What it is
Ally Health is a support tool that can help you make the most of your therapy journey. Ally provides tips and tools to help you be better prepared, reflect on your progress, and feel supported at all stages of therapy.
Who it’s for
Ally Health is a tool for people who attend therapy sessions or want to attend therapy sessions. It’s free to access for anyone in Australia.
How it helps
Therapy can sometimes be confusing, challenging and difficult to understand. Ally helps you get the most out of therapy, giving you the tools, knowledge and confidence you need to focus on your mental health.
The app includes features to help you:
- Understand the therapy process, including how to find the right therapist for you, and what to expect in your first session
- Feel better prepared by taking notes, recording your therapy goals or activities, keeping track of any questions you have, and noting down thought patterns as you go
- Reflect on your progress by asking you questions that help you process and understand your thoughts and feelings.
What to expect
When you download Ally Health, you’ll be asked a few questions to determine which kind of tools might work best for you. Whether you’ve never attended therapy, you’ve been a few times or you’ve been going for a while now, your homepage will open up to a wide range of guides and resources that cover most major topics to do with therapy.
If you’ve attended a session recently, or have one upcoming, you can slot it in and follow the prompts to fill out your feelings, learnings or questions. You can also choose for the app to remind you about your upcoming therapy session, which can help you to prepare and gather your thoughts.
How to get started
You can access the Ally Health website, or download the app for iPhone or Android.