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.
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.
Alexa Varsavsky
General Manager
Elizabeth Schaffer
VP of Product
Daniel Lohse
Head of Engineering
Rich Collins
Founding Designer
Melanie Nimmo
Head of Clinical Experience
Emily Dworkin, PhD
Head of Clinical Research








