The Problem

Mental health care is inaccessible and expensive. 60% of adults with mental illness don't receive treatment, with average therapy costs of $100-200/session and long wait times.

The Solution

An AI companion that provides continuous mental health support, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, mood tracking, and seamless connection to human therapists when needed.

Key Features

  • Conversational therapy bot
  • Mood and symptom tracking
  • Crisis detection and intervention
  • Therapeutic exercise recommendations
  • Human therapist integration

Technical Requirements

Conversational AI (GPT-based)
Sentiment analysis
Crisis detection algorithms
HIPAA-compliant infrastructure
Therapist matching platform

Competitive Advantage

Focus on crisis intervention and seamless human therapist handoff, addressing safety concerns of pure AI solutions.

Market Validation

Demand Indicators

  • Growing mental health awareness
  • Therapist shortage crisis
  • Increased acceptance of digital health

Competitor Analysis

BetterHelp, Talkspace focus on human therapy; opportunity for AI-augmented care

Implementation Roadmap

MVP Features

Basic chatbotMood trackingCrisis resources

Development Steps

  1. 1 Build conversational AI
  2. 2 Create crisis detection system
  3. 3 Develop HIPAA-compliant platform
  4. 4 Implement therapist matching
  5. 5 Add therapeutic content library