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Main Authors: Kang, Yongqi, Zhao, Yong
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02320
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author Kang, Yongqi
Zhao, Yong
author_facet Kang, Yongqi
Zhao, Yong
contents The advancement of computational psychology requires AI tools capable of deeply understanding counseling dialogues. Existing audio language models (AudioLLMs) often rely on single speech encoders pre-trained on general data, struggling to capture domain-specific features like complex emotions and professional techniques. To address this, we propose WEE-Therapy, a multi-task AudioLLM incorporating a Weak Encoder Ensemble (WEE) mechanism. This supplements a powerful base encoder with a pool of lightweight, specialized encoders. A novel dual-routing strategy combines stable, data-independent domain knowledge with dynamic, data-dependent expert selection. Evaluated on emotion recognition, technique classification, risk detection, and summarization, WEE-Therapy achieves significant performance gains across all tasks with minimal parameter overhead, demonstrating strong potential for AI-assisted clinical analysis.
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spellingShingle WEE-Therapy: A Mixture of Weak Encoders Framework for Psychological Counseling Dialogue Analysis
Kang, Yongqi
Zhao, Yong
Audio and Speech Processing
Computation and Language
Machine Learning
Sound
The advancement of computational psychology requires AI tools capable of deeply understanding counseling dialogues. Existing audio language models (AudioLLMs) often rely on single speech encoders pre-trained on general data, struggling to capture domain-specific features like complex emotions and professional techniques. To address this, we propose WEE-Therapy, a multi-task AudioLLM incorporating a Weak Encoder Ensemble (WEE) mechanism. This supplements a powerful base encoder with a pool of lightweight, specialized encoders. A novel dual-routing strategy combines stable, data-independent domain knowledge with dynamic, data-dependent expert selection. Evaluated on emotion recognition, technique classification, risk detection, and summarization, WEE-Therapy achieves significant performance gains across all tasks with minimal parameter overhead, demonstrating strong potential for AI-assisted clinical analysis.
title WEE-Therapy: A Mixture of Weak Encoders Framework for Psychological Counseling Dialogue Analysis
topic Audio and Speech Processing
Computation and Language
Machine Learning
Sound
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02320