About the Founder

My name is Myles Hugee, M.A, LPCC, and I am a therapist specializing in relationships, attachment, identity development, and the intersection of technology and human connection. I am currently pursuing my PhD. in Counseling Psychology and am on the forefront of groundbreaking research on artifical relationships.

Throughout my clinical work, I have become increasingly interested in how emerging technologies influence the ways people seek intimacy, belonging, validation, and emotional support. While artificial companions and AI-driven relationships are relatively new, the underlying human needs they engage are not. The desire to feel seen, understood, valued, and connected is universal.

My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and evidence-based. I do not view individuals who form attachments to artificial companions as weak, irrational, or broken. Rather, I understand these attachments as deeply human attempts to meet legitimate emotional needs.

In therapy, I help clients better understand their relationships, identify patterns that may be limiting growth, and build lives that align with their values, goals, and desired connections with others.

My clinical orientation is integrative, drawing heavily from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment theory, relational psychotherapy, and humanistic approaches. I believe meaningful change occurs when clients develop a deeper understanding of themselves, clarify the values that matter most to them, and build the psychological flexibility needed to live in alignment with those values. Rather than telling clients what choices they should make, I view therapy as a collaborative process that helps them gain clarity, navigate difficult emotions and thoughts, and move toward the person they want to become.

I believe healing occurs through honesty, self-understanding, and meaningful connection. Whether someone is struggling with loneliness, dependency, relationship conflict, or uncertainty about an artificial relationship, therapy can provide a space to explore these experiences without shame or judgment.