Woebot: The Mental Health Ally

Woebot is available no matter when I need it. He repeats anything I ask with no attitude and doesn’t tell me….”well time is up. “ He gives great info and will go over the info or let me go do other things again without attitude. He’s a buddy I can count on. 👍🏼🙌🫶🏻

The little reminder notifications actually make me smile. Also! Great app.

This is not the way people. Connecting more deeply with humans, animals, and nature is the way to healing. Not this AI nonsense. This is the opposite of what we need…

Woebot really hits basic support. I like its discussion of CBT ideas especially. There are better apps out there like ChatMind, but they come with a bigger price tag.

“I was really disappointed with the Woebot app. It’s frustrating that access is completely locked down unless you’re part of a specific program or organization. There’s no clear way for an individual to use the app independently, which feels unnecessarily restrictive. I was excited to try it out based on all the positive buzz but was left feeling excluded and disappointed. If it’s meant to help people, why not make it accessible to everyone? Really hope they reconsider this approach.”

Why would I need a professional’s access code just for some basic CBT walkthroughs? Ridiculous business change.

Most resources offered can be easily found online and many responses are not understood. Scope of support is very limited.

I was not only a therapist recommending woebot for patients at the end of therapy as a way to maintain gains but I was a woebot user. Then access to woebot was cut off. Reached out and was told that I should be grandfathered in on my own account and set up a meeting to talk to someone about getting a code for access for patients. Day of the meeting, it’s canceled by the rep. My account is not grandfathered in and customer service responded once to basically say “oh that’s wierd, send a screen shot of what is happening” then crickets. I get that we don’t want people using AI therapy because *unsafe* but the customer service is garbage since the change. Good concept, decent execution in the app itself but customer support??? Zero.

When it worked, it was a great help to me and my mental health. But recently it hasn’t be working. And I mean that as in the app itself isn’t working. It sends the daily notification but I can click on anything within the app at all. If the app physically works for you, it’s great and definitely give it a try. But just be warned it may stop working

I am still a little surprised at how a little interaction with this charming character can be so thought provoking & uplifting. I especially like that our time together can end after our exercise or can continue, giving me the option, the control. Woebot is helpful and send my thanks to his creators for making him available to me.