Woebot Cognitive Behavior Therapy Chatbot

Woebot is an automated conversational agent (chatbot) who helps you monitor mood and learn about yourself. Drawing from a therapeutic framework known as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Woebot asks people how they’re feeling and what is going on in their lives in the format of brief daily conversations.

Benefits

Think through situations with step-by-step guidance from Woebot using tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Master skills to reduce stress and live happier through over 100+ evidence-based stories from our clinical team
Learn about yourself with intelligent mood tracking

Main Features

Nobody will know that you’re talking with Woebot and the information that you share with Woebot will remain private & confidential
Woebot checks-in with you every day and guides you through practical techniques based on tried and tested approaches
Woebot sends messages to help users with everyday stress and challenges such as symptoms of depression and anxiety
Woebot is available 24/7
Woebot is your very own coach who chats with you and offers insights and skills to help you grow into your best self

Primary Audience

Evidence-based treatment specialists
Indivduals wanting mental health coaching or therapy
Mental health organizations

Learn More

Andrew Ng Has a Chatbot That Helps with Depression

I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve been seeing a virtual therapist. It’s called Woebot, and it’s a Facebook chatbot developed by Stanford University researchers that offers interactive cognitive behavioral therapy. And Andrew Ng, a prominent figure who previously led efforts to develop and apply the latest AI technologies at Google and Baidu, is now lending his backing to the projec

I spent 2 weeks texting a bot about my anxiety

Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and it can kill. Yet scientists know surprisingly little about why it happens and how best to treat it. We do know that talking seems to help — especially under the guidance of a licensed mental health professional. But therapy is expensive, inconvenient, and often hard to approach.

This robot wants to help you control your emotions

Woe is we. Humans are an emotional lot, feeling some type of way all the time. Ironically, talking to a bot—a machine bereft of sentiment, a virtual therapist—might help us learn to deal. Sure, it sounds weird. How can an app help us make sense of what is most human about ourselves, our sturm und drang?

Nancy Liu

Assistant Clinical Professor

University of California at Berkeley

Nancy Liu

Assistant Clinical Professor

University of California at Berkeley

The nice thing about something like Woebot is it's there on your phone while you're out there living your life,

Erin Brodwin

Health-Tech Correspondent

Business Insider

Erin Brodwin

Health-Tech Correspondent

Business Insider

An obvious advantage of Woebot is that it's constantly available with the tap of an icon (provided you have a smartphone). I once chatted with Woebot late at night was when I was feeling panicky.

Alison Darcy

Clinical Psychologist

Stanford University

Alison Darcy

Clinical Psychologist

Stanford University

The data blew us away. We were like, this is it.