Calm Harm
Developed by Dr Krause, Calm Harm is based on the principles of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Co-created with teenagers, the app provides tasks that encourage users to distract themselves from urges to self-harm and help manage their “emotional mind” in a more positive way.
To date, Calm Harm has been downloaded two million times with 93% of users reporting a reduction in the urge to self-harm.
Dr Krause has responded to the COVID-19 crisis through adding some additional sections for users.
Clear Fear
Clear Fear is an app developed by Dr Nihara Krause and uses the evidence-based treatment Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to focus on learning to reduce the physical responses to threat by learning to breathe, relax and be mindful as well as changing thoughts and behaviours and releasing emotions.
Like Calm Harm, Dr Krause worked with a group of teenagers requesting their feedback on desired outputs, user journeys, visual concepts, security/privacy, user experience and tone of voice.
Clear Fear has been downloaded over a quarter of a million times in one year of being available.
Dr Krause is working towards adapting Clear Fear for COVID-19 related or triggered anxiety.
Combined Minds
Combined Minds is a free to use app to help families and friends support young people with their mental health.
Combined Minds uses a ‘strengths-based’ approach which has been shown to be effective in recovery. This approach moves away from the ‘deficits’ that individuals with mental health difficulties might be said to show or experience and instead focusses on resourcefulness and resilience.
Move Mood
The Move Mood app by stem4 provides ways for young people to manage the behaviours associated with low mood or depression. Developed by Dr Nihara Krause, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, together with ideas and input from young people, the Move Mood app uses a Behavioural Activation Framework to help users set goals and manage negative behaviours associated with low mood and depression.
Worth Warrior
Worth Warrior is a free app created for young people to manage negative body image, low self-worth, and related early-stage eating difficulties or disorders. It provides a range of helpful activities and information, based on the notion that eating and body-related issues can be helped through learning to challenge and change thoughts, emotions, behaviours and body image issues underlying low self-worth.
