Psychotherapy-dialogue

A web-based psychotherapy dialogue system that allows users to have therapeutic conversations with simulated renowned psychologists. This application includes a real-time chat interface, personalized responses from psychologists, and a summary generation feature.

Set up

Prerequisites:

• Node.js v23.1.0 and npm 10.9.0
• Python 3.9

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/psychotherapy-dialogue
cd psychotherapy-dialogue

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up environment variables: Replace [your-api-key] with your openai api key.

export OPENAI_API_KEY=[your-api-key]

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

cd ../frontend

2. Install frontend dependencies:

npm install

Running the Application

Starting the Backend Server

# Navigate to backend directory
cd backend
# Start the Flask server
python app.py

The backend server will run on http://localhost:5000.

Starting the Frontend Development Server

In a new terminal window:

# Navigate to frontend directory
cd frontend
# Start the Vue development server
npm run serve

The frontend server will run on http://localhost:8080.

Usage

1. Homepage: Select a psychologist to start a session.
2. Introduction Page: View the psychologist's bio and begin the chat.
3. Chat Page: Engage in a conversation. Type messages, and view the psychologist's responses streamed in real-time.
4. View Summary: Click the “View Summary” button to see a synthesized summary of key therapeutic points.