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Wysa

AI mental health companion using evidence-based CBT and DBT exercises for anxiety, stress, low mood, and sleep — with human coach options.

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Wysa is an AI mental health companion built by Touchkin eServices that uses evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to help people manage anxiety, stress, low mood, and sleep problems. You chat anonymously with an AI penguin that guides you through structured exercises, and premium plans add sessions with human wellbeing coaches.

Unlike a general chatbot, Wysa is a clinical-leaning product: it has been studied in peer-reviewed research and received an FDA Breakthrough Device designation for aspects of its work. That positions it closer to Woebot than to a casual companion app. Much of its reach comes through employers, insurers, and health systems (including NHS services in the UK) that offer it as a first line of support, alongside its consumer app.

Key Features

  • CBT and DBT-based exercises and guided conversations
  • Anonymous chat with no sign-up required to start
  • Mood tracking to surface emotional patterns over time
  • Sleep, stress, and anxiety toolkits
  • Optional text sessions with human wellbeing coaches (premium)
  • Safety features that signpost crisis resources when risk is detected

Pricing

  • Free: The AI chat and a broad library of self-help exercises
  • Premium (subscription, often around $70-100/year): Full toolkit and structured programs
  • Coaching / Employer & health plans: Human coach access and organization-wide deployments via employers or insurers

Best For

People dealing with everyday stress, anxiety, or low mood who want accessible, structured support any time — without the cost or waitlist of traditional therapy. It also suits employers offering a confidential first step for staff wellbeing.

Limitations

Wysa is a support tool, not a therapist, and it is explicitly not built for acute crisis or severe mental illness — those situations need human professionals or emergency services. Human coaching and the full program library require payment, and some users find the scripted AI conversation limiting compared with a live counselor.

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