About Thoughtful

Built on a simple conviction—support should reach people before things fall apart

Thoughtful is a mental health platform incubated by Spring Health—combining AI-guided support with access to licensed providers, so employees can get real help at the moment they actually need it. Not after they've already burned out. Not only when things reach a crisis. Earlier than that.

Trusted by forward-thinking Organizations

Trusted by forward-thinking Organizations

Trusted by forward-thinking Organizations

Our Mission

Fill the gap between struggling and getting help

Most employees dealing with stress, anxiety, or burnout never use the mental health benefits available to them—not because those benefits are bad, but because the model requires too much before it gives anything back. Thoughtful was built to close that gap. Low-commitment entry. Real clinical structure underneath. Human providers a step away when needed.

Our Vision

A world where getting support is as normal as going to the doctor

Mental health care still carries a threshold most people never cross. You have to identify yourself as someone with a problem, find the right resource, and take a deliberate first step—usually alone. Thoughtful's vision is a future where that threshold doesn't exist. Where support is woven into how people work, not bolted on as a last resort. Where "I talked to T. this morning" is as unremarkable as "I went for a walk."

Incubated by Spring Health

We didn't build from scratch—we built from the best foundation in the space

Thoughtful was incubated inside Spring Health—not acquired, not partnered with, built inside. That distinction matters. It means Thoughtful was designed from day one with access to Spring's clinical standards, research teams, provider network, and safety infrastructure. Not added later. Not licensed in. Foundational.

13,000+ licensed providers available for seamless escalation when an employee needs more than AI-guided support can offer

Spring Health's clinical standards underpin every session protocol, escalation pathway, and safety architecture in Thoughtful

Co-led clinical research—Thoughtful's evidence base is developed alongside Spring Health's research and data science teams

CARF and NCQA accreditation—the same institutional credibility that Spring Health's enterprise clients rely on

Advisors from Spring Health's senior leadership across clinical, AI safety, engineering, and outcomes research

The Thoughtful team

We are thought leaders in AI and mental health

The people making decisions about clinical design, AI safety, and product direction are not software engineers who got interested in mental health. They are licensed clinicians, AI safety researchers, and operators with deep healthcare backgrounds.

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Alexa Varsavsky

General Manager

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Elizabeth Schaffer

VP of Product

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Daniel Lohse

Head of Engineering

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Rich Collins

Founding Designer

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Melanie Nimmo

Head of Clinical Experience

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Emily Dworkin, PhD

Head of Clinical Research

What we're reading, thinking, and building toward

Research, perspectives, and practical guidance on mental health at work—from the Thoughtful team and the clinicians and researchers we work with.

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What we're reading, thinking, and building toward

Research, perspectives, and practical guidance on mental health at work—from the Thoughtful team and the clinicians and researchers we work with.

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What we're reading, thinking, and building toward

Research, perspectives, and practical guidance on mental health at work—from the Thoughtful team and the clinicians and researchers we work with.

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© 2026 Thoughtful, Inc. All rights reserved. Find us on LinkedIn.

© 2026 Thoughtful, Inc. All rights reserved. Find us on LinkedIn.

© 2026 Thoughtful, Inc. All rights reserved. Find us on LinkedIn.