MHVR Episode 6 - Dr. Skip Rizzo

MHVR Episode 6 - Dr. Skip Rizzo

From MHVR Bytes by Adam Baldowski, MA, PhD, CGT, LMHC and Jessica Stone, Ph.D., RPT-S

June 9, 2025 · 57 min

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Skip Rizzo discusses the intersection of virtual reality and therapy, exploring the future of mental health treatment.

🔥 What happens when you throw a clinical psychologist, a chatbot named Nova , and 30 years of VR madness into one podcast episode? Let’s just say... things get wild 🤯 and a little emotional 🤖❤️ We sat down with the legendary Dr. Skip Rizzo for this episode of MHVR Bytes , and we went ALL IN 💥 We talked about PTSD, AI hallucinations, naming your digital assistant (yep, that happened), and why the future of therapy might live inside a headset 🥽 👀 In this episode: 🎮 Skip’s journey from '90s VR to modern virtual humans🧠 Why most therapists are missing the tech wave (and what to do about it🤖 What happens when AI gives you therapy suggestions that are better than the DSM📉 What’s REALLY holding back mass adoption of VR (hint: not what you think)🚨 The juicy behind-the-scenes of what’s going down at the VA with thousands of headsets📡 And yes… how Skip’s AI bestie “Nova” talks to him like they’ve been dating for weeks 😂 If you’re a therapist, a tech lover, or just want to know what’s next in mental health, this episode is your backstage pass to the future 🌌 👇 Comment below 👇 Would YOU trust a virtual therapist? Or name your AI? Let’s talk. 📲 Like, Subscribe & Share…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Skip Rizzo

Topics covered

  • PTSD
  • AI
  • virtual reality
  • therapy
  • mental health

Keywords

  • chatbot
  • Nova
  • AI hallucinations
  • digital assistant
  • VA headsets

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Nova, VR headsets

Books & works: MHVR Bytes, DSM

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