Yuna AI

What is Yuna AI?

Yuna AI is an AI-guided self-therapy tool designed to support mental well-being. Available anytime through its iOS app, it offers therapeutic techniques and calming strategies grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), aiming to help users reduce stress, manage anxiety, curb overthinking, and work on self-worth and thinking patterns.

Conversations are research-informed, and the app includes real-time crisis monitoring to identify heightened emotional states and offer additional resources when needed. Privacy is a stated priority: conversations are kept confidential and encrypted. Yuna also tracks emotions to support wellness monitoring.

The company’s mission is to make affordable, personalized, and timely mental health care universally accessible, with a stated goal of positively impacting one billion lives.

Who created Yuna AI?

Yuna AI was founded by CEO Grant Winns. The team includes Andreas Michaelides, Tanner Wallis, Aaron Foss, Dan James, Daniel Vloothuis, Sourav Chandra, Samana Tahir, and Ajay Mann, with expertise spanning psychology, product development, AI, operations, and software engineering.

What is Yuna AI used for?

• Reducing stress and easing anxiety
• Curbing overthinking and transforming thinking patterns
• CBT-informed therapeutic and calming techniques, available whenever needed
• Community support and a personalized growth journey
• Emotion and wellness tracking
• Real-time safety and crisis monitoring
• Private, encrypted conversations

Who is Yuna AI for?

Yuna lists therapists, counselors, psychologists, life coaches, coaches, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals among its intended users. The app is also aimed at anyone seeking affordable, accessible mental wellness support, since the team’s goal is to make this kind of care available to everyone.