AI DBT Therapy App
Can AI assist with dialectical behavior therapy?
AI therapy apps can complement many types of therapy, including DBT.
Therapy Ally is a great place to start when you're looking for an AI therapy app.
What Is A Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) App?
An AI dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) app, like Therapy Ally, uses evidence-based therapeutic approaches to provide support and offer guidance. DBT is a well-researched therapeutic method that takes a skills-based approach to improving mental health. For example, building skills to regulate emotions when you're facing a stressful situation.
An AI app that offers support using DBT will help guide you as you're building new skills that help improve your mental well-being. It's a great tool to complement your traditional therapy sessions, where you can get guidance any time during the day and reflect on what you've learned in therapy so far to help manage everyday situations.
DBT is often used to help people change long held behaviors, addiction or difficult emotions. DBT provides a lot of structure for people to work through these issues. From an AI perspective, Therapy Ally will not be able to provide DBT to our users but we can provide people that are in treatment using DBT with support. It can also provide useful guidance using the principles of DBT to help people work through difficult life issues.
How DBT Helps in Daily Life
By bringing structure to helping you change, DBT offers a roadmap for emotional balance, working with strong emotions and bulding an internal and external environment that supports change.
Therapy Ally is great for this kind of work in support of traditional therapy because it can help in the moment, 24/7 when things are most difficult for you.
How Therapy Ally Uses DBT
Therapy Ally includes an Ally specifically trained in DBT-based techniques. Our DBT ally is more directive then our other allies and is designed to help you apply proven tools between sessions or on your own.
Your DBT Ally guides you through:
Build awareness of thoughts, emotions & feelings.
Learn to stay grounded during emotional surges, crises, or overwhelm.
Develop skills to shift emotional intensity & return to balance over.
Communicate needs and boundaries more clearly and confidently.
Each conversation is grounded in DBT principles and adapts to your tone, patterns, and progress over time.
DBT is generally a directed approach to therapy. The Ally will have conversations with you grounded in DBT principles and make recommendations for work you can do between sessions to support change in your life. Therapy Ally keeps track of your insights and helps you notice growth.
Why Practice DBT Through Therapy Ally
Traditional DBT with a therapist is powerful. But sometimes, you need support between sessions, or you can’t access therapy right away. Therapy Ally bridges that gap:
Always available:
Talk anytime — day or night.
Private and secure:
Conversations are encrypted and stay within your control.
Evidence-based:
Rooted in real therapeutic frameworks and best practices.
Personalized:
Your Ally learns your communication style & adapts.
Complementary:
Designed to enhance, not replace, professional therapy.
It’s an approachable way to make DBT part of your everyday life. Helping you stay aware, centered, and resilient.
What a Conversation Looks Like
Step 1:
Choose your focus
Select an area: like anxiety, motivation, or negative thinking.
Step 2:
Talk with your Ally
Your DBT Ally guides you through prompts, reflections, and reframes, helping you see things and practice new responses.
Step 3:
Reflect and grow
Review your insights. Over time, Therapy Ally helps you notice patterns, celebrate wins, & keep building healthier habits.
Is DBT Right for You?
DBT is effective for areas of your life where you are stuck in behavioral patterns and want change.
If you prefer a structured approach to supportive conversations with exercises and practices that you will need to do on a daily basis to help change ingrained patterns, DBT might be good for you.
Therapy Ally does not provide DBT but makes it easy to explore DBT techniques safely and privately, at your own pace. It’s a great supportive tool if you are already in therapy using DBT or want to explore how a DBT approach might support you in changing hard to break habits or behaviors.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Therapy Ally offers a free tier that you can get started with. While it's not an AI therapist but rather an AI-powered companion app that complements sessions with your therapist, the free tier is a great place to start if you aren't sure what to expect. We also offer several paid subscription options if you find that you need more personalized support.
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When you use an app like Therapy Ally, you're given an AI companion that can offer support 24/7. Think of it like a back-and-forth conversation that provides support based on your needs using evidence-based therapeutic approaches. It's a great tool to fill in the gaps in between traditional therapy sessions. Many people like to use the app to check in, reflect on their thoughts, or continue practicing skills they're learning in therapy.
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AI mental health apps are a tool that can complement your traditional therapy sessions. They use natural language processing and machine learning to provide adaptable support based on your needs.
Sometimes it's helpful to have an option for support where you can express your thoughts, talk through daily stresses, or continue practicing skills you're building. That's where a mental health app comes in, so you don't have to wait until your next therapy session if you have something you want to talk through.
It's important to remember that an app like Therapy Ally isn't meant to replace traditional therapy. A licensed therapist will be able to provide you with more well-rounded support and guidance based on your needs and will be better at identifying emotional cues and body language. So, think of a mental health app like a tool that'll give you an extra boost alongside what you're working on in therapy.
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Therapy Ally is safe and confidential. All your conversations on the app are private to you. Any information you share during conversations is encrypted, never shared, and never stored externally, so you can use the app without worrying about your privacy.
Not every mental health app has the same privacy standards, so it's important to check with any app you're considering using to ensure they handle data in a safe and confidential way.
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Yes, AI mental health apps can offer support for both anxiety and depression, and many other mental health conditions. Whether you're facing daily stresses, feeling down, trying to prepare for something you're nervous about, or just want to check in, Therapy Ally offers assistance and guidance that can help.
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On average, the cost of AI mental health apps ranges between $10-60 per month. You can start using Therapy Ally with the free tier to see if it fits your needs, and we also offer paid subscription options if you feel like you need additional support.
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Yes, an AI mental health app is a great way to complement what you're already working on in therapy. When you use Therapy Ally, the app can adapt its support based on what you say and offer personalized support based on what you're already working on in therapy.
That way, if you want a resource that you can check in with between sessions, talk things through, or continue working on skills you're learning, you have options available for support 24/7.
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An AI therapy app will use natural language processing and pattern recognition to get an idea of the emotions you're expressing, but it doesn't understand emotions in the same way that humans do. It's a great tool to complement what you're working on in therapy, but it doesn't replace the emotional recognition and understanding that a professional therapist can offer.
That's why it's a good idea to use both an AI companion app and a traditional therapist to get the best support.
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AI mental health apps can't diagnose mental health conditions. You should work with a licensed therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or doctor to get a diagnosis. Once you have a diagnosis and are attending regular therapy sessions with a licensed mental health professional, an AI therapy app can help support what you're working on.
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You should contact a professional therapist or emergency services in your area if you or a loved one is having a mental health crisis. While AI mental health apps provide support, they aren't built to handle crisis situations.
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Mental health support through an AI app is meant to complement what you're working on in human therapy, not replace it. AI mental health tools have limitations where they can't provide a diagnosis, empathize with emotions in the same way a human can, or recognize body language.
It's best to use both simultaneously. A licensed therapist can provide well-rounded support and guidance during therapy sessions, and then you can use an app like Therapy Ally to check in and get extra support in between sessions, which helps with daily struggles.
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Some key qualities to look for when choosing a mental health app include:
Adaptability to your needs for personalized support
Flexibility to use it when you need it 24/7
Ability to use it even when you're offline or have a poor internet connection
Use of evidence-based therapeutic methods like DBT, CBT, ACT, or IFS
High security and privacy standards, so you know your information is encrypted
Therapy Ally is a great option to start with that offers all of these features.
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Therapy Ally is different from ChatGPT because it was built from the ground up using evidence-based therapeutic methods to provide therapeutic support and guidance. It's an AI tool that's specifically built for mental health support.
Alternatively, ChatGPT is more of a general AI tool. It's great for getting answers to basic questions or handling everyday tasks, but it doesn't have a system in place to provide effective mental health support when you need it.
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An AI mental health app is a great tool to have during your mental wellness journey. It's built to complement what you're working on in traditional therapy and fill in the gaps between sessions. For example, if you're facing daily stresses or feeling down, it's helpful to have an option to talk things through in the moment and get a little mental boost.
If you're looking for an option that uses evidence-based therapeutic approaches, adapts to your needs, and offers flexible support, Therapy Ally is a great place to start. You can find it on the Apple App Store or Google Play to try it for yourself.
Get Started with Your DBT Ally
Find clarity, calm, and confidence, wherever you are, whenever you need it.
Therapy Ally brings the structure of DBT into your everyday moments, so growth becomes part of your daily rhythm.