AI-assisted CBT self-help · The Vesey

A clearer way through anxiety and low mood — at your pace.

A structured, NICE-aligned guided self-help CBT programme, with a real safety net and a human therapist a message away.

Risk screen firstAlways runs before anything else

BABCP-accreditedHuman therapist step-up

NICE NG222Guideline-grounded

Free waitlistNo spam, ever

In crisis right now? Call 999 Samaritans 116 123 (free, 24/7) NHS 111, option 2

MindWell is an AI-assisted clinical service delivered under license by The Vesey Private Hospital — CQC-registered, Sutton Coldfield. A named clinician reviews your plan; you are never speaking to an unsupervised AI. CQC registration →

Screen

PHQ-9 / GAD-7 screening plus a risk screen that always runs first and can surface crisis support immediately.

Programme

Structured, module-based: psychoeducation, thought records, behavioural activation, graded exposure, sleep, worry management.

Check-ins

Supportive, tightly bounded — no diagnosis, no medication advice, no crisis counselling by the AI. It escalates instead.

Progress

Weekly PHQ-9/GAD-7 tracking, so you and your reviewing clinician can see what's actually changing.

Step-up

The moment deterioration, risk, or no-improvement is detected, you're moved to a real BABCP-accredited therapist.

In crisis right now? Call 999, or Samaritans 116 123 (free, 24/7) — anytime, whether or not you're signed in.

What MindWell will do

Run a risk screen before anything else, every session
Surface the crisis pathway immediately if risk is flagged
Step you up to a real BABCP-accredited therapist when needed
Track your PHQ-9/GAD-7 trend so deterioration doesn't go unnoticed

What it won't do

Diagnose a mental health condition itself
Give medication advice
Provide crisis counselling itself — it escalates to a human instead
Ever gate the crisis pathway behind a subscription

Evidence you can trust

Built on the NICE-aligned guidance and the same model behind NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT).

NICE NG222 — Depression NICE CG113 — Anxiety NHS Talking Therapies model

Coming soon · £9.99/month

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CQC-regulated, BABCP-reviewed, and grounded in NICE guidance. Join the waiting list and we'll email you the moment it opens.

Is this instead of therapy or as well as?

MindWell follows the same structured self-help model used in NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) — it can be a first step, run alongside therapy you're already having, or bridge the time before a referral. If your risk screen or your progress suggests you need more support, MindWell helps you step up to a real BABCP-accredited therapist, not carry on regardless.

What happens if I say I'm not coping?

The risk screen runs before anything else, every time you use MindWell, and can surface crisis support immediately. If you tell MindWell you're not coping, it always responds by pointing you to the crisis pathway — Samaritans 116 123, NHS 111 option 2, or 999 in an emergency — and flags this to a human therapist. It never tries to talk you through a crisis itself.

Is this the same as the NHS talking therapies waiting list?

No — MindWell is a separate, private £9.99/month service from The Vesey, built on the same NICE-aligned CBT model as NHS Talking Therapies. It doesn't replace an NHS referral if you'd rather use one, but it means you don't have to wait for it to start structured self-help.