Therapy can be life-changing—but for many people, the moments between sessions are often the hardest.

Maybe you’re lying awake replaying a conversation.
Maybe you’re spiraling after a difficult day.
Maybe you’re trying to remember the coping skills your therapist taught you… but your mind feels too full to find them.

Those are the moments when people turn to Flourish—a gentle therapy companion designed to help you feel calm, grounded, and supported when life hits between sessions.

💬 “It’s great for easy access to well-being in between therapy sessions… the reflections help me pinpoint things I wouldn’t normally realize.”
— Maxime

Why the In-Between Time Can Be Surprisingly Hard

While everyone’s reasons for seeking therapy are different, a few challenges tend to show up again and again:

Your mind keeps moving, but support hasn’t begun.
Stress and anxiety don’t pause just because your next appointment is days—or weeks—away.

Skills fade when you need them most.
In moments of overwhelm, it’s hard to remember grounding exercises, reframes, or breathing techniques you meant to practice.

So much happens between sessions.
A lot can unfold in seven days. Many people arrive at therapy thinking, “I know something important happened… but I can’t quite remember or articulate it.”

Accountability is limited.
Therapists can’t check in every day, and most people don’t want to text their therapist—or don’t have that option.

This is why the waiting and in-between periods often feel heavier than people expect.

How People Use Flourish Between Sessions

People use Flourish in different ways, depending on what they need in the moment:

• To process emotions after tough sessions
  Therapy can open up something tender. Flourish offers a safe space to reflect and settle afterward.
• To practice coping skills at the right time
  Grounding, reframing, savoring, gratitude, deep breathing—available in seconds, when stress actually shows up. Many users turn these into Tiny Habits for daily practice.
• To prepare for therapy with more clarity
  Weekly Insights and reflections help people summarize their week, notice patterns, and arrive at sessions more grounded and focused.
• To feel supported when a therapist is unavailable
  During vacations, holidays, or long waitlists, Flourish helps bridge the gap.

Across the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand, people are using Flourish to stay supported during these in-between moments.

What to Look for in a Therapy Companion App

A strong therapy companion app is designed to support therapy—not replace it. Most effective tools include:

• Skill practice tools: Evidence-based exercises (e.g., CBT-informed, mindfulness-based) to reinforce what’s learned in sessions.
• Mood tracking: Simple ways to notice emotional patterns over time.
• Between-session support: Gentle check-ins, journaling, or grounding tools for moments of stress or overwhelm.
• Habit-building and accountability: Structure and reminders that help skills stick in daily life.
• Privacy and safety safeguards: Clear boundaries, data protection, and ethical oversight clinicians can trust.

Flourish includes all of these core features, and has beendesigned to fit naturally alongside therapy. In addition, Flourish offers long-term conversational memory, personalized habit tracking, peer support, and science-backed insights—helping users not just cope between sessions, but build lasting emotional skills over time.

Why Therapists Appreciate Flourish

Therapists tell us Flourish helps clients:

• build emotional awareness
• reinforce skills at home
• create healthier habits
• feel supported without guilt
• make sessions more productive

💬 “As a therapist, I was skeptical at first… but the recommendations are solid. Great companion resource.” — Jasper

A Note About Flourish’s Roots

Flourish was created by psychologists and behavioral scientists trained at institutions such as Stanford and the University of Washington, with a shared goal: to make evidence-based emotional support available outside the therapy room.

In 2025, a landmark Harvard University–affiliated working paper documented the world’s first multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating an AI mental health app as a population-level prevention tool. The study found that students using Flourish reported significantly greater positive emotions, lower loneliness, stronger sense of belonging, higher resilience, greater mindfulness, and higher overall flourishing compared to a control group.

Many therapists now recommend Flourish as a simple, supportive way to help clients stay grounded and practice skills between sessions.

Support That Helps You Grow Between Sessions

Flourish doesn’t replace therapy. It helps therapy work better.

Whether you’re waiting for your next appointment or navigating daily ups and downs, Flourish offers support, motivation, and accountability that meet you where you are, so that you can keep growing, healing, and moving forward each day.