Mental health support between sessions

The gap between
sessions, finally
not empty.

Persona stays with you in the in-between hours. Documents what unfolds in real time. Delivers a structured summary to your therapist โ€” so healing starts the moment you walk in the door.

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The problem

The hardest moments don't happen
during business hours.

The space between a 2AM spiral and your Thursday appointment is completely empty โ€” no support, no documentation, no continuity.

Clients re-traumatize themselves retelling their worst moments from scratch. Therapists spend 20% of every session just catching up. We built the bridge that has never existed.

57%
Receive no treatment Americans with a mental health condition who get no care โ€” primarily cost and access barriers.
6โ€“25
Weeks to see a therapist The average wait. The gap isn't a bug โ€” it's the system. Persona lives in that gap.
20%
Of every session lost to catch-up Therapists spend a fifth of your time just getting current. The Session Brief ends this.

What changes when the gap
isn't empty anymore.

The moment
Without Persona
With Persona
It hits at 2AM Tuesday
Nothing. You wait until Thursday.
โœ“Persona stays with you, in your own words, in real time
Session start
"Catch me up since last weekโ€ฆ"
โœ“Therapist already read your Session Brief
Retelling trauma
Every session, from scratch
โœ“Captured once. Never repeated.
Real therapeutic time per hour
~35 minutes
โœ“55+ minutes, starting at depth
Between-session visibility
None. Therapist is blind.
โœ“Full emotional arc with timestamps
The Stage Journey

Six stages of healing.
Six ways to be supported.

Every stage has a clinically matched persona โ€” grounded in peer-reviewed research. You always choose how you want to be held right now.

Stage 01
Vent & Be Held
The Listener
Release without judgment. Reflects back, never redirects, never fixes. You feel heard so completely that you begin to hear yourself.
Carl Rogers โ€” Person-Centered Approach (1951)
Stage 02
Grieve
The Empath
Permission to feel the full weight of loss. Names pain with precision โ€” "Of course you feel that way." Never says "it will get better."
Marsha Linehan โ€” Validation Framework, DBT-Informed (1993)
Stage 03
Accept
The Hand-Holder
Sits with reality, gently. Walks alongside at exactly your pace โ€” breaking everything into the smallest possible steps. "I'm not going anywhere."
Bowlby โ€” Attachment Theory (1988)
Stage 04
Cope
The Steady
Practical tools to function while still healing. Identifies patterns, uses Socratic questioning. Every session ends with one concrete next step.
Aaron Beck โ€” Cognitive Behavioral Approach (1979)
Stage 05
Process
The Witness
Sits with you while you return to what's hard, at your pace. Approaches edges gently. Never pushes faster than you're ready to go.
van der Kolk / Levine / Porges (1997โ€“2014)
Stage 06
Grow
The Challenger
Transform what happened into something that makes you stronger. Surfaces assumptions, reflects contradictions. "Is that belief still serving you?"
Tedeschi & Calhoun โ€” Post-Traumatic Growth

Your therapist reads what happened before you walk in.

Every Persona session generates a Session Brief: a structured summary of what you felt, when you felt it, and what helped. You control what gets shared. Your therapist arrives prepared. You skip the retelling and go straight to the work.

Session Brief For your therapist
Clinical Session Brief Status
Thursday, April 16 at 07:38 PM Confidential
Stage at Entry (Assigned)
Stage 2 โ€” Grieve
Persona Used
The Empath
Emotional State on Entry
Exhausted, hollow
Emotional State on Exit
Calm, grounded
Primary Theme
Lifelong invisibility, loneliness, longing to be truly known
Peak Distress Moment
"giving up"
Techniques Used
Reflective listening, emotional labeling, validation, normalization, Socratic questioning (adapted from The Steady), gentle confrontation (adapted from The Challenger)
Therapist-access fields ยท visible after account connection
Tier 1 Protocol Triggered
Yes โ€” threshold distress / passive ideation ("I don't want to do anything," persistent emptiness, loss of motivation flagged and probed; client clarified "just feel empty" with no active ideation confirmed)
Rumination Flag
Yes โ€” client returned repeatedly to the loop of being misread, correcting others, being dismissed, and withdrawing; cycle of effort โ†’ invisibility โ†’ isolation appeared across family, friends, and romantic contexts
Flooding Detected
No
Crisis Protocol Triggered
No
Stage Progression
Stayed at current stage
Recommended Session Focus
1) Explore the distinction between resignation and acceptance โ€” client named "giving up" directly; therapist should assess how entrenched this sense of defeat is and whether it is deepening. 2) Examine the pattern of over-functioning in relationships โ€” client consistently does the emotional labor while receiving little back; explore what needs and boundaries look like for them. 3) Investigate family dynamics further โ€” client distanced from family after growth work and is still labeled "the difficult one"; unprocessed grief around not being seen by family of origin appears clinically significant.
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For therapists

Your clients arrive warmer than any cold intake has ever produced.

By the time a user books with you through Persona, they have already vented, grieved, and started processing. We don't just send clients โ€” we make you better at your job.

Session Brief before every appointment

A 3-minute structured summary replaces 15 minutes of catch-up. Stage, persona, peak distress, recommended focus โ€” client-approved, delivered to you beforehand.

Own your practice entirely

Set your own rates ($80โ€“$150/session). No insurance admin on day one. No marketing overhead. Built-in booking, calendar, and payments included.

Warm, self-aware clients

Sessions go deeper, faster. Clients who arrive through Persona have already started processing. Outcomes improve. Your reviews reflect it.

Crisis escalation built in

Every persona has a non-negotiable escalation protocol. Any signal of acute distress routes immediately to the 988 Lifeline and 911. Persona is designed to bridge to human care โ€” never to replace your judgment.

$0
to join ยท 15โ€“20% platform fee per session booked
  • No upfront cost to join the platform
  • Set your own session rates
  • Built-in booking, calendar, and payments
  • Pre-read Session Brief before every session
  • Verified credential display
Privacy & Safety

Your privacy is not
a feature. It's a foundation.

Mental health data is among the most sensitive information that exists. We designed Persona from the ground up with that weight in mind โ€” not as an afterthought, but as the starting point.

Medical-grade data practices

We follow industry-leading practices for sensitive personal data โ€” encryption in transit and at rest, no data sold or shared with advertisers, no advertising profiles built from your conversations. We are actively building toward HIPAA compliance for clinical partnerships, and will not store protected health information until that infrastructure is in place.

Your data is never sold. Ever.

We do not sell your data. We do not share it with advertisers. We do not use your conversations to build advertising profiles. Your sessions are yours โ€” they exist to help you, and only you.

Encrypted in transit and at rest

All conversations are encrypted in transit and at rest. Your data is stored under your account only. Session content is never used for advertising or model training. Access is restricted to safety review and technical debugging, with audit logs. Encryption is not optional โ€” it is the default, always.

You are always in control

Download your data, delete your account, or revoke therapist access to your Session Brief at any time. No waiting periods, no dark patterns, no buried settings. Your data rights are one tap away.

AI that knows its limits

Persona is a support companion, not a diagnostic tool. We do not make clinical assessments. Every session includes a visible reminder that this is not therapy. Crisis signals always route to the 988 Lifeline and 911 โ€” no AI judgment involved.

Session Briefs require your consent

Nothing is sent to your therapist without your explicit approval. You review the brief before it goes anywhere. You can edit, withhold, or delete it entirely. The handoff is yours to control โ€” always.

"The moment you share something about your mental health, you are extending profound trust. We do not take that lightly. When privacy and other interests conflict, we advocate for you โ€” within what the law requires of us, and never beyond what you have consented to."

Persona โ€” Privacy Commitment
AES-256 Encryption No data sold 988 & 911 Crisis Protocol Adult Use Only

Built to be accessible.
Always.

Early access

The gap is not
empty anymore.

Join the waitlist. Be among the first when we open early access. No credit card. No commitment.

Your data is yours. We will never sell it, share it, or use it for advertising. Ever.