Wysa
Wysa is an anonymous evidence-based AI mental health platform that provides emotional support and referrals through conversational coaches using CBT, DBT, mindfulness and more. It does not replace psychiatric or psychological treatment, and please seek help immediately in case of a crisis.
Updated: 2026-10-26
What is Wysa?
Wysa is an anonymous, evidence-based AI mental health platform founded by Jo Aggarwal and Ramakant Vempati (under the company Touchkin, headquartered in Bangalore) and launched in 2016. The difference is that it is not an ordinary chatbot, but turns clinically proven methods such as CBT, DBT, and mindfulness into conversational AI coaches. Meanwhile, it retains channels for being transferred to human therapists and referrals to medical institutions, covering the entire process from self-help to continuous care.
Who is it for?
- Users with mild to moderate stress, anxiety, sleep issues, and those who want to talk anonymously first.
- Individuals waiting for or receiving intermittent psychotherapy who need consistent practice between sessions.
- Employers and HR teams who want to provide psychological support to their employees.
- Clinics and health systems looking to integrate behavioral health into primary care.
- People in schools, public welfare and public health programs who need low-threshold emotional support.
Key features
5AI Emotional Coach
Guides users to practice evidence-based techniques such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing through anonymous conversations, available anytime without an appointment. The company states it has supported over 1 billion AI conversations to date.
Self-help Toolkit
Offers structured exercises and micro-actions on topics such as sleep, anxiety, stress, and grief to help users build coping habits in their daily lives.
Referral and Ongoing Care
Beyond self-help, it offers guided referrals and "gap care between consultations", linking primary care with specialized services, and has partnered with April Health to implement a collaborative care model.
Mind-Body Integration
Kins has been integrated into Wysa, bridging physical therapy and mental health, according to the company. Licensed clinicians provide physical therapy support outside of clinical settings, with AI bridging the gap between physical and mental states.
Institutional-level solutions
Provide scalable support for employers, healthcare systems, and payers. According to the official statement, it covers 11 million lives, serves 105 countries, has helped a total of approximately 6 million people, and has more than 45 peer-reviewed papers.
How to use Wysa
- Start with free AI conversations to organize and work through your emotions, and switch to a human therapist or institutional plan only after confirming the style is a good fit.
- Treat it as "supplementary support" rather than therapy: The official says AI chats are free, and the advanced version includes more than 100 self-help resources and therapist services, but it cannot replace psychiatry or psychotherapy.
- If you have self-harm or suicidal thoughts or are in a severe crisis, contact your local emergency services and mental health crisis hotline immediately, and do not rely solely on the app.
- For medication or diagnosis, follow medical advice.
- Wysa offers companionship and evidence-based exercises and cannot replace the clinical judgment of professional doctors.
- Before institutional procurement, verify data privacy and compliance (anonymity, encryption), and clearly align the referral pathway with real medical services.
Traffic & popularity
Data month Sep 2026
Wysa receives about 21.8K visits per month and ranks #1,728,136 worldwide.
Monthly visits
12 monthsTraffic sources
- Search60.7%
- Direct22.6%
- AI assistants9.3%
- Referrals3.6%
- Social2.2%
- Other1.6%
Top countries
- India24.4%
- United States18.9%
- Peru6.7%
- Vietnam6.7%
- Indonesia5.7%
Estimated from third-party traffic data.
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