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Mental health app Thinkladder, developed in Snells Beach, has been working with therapists from around the world to provide help to people who are suffering from psychological symptoms of Covid-19.
Thinkladder uses cognitive behavioural therapy, a technique that helps people find new ways to behave by encouraging them to change their thought patterns.
The app already covers a range of topics such as anger, self-worth and perfectionism.
In recent weeks, more than 50 mental wellbeing professionals have rallied together to provide content on Covid-19-related themes.
Thinkladder chief executive Mark Gatt says discovering the key issues that therapists are hearing from their clients has been a critical part of the process.
“We wanted to curate content from experts from around the globe and have that content easily accessible,” he says.
Social/physical distancing is the first topic to be released in relation to the psychological effects of Covid-19. It covers isolation, unexpected change, information overload, social responsibility and boredom.
“Social and physical distancing requires a mental agility that many of us don’t usually need,” Mr Gatt says.
Loss of employment and grief are the next Covid-19-related themes that will be addresed in coming weeks.
The app features an insight finder that helps individuals grow in self-awareness and identify subconscious beliefs that fuel thoughts, moods and habits.
It also includes features such as audio practices for guided meditation, a space for journaling and personal insight reminders, which allow users to receive reminders in environments that may trigger emotions.
Mr Gatt founded Thinkladder about two years ago after working for Springboard Community Works, which runs programmes for at-risk youth in Snells Beach.
He says the idea for the app came as a way of “automating” some of the techniques used at Springboard to help improve the mental well-being of young people.
The Thinkladder app is free. It can be found on the App Store and will soon be available on Google Play.
If you are a mental wellbeing professional and you would like to get involved in Thinkladder, contact Mark Gatt markgatt@thinkladder.com
