Description
Woebot Health builds AI-powered mental health tools grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but it is no longer a direct-to-consumer app — its earlier chatbot was retired in mid-2025, and the company now operates entirely as a B2B platform. Woebot Health partners with payers, providers, and employers to integrate its clinically-validated AI programs directly into existing care ecosystems for adults, adolescents, and maternal health.
Key Features
- CBT-Based Conversational Support: Structured, clinically-designed dialogue drawing on CBT, IPT, and DBT techniques.
- Real-Time Mood Tracking: Ongoing check-ins that track patterns and reflect progress back to the member.
- Crisis Language Detection: Identifies concerning language in conversations and surfaces external crisis resources.
- WB001 (Postpartum Depression): A specialized program that received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for treating postpartum depression.
- Population Health Tools: Modules like Access Accelerator, designed to extend limited clinician capacity across a larger patient population.
- EMR-Ready Integration: Built to integrate with a partner’s existing electronic medical records and care pathways.
How It Works
Because Woebot Health no longer sells directly to individual consumers, access starts with an organization — a health system, insurer, or employer — signing on as a partner. That partner distributes an access code to its members or employees, who then use the Woebot app as an adjunct to their existing care, chatting through CBT-based exercises, mood check-ins, and gratitude journaling whenever they need support between appointments. The platform continuously screens conversations for concerning language and can surface crisis resources, while the partner organization gets engagement and outcome data to fold into its broader care model.
Technical Architecture & Overview
- Core Engine: A structured, clinically-designed conversational model built on CBT, IPT, and DBT principles, validated through multiple RCTs.
- Deployment: Enterprise-only; individual access requires a code issued by a partner organization, not a public app-store download.
- API Surface: Integrates with partner electronic medical records and care pathways; HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliant.
- Known Limits: No self-serve consumer access as of mid-2025; designed as an adjunct to clinical care, not a replacement for it.
Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Backed by multiple randomized controlled trials, an unusually strong evidence base for this category. | There is no direct-to-consumer app anymore — individuals can’t sign up without a partner organization. |
| WB001’s FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for postpartum depression is a rare regulatory milestone. | Pricing is entirely custom and not disclosed publicly, since it’s B2B-only. |
| Built to integrate directly with a partner’s EMR and existing care pathways, not as a bolt-on app. | Access depends entirely on your employer, health plan, or provider having a Woebot Health contract. |
| Founded by a clinical research psychologist, with empathy and clinical rigor central to its design. | The pivot away from consumer access in 2025 means past reviews of the old app no longer reflect how it’s used today. |
Pricing
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Enterprise (payers, providers, employers) | Custom, contact sales |
Platform Availability
iOS | Android (access code required from a partner organization)
Best For
Health systems and payers | Employers offering a behavioral health benefit | Maternal and adolescent mental health programs
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still download the Woebot app directly?
No, the direct-to-consumer app was shut down in mid-2025. Access now requires a code issued through a partner health system, insurer, or employer.
What is Woebot Health used for?
It offers CBT-based conversational support for anxiety, depression, stress, postpartum depression, and other behavioral health needs, as an adjunct to clinical care.
How much does Woebot Health cost?
Pricing is fully custom and not publicly listed, since Woebot Health now sells exclusively to payers, providers, and employers.
What is WB001?
WB001 is Woebot Health’s specialized program for postpartum depression, which received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation.
Is Woebot Health clinically validated?
Yes, its approach is backed by multiple randomized controlled trials and peer-reviewed research, dating back to its 2017 founding by a clinical research psychologist.
