Many psychology researchers, including the Veterans Administration, are studying the effects of mental health applications. While indiscriminate screen time is widely known to reduce peoples’ focus, some research indicates that consistent, intentional use of some mental health apps tends to boost self-awareness; effectiveness; and happiness. The Veterans Administration is specifically studying the app PTSD Coach, which I would like to use with a client. Please let me know if you would like to participate in that process! Here are some applications I already find useful with many of my clients:

• Narrative Therapy Questions: helps the participant conduct a deep self-interview about their preferred life direction and related obstacles
• Calm: 100+ guided meditations to choose from. The app will track the dates and lengths of of your meditations
• Relax: helps practice diaphragmatic breathing, which is good for nervous system regulation and panic-attack prevention
• Mood Tracker: charts symptom severity/remissions/patterns based on pre-programmed OR customized data schemes