AI impact
Concerned? You Have a Right to Be.
The Rise of AI Psychologists
As adoption of AI-driven psychologists accelerates, platforms like Character.ai are seeing millions of mental health interactions every day. While these tools provide novel access, they often lack the nuanced understanding, training, and ethics that define professional mental health care. For psychologists, this raises critical questions: How can we meet the rising demand for mental health support without compromising the quality and safety that patients deserve?
At Ascenda, we’re paving a new path. We recognize that AI, when done right, can be a powerful tool to scale your impact without sacrificing the integrity of your work. By combining evidence-based AI with the oversight and expertise of licensed psychologists, Ascenda is redefining how AI can support—rather than replace—real mental health professionals.
Setting a New Standard with Ascenda
A Psychologist-Backed Model
Our AI tools are developed in collaboration with practicing psychologists, ensuring each feature is grounded in clinically validated practices. This is AI that aligns with the values of the mental health profession.
Privacy and Compliance at the Core
Your patients’ data is secure and adheres to industry standards like HIPAA. Ascenda upholds the trust essential in mental health care.
Human-AI Collaboration, Not Replacement
Our AI co-pilot learns from your approach and mirrors your methods, enhancing patient support between sessions without compromising the quality of care.
Empowering Patients, Respecting Boundaries
Ascenda’s approach complements, not controls. We provide insights that empower patients, respecting the professional-client relationship.
Our mission starts with you.
Around the world, mental health care systems are overwhelmed. With staggering shortages—such as 23,000 clinical psychologists in India for 30-35 million needed, and psychologists in Indonesia each serving 90,000 people—it's clear that the current model can't meet the demand.
At Ascenda, we believe that scaling care through technology can bridge this gap. Our evidence-based approach is overseen and backed by a team of leading psychologists, ensuring you receive effective, clinically sound support. Our mission is to provide continuous access to personalised care, so no one is left behind on their wellbeing journey.
How Can You Be Part of It?
We invite you to bring your expertise to Ascenda and become part of a growing network of professionals shaping the future of mental health. Here’s how you can contribute—and benefit:
Start Conservatively
Use Ascenda to help your existing patients between appointments. Safe cases that need a lot of interaction can benefit from remote support.
Better Retain Patients
As patients move out of care, they can remain supported by your tools and methods and return with data should they enter the stage of regression.
Create Your Unique Psychologist Persona
Share your therapeutic approach, methods, and insights by creating an AI persona that reflects your expertise. Scale your unique approach to thousands while ensuring quality care.
Earn Royalties for Your Expertise
Earn royalties every time users interact with your AI persona, creating passive income from the knowledge and techniques you’ve developed.
Offer One-on-One Appointments
Extend your impact by offering in-person or telehealth sessions through Ascenda’s App, allowing patients to book appointments seamlessly.
Join us at Ascenda to bring your expertise to the next generation of mental health support. Together, we can create a safer, more accessible world of care that respects the integrity of our profession.