Wellbeing apps
Mobile phone apps are a discreet and easy way to keep in touch with your mental health, and are always at your fingertips. All of the below mobile apps are available for free on iPhone (App Store) and Android (Google Play).
| Togetherall |
Provides safe, anonymous online support with trained healthcare professionals 24/7. You can share your experiences anonymously with your peers at any time of the day or night and find support from those experiencing similar difficulties. |
| Silvercloud |
Offers secure, immediate access to online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy programmes, tailored to your specific needs such as anxiety, stress and many other areas. Use your University of Exeter account to log-in. |
| Clarity: CBT Thought Record Diary | Based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), this diary app helps you to capture, challenge and rebalance unhelpful thoughts. |
| Worry Time | It is normal to worry from time to time, however sometimes worry can become a problem in itself. This app provides you with the tools to interrupt the cycle of worry and to reduce feelings of stress or anxiety. |
| CBT-i Coach |
Based on research into Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for insomnia, this app guides you through strategies for managing difficulties with sleep and developing healthy sleep patterns. |
| Calm | Combining meditation techniques for sleep and relaxation. |
| Headspace | There is growing evidence supporting the positive health benefits of mindfulness and meditation. Headspace offers guided meditation and mindfulness with specific focus on stress, anxiety and sleep. |
| Insight Timer | Free app that includes a large library of guided meditations, resources to help you sleep, breathwork techniques, free live yoga and a journal to reflect and track your feelings and thoughts. |
| Self Help (Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear) |
Downloadable self-help booklets (in audio or written form) which cover a vast range of wellbeing difficulties |
| Stay Alive | Stay Alive is an app developed to support anyone experiencing suicidal and/or self-harming thoughts, or those concerned about someone else. This app provides a range of support materials and techniques to keep you safe and well. |
| Youper | Youper walks you through techniques to help you to become more confident and less anxious in social situations. |
| SAM | SAM is an evidence-based app which helps you to understand and manage your anxiety. |
| Mood Tools | Mood Tools supports you to understand and implement six evidence-based techniques to manage low mood and depression. |
| Calm Harm | Calm Harm provides tasks to help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm. This app is featured on the NHS Digital Apps Library. |
| DistrACT | Information, advice and support for people who self-harm. |
