🌿 Our story

Mental health care that actually fits your life

We started YouMindo in 2021 because we kept hearing the same thing from therapists and clients alike: the system was broken. Waitlists were months long. Sessions were expensive. Progress happened once a week and was forgotten by the next.

We believed you deserved support between sessions, not just during them.

How it started

Dr. Sarah Chen had been a clinical psychologist for over a decade when she noticed a pattern: her patients were making breakthroughs in session but struggling to carry them into their week. They had no way to track their mood, no structured way to practise techniques, and no safe place to process between appointments.

She teamed up with Marcus Webb, who'd spent years building wellness tech, to answer one question: "What if the support didn't stop when the session ended?"

YouMindo launched in private beta in 2021. Within six months, 50 therapists had joined the network. Within a year, 50,000 people were using it every day. Today we support over 280,000 people across 34 countries.

Timeline
2021

Founded in London. Private beta with 12 therapists.

2022

Series A funding. Launched public app in the UK & US.

2023

Reached 100,000 users. Launched therapist portal.

2024

Expanded to 34 countries. 1,200+ therapists on network.

2025

Launched AI-assisted care planning for therapists.

280,000+
people supported
94%
report reduced anxiety in 8 weeks
1,200+
verified therapists on the network
14
languages supported

What we believe

These aren't marketing values. They're the principles every product decision is measured against.

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Evidence first

Everything we build is grounded in peer-reviewed research. We partner with universities and clinical researchers to validate that what we ship actually helps.

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Privacy as a right

Mental health data is the most sensitive data there is. We never sell data, never use it for ads, and give you complete control to delete it.

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Human at the core

Technology supports — it never replaces — human connection. Every feature we build is designed to strengthen your relationship with yourself and others.

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Accessible by design

Mental health care shouldn't be a luxury. We offer a generous free tier, subsidised plans for low-income users, and content in 14 languages.

The team

Clinicians, engineers, designers, and researchers — all with one goal.

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Dr. Sarah Chen
CEO & Co-Founder

Clinical psychologist with 14 years of practice. Sarah left her private practice to build the tool she always wished existed for her patients.

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Marcus Webb
CTO & Co-Founder

Former senior engineer at Headspace and Google. Marcus has spent his career building products that improve how people feel every day.

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Dr. Priya Patel
Chief Clinical Officer

Psychiatrist and researcher specialising in digital mental health interventions. Priya leads our clinical oversight and evidence-based content.

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Jordan Liu
Head of Design

Designed products at Calm and Notion. Jordan believes that how something feels is just as important as what it does.

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Nina Okafor
Head of Community

Lived experience advocate and former peer support specialist. Nina ensures our community spaces remain truly safe and inclusive.

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Tom Walsh
Head of Research

PhD in cognitive-behavioural science from Oxford. Tom leads our research partnerships and outcome measurement programs.

Backed by a clinical advisory board

Everything on YouMindo is reviewed by our Clinical Advisory Board — senior practitioners and researchers from Oxford, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Melbourne — before it reaches users.

Oxford UniversityJohns HopkinsUniv. of MelbourneNHS DigitalAPA Member

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