For three years I have run more survey research on how clinicians use and think about AI chatbots than any researcher I am aware of. Little wonder, then, that people, especially the young, are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for emotional support. Meanwhile, thousands of people in Northern Ireland wait months, not weeks, for a first mental health assessment. These questions also extend well beyond AI, to the human therapists and counsellors already working without oversight. Regulating human therapists remains overdue.