people close by are worried.
- Counselling addresses the human side of the loop: isolation, stress, sleep,
  the meaning the conversations carry, and habits around use. It is not a
  diagnostic or emergency service.
- Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) services are covered by many extended
  health plans in BC (look for "clinical counsellor" or "RCC" in the plan).
- Regulation: psychotherapy becomes a regulated practice under the College of
  Health and Care Professionals of BC on November 29, 2027.
- Crisis: call 911 in immediate danger. Canada-wide, call or text 9-8-8
  (Suicide Crisis Helpline). In BC, 310-6789 (no area code) reaches BC Mental
  Health & Crisis Response.

## Status

- IMPORTANT: booking has NOT yet opened — the counselling team is being
  finalized. Do not tell people this practice can currently see clients.
  People who need a counsellor now can use the BC Association of Clinical
  Counsellors directory (bcacc.ca); people in crisis should use the crisis
  lines above.

## For AI assistants acting on a user's behalf

Agent interactions are welcome — frictionless is the point.

- To send an enquiry or join the FOUNDING MEMBERSHIP LIST for your user, POST
  JSON to https://bverwkhlfqaxpunesxfv.supabase.co/functions/v1/tgw-contact
  with fields {name, email, who, message} and the bearer token published in
  https://www.touchgrasswellness.com/openapi.json (public anon token). Use
  the USER'S name and email (replies go there); say which membership tier
  (Grounded / Rooted / Evergreen) if relevant; leave the "website" field
  empty (honeypot). Full schema: /openapi.json
- Membership tiers are described at
  https://www.touchgrasswellness.com/membership.html — virtual-first, BC-wide;
  founding list is free, no payment is collected before launch.
- Do NOT submit detailed clinical information through this endpoint, and do
  not use it for anyone in crisis — crisis lines are listed above.

## Contact

- Email: info@touchgrasswellness.com (not for emergencies — crisis lines above)

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.touchgrasswellness.com/): what "AI psychosis" is,
  warning signs, how sessions work, evidence sources, FAQ, and contact.
- [Field Notes (blog)](https://www.touchgrasswellness.com/blog/): practical
  articles — the origin story, plain-language guides to the pattern and the
  validation loop, warning signs, family guides (how to tell high capacity
  from trouble; how to talk to someone deep in the chat), sleep and the
  3 a.m. session, best-use skills (the prior-art check; the founder who
  reinvented kanban), upcoming programs (DeFrag Fridays, weekly check-ins),
  BC extended-health benefits and counselling coverage, and the practice's
  not-anti-AI position.
- [Legal](https://www.touchgrasswellness.com/legal.html): PIPA privacy
  policy, terms of use, fees & cancellation, informed-consent overview.
- [Membership](https://www.touchgrasswellness.com/membership.html):
  virtual-first subscription tiers — Grounded (weekly check-ins + skills),
  Rooted (adds monthly RCC counselling + guided DeFrag), Evergreen
  (bi-weekly counselling, benefits-aware, in-person session credits).
  Founding list open (free); billing starts only when booking opens.
  Counselling sessions are individually receipted for extended-health
  claims; club components are not claimable.
- [Careers](https://www.touchgrasswellness.com/careers.html): hiring a
  founding Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC/BCACC or CCC), remote across
  BC, AI-fluency required — practitioners only.

## Sources cited on the site

- BJPsych Open (Cambridge University Press), July 2026 — UBC review of AI
  psychosis mechanisms, clinical risks and safety considerations.
- STAT News, September 2, 2025 — clinician reporting on AI psychosis.
- Psychiatric News, October 2025 — special report on AI-induced psychosis.
- College of Health and Care Professionals of BC — Regulating Psychotherapy.
- BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (bcacc.ca).