Ithaca College students, employees and dependents have free premium access to Wysa, a self-care phone application that helps navigate stress, anxiety, sleep, negative thoughts, and confidence-building with clinically proven self-help tools. To access the premium version of Wysa at no cost, IC members must download the application and create an account using the Ithaca College link or referral code, accessible here.
Founded in 2017, Wysa has been internationally recognized for its innovative and clinically validated digital application. Drawing from its closed Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform – meticulously developed by a team of internationally certified psychologists, designers, developers and anonymous data from over 500,000 users – the application offers a variety of self-care resources to help support users’ mental health resilience and emotional wellbeing using science backed research and theories including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies to develop effective self-care tools.