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Mental Health Apps and Websites

Cognitive-Behavioral

  • IntelliCare Apps, developed by Northwestern and operated by ActualizeTherapy

    • Worry Knot - Teaches effective distractions, lessons, techniques to manage worries

    • Thought Challenger - Evaluate & transform negative thoughts with pos. perspective 

    • Day to Day - Gives tips, tricks, and information about how to boost overall mood by practicing gratitude, connectedness, problem solving, and other important skills 

    • My Mantra - Create inspiring mantras to stay motivated & mindful of values

    • Daily Feats - Keep track of daily accomplishments to spend time more productively

    • Aspire- Identify core values and track value-related actions throughout the day

    • iCope​^- Receive positive and supportive messages that you personally wrote 

    • Purple Chill​^- Listen to audio recordings with guided exercises to help you relax

    • Social Force​^- Improve mood by increasing positive contact & grow a support circle

    • BoostMe- Helps regain motivation to complete rewarding tasks & improve mood

    • MoveMe - Lift up your mood by exercising in 10-15 min bursts

    • Slumber Time​^- Improve sleep by keeping a sleep diary and use a checklist to clear your mind before bed

    • IntelliCare Hub - Helps manage messages and notifications from IntelliCare apps

  • Other Apps and websites: 

    • MindShift- Cope with anxiety by learning to relax and change your thinking 

    • MoodTools+ - Boost your mood with multiple tools such as a thought diary, activities, videos, and more

    • Pacifica+W - Control negative thoughts using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, relaxation, and mood/health tracking

    • Worry Time App - Set aside worries for later so they don’t take over your whole day

    • MoodGym $W - Interactive website teaching skills to manage depression and anxiety 

Mindfulness

  • Insight Timer+W - Guided meditations, music, ambient sounds for meditation

  • Stop, Breathe, & Think+ - Describe your emotions & get tips for meditations or videos based on how you feel

  • Headspace+W - Guided mindfulness exercises in dozens of themed mental health and other “packs” - Students: full access $10/yr (vs $96)

  • Smiling Mind W - Learn to meditate and track your emotions

  • 10% Happier+W - Guided meditations, videos, activities, and new weekly content 

  • Calm+W - Guided meditations on various topics

Resilience and Well-being

  • SuperBetter W - Resilience to daily obstacles

  • RAPT- Resilience Training - Lessons on how to improve resilience and keep track of your daily progress 

  • WellTrack W - On-the-go tools to lift mood and relaxation, and coping mechanisms for stress, anxiety, and depression. Limited features on the app for non-UMD students (full features online).

  • Greater Good in Action (Website, UC Berkeley) - Tools for building: Awe, Compassion, Connection, Empathy, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Happiness, Kindness, Mindfulness, Optimism, Resilience to Stress

​^ :  Android only as of 7/2019; Apple/iOS coming soon! 
W:  Web Version/Info available 
+:  Basic content free, with in-app purchases. 
​$: Costs to use.
Tip: Use OneMindPsyberGuide.org to check credibility of different mental health apps!

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