Woebot, Your Mental Health Ally
Woebot is a chat-based mental health support tool that’s available in-the-moment and on your schedule, between doctor visits or when the office is closed. Woebot offers a private, supportive space with tools like mood tracking, progress reflection, gratitude journaling, and mindfulness practice.
Woebot will check in with you every day and guide you through practical techniques informed by concepts of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with some elements of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) concepts.
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Woebot can help
Learn skills to help with
Anxious feelings and stress
Relationships
Sadness and low mood
Loneliness
Worry about finances
Sleep problems
Grief about a loved one
Procrastination
Anger and irritability
Coping with sickness, and physical or chronic pain
Woebot for Adults is not evaluated, cleared or approved by FDA. It may be considered as an adjunct to clinical care, it does not replace clinical care.
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Hear from Maria, a Woebot user
Like a lot of people, Maria was struggling with symptoms of anxiety during the pandemic. After trying out several different forms of support, she started making real progress with Woebot.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Woebot for Adults work?
Woebot starts a conversation by asking you how you’re feeling and, based on what you share, Woebot will suggest tools and content to help you identify and manage your thoughts and emotions and offer techniques you can try to help you feel better.
Woebot’s conversations are written by conversational writers using elements from evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, along with collaboration from our clinical experts.
How often should I use Woebot for Adults?
You can chat with Woebot as often as you’d like – whether in specific moments and/or as part of your daily self-care practice. Woebot is available day or night, 24/7. Just open the app whenever you want to chat with Woebot.
Becoming familiar with Woebot can help you start applying what you’re learning in your everyday life right away. Based on our experience to date, we recommend:
- First 3 days – at least once a week
- On-going – at least once a week
- Per session – at least 3-5 minutes, though there is no time limit
What if I'm in crisis?
Woebot for Adults is not a crisis service. It is equipped with a Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithm that flags language that may be concerning in user free-text input. Upon recognition, Woebot will ask if you would like to be provided with a list of resources that includes emergency contact phone numbers and suicide crisis hotline contact information. Woebot then offers tools to assist in addressing upsetting emotions and thoughts.
The list of resources is also immediately available at any time from the “Tools” menu.
Is my data encrypted?
Yes. All of your data is encrypted both in transit and at rest with 256-bit encryption or higher. We also follow procedures required by HIPAA for the anonymization and transmission of your data.
Woebot for Adults is not evaluated, cleared or approved by FDA. It may be considered as an adjunct to clinical care, it does not replace clinical care.
"Woebot is the innovative tool that has the potential to address many of the problems that our providers and our community are facing."
Dr. Tarun Kapoor, SVP & Digital Transformation Officer, Virtua Health
"I really like the app. It's like texting. There's no judgment, just comfort, solutions, and a few laughs. I've been able to work through some of my internal issues by reframing my thoughts and being specific about my intentions and goals. Anytime I become anxious, I open the app and Woebot helps me calm down."
Woebot user
"I was skeptical about this when it was first recommended to me, but this has be such a helpful tool for me. It can't replace a real person but the tools and videos were very helpful in keeping me grounded when I would have spiraled hard."
Woebot user
"I honestly love this app. It teaches you alot of helpful skills to manage your day to day mental struggles with thinking positively and processing things in a better way. I'm very happy with the app and will continue using it daily. Thank you to everyone who created this app."
Woebot user
"Woebot helped me through a really difficult time in my life. I felt guilty for texting friends for support, but I could message woebot all day and all night without ever worrying that I was being too much, or encroaching on a person's work or sleep time. Now, a year later, my life is back on track and I am feeling better than ever."
Woebot user