Episode Summary: 

In this episode of BetterTech, we sit down with Daniil Andreev, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of PsyTechVR, to explore how mental health care is being reshaped with virtual reality. Daniil shares how his personal journey, inspired by his psychologist mother’s struggle to help patients imagine exposure therapy,  led to building PsyTechVR, a platform that enables safe, guided VR sessions for phobias, trauma, OCD, and anxiety. He discusses how therapists use customizable 360° VR environments and AI-generated “safe places” to enhance cognitive behavioral therapy and other modalities. Daniil also dives into scaling ethical mental health tech, clinical trials, and the future of VR/AR in therapy

Show Notes:

1. Daniil Andreev shares his journey of founding PsyTechVR, inspired by his mother’s work in psychology and the need for better therapeutic tools.

2. The episode explores how PsyTechVR creates customizable VR environments to help therapists deliver exposure therapy for phobias, trauma, OCD, and anxiety.

3. Daniil discusses the use of AI-generated “safe places” and immersive sessions to enhance cognitive behavioral therapy outcomes.

4. The conversation dives into ethical considerations, clinical trials, and scaling mental health technology responsibly.

5. Daniil provides insights on the future of VR and AR in transforming mental health care and making therapy more accessible.

This episode is hosted by Jocelyn Houle, Host, BetterTech