Mental Health Apps

  • Woebot - (https://woebot.io/) A conversational agent (chatbot) that delivers cognitive behavioral therapy. This is accessible via an iOS or Android application. The user experience is centered around mood tracking, and goal-oriented, tailored conversations. The Waterloo Wellington region has purchased unlimited licensing for a year, available through the referral code “Ontario” once downloaded on any Smartphone.

  • 10% Happier (https://www.tenpercent.com/) - Great App with excellent videos on various wellness topics and courses. They have a free coronavirus sanity guide with updated live talks! The full app is free for healthcare providers for 6 months. For everyone else there is a free 7 day trial (but the coronavirus sanity guide is free for everyone).

  •  MindShift (https://www.anxietybc.com/resources/mindshift-app)
    MindShift helps users learn how to relax, develop more helpful ways of thinking, and identify active steps that will help take charge of the anxiety. This app includes strategies to deal with everyday anxiety, as well as specific tools to tackle

    •    Self Help for Anxiety Management (http://sam-app.org.uk/)
Includes an anxiety tracking tool, relaxation instruction, anxiety treatment guidance, and a community to interact with. There are also interactive relaxation features to learn how to better manage emotions and physical reactions to them

    •    The Worry Box (Android or iTunes)
The Worry Box was designed to help people cope with worry and learn how to effectively manage the disruptive emotion. The app provides a list of coping statements to help reframe thoughts. It also includes relaxation audios to help induce calmness

    •    Moods (iTunes)
Mood tracking app. You enter how you’re feeling at any time of day, and use these inputs to track and identify mood patterns ta manage anxiety

Relaxation/Mindfulness Techniques for Anxiety

    •   Headspace (https://www.headspace.com/)
Meditation and mindfulness techniques to help manage stress and anxiety-10 minutes a day

    •    Hello Mind (http://hellomind.com/)
Guided relaxation audio focussing on anxiety, fears and confidence, among other things

    •    Buddhify (http://buddhify.com/) (iOS and Android)
Meditation app for modern life. It has over 80 different meditations for all parts of your day.

    •    Nature Sounds Relax and Sleep (Microsoft, Android)
When you can’t relax, the anxiety can worsen, creating a vicious cycle. The Nature Sounds help lull you into a calm, soothed state.

    •    Sleep Time (http://www.azumio.com/s/sleeptime/index.html)
Fall asleep to ambient, relaxing sounds and wake to the same. It also tracks sleep patterns and provides feedback on the quality and quantity of sleep

CBT-Based Apps for Anxiety

    •    Stop Panic & Anxiety Self Help (Android)
Made specifically for people experiencing panic disorders. The app uses cognitive behavioral therapy approaches to help users reframe their destructive thought patterns that may lead to or worsen their anxiety

    •    What’s up? (iTunes, Android)
This app uses CBT to train people who experience anxiety how to identify negative thinking patterns and the sources of anxiety. It features breathing techniques, habit and anxiety trackers, positive quotes, forums, and even a game

For even more apps to enhance your mental health, see the lists below:

Blackberry

 

Mood Journal
Dear Diary
LifeTick (values & goals)