Stefano Zorzi
@stefanozorzi · partner, Founders
Congratulation for your launch!
What i love about this is all in your vision: "make mental health care accessible and help people overcome social anxiety".
It is surprising how little has been done to leverage technology and good design when it comes to mental health. Actually, what happens is usually the opposite: technology driving anxiety and stress. But it doesn't have to be like this.
Our phones are in many ways our little personal helpers in our pocket. They are personal in ways other technologies cannot be. They know many things about us, even more than our family or friends. The ability to use all this power to help us is something that requires thoughtful design and a strong passion for the problem at hand. Looking at your app I feel that's exactly what you have.
A few questions:
- What's next for steps? where do you see this going after "challenges"?
- Who has been using it so far? do you have any findings already about the improvements it generates?
- How does it fit with the "established" best practices and the support of a therapist?
good luck!
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Rikke Koblauch
@rikkekoblauch · Product designer. Building @thestepsapp.
@stefanozorzi thanks for your comment - we think there is still a lot to be done in this space!
- Next bigger step is work out the reflection part of exposure therapy, so about your expectations leading up to a challenge, how it actually went and how you feel after.
- We've had a public beta live for about a month with more than a 150 users, from that we gathered a lot of insights and shipped about 3 versions after the first. A lot of our users has a lot of ideas for features and challenges, most of them have or will be implemented!
- This is something we're talking about a lot - can steps support the relationship between you and your therapist and help you do "homework"? That is for sure a the dream.
Thanks Stefano, means a lot!
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