About us

We’re building for the week between sessions.

Therapy is often one hour a week. Life happens in the other 167. Deeply helps those hours connect, for people in therapy and for the therapists who support them.

Your session · 1 hourThe week between · 167 hours
Why we exist

Life doesn’t wait for the next appointment.

Some people see their therapist every week. Others come once a month to keep things on track. Either way, a lot happens in between, and it’s easy to lose the thread: why you started, what you’re working on, what happened since. Deeply gives you a moment to check in when life happens, and a recap you can share, so you and your therapist can pick up where you left off.

  1. SessionYou and your therapist set the focus
  2. Life happensWork, family, a hard week
  3. Check inWhenever you need a moment
  4. Make sense of itTalk it through with IRIS
  5. A recapWhat happened, in your words
  6. Next sessionPick up where you left off

A week or a month apart. You decide what your therapist sees.

Who it helps

Good for both sides of the room.

  • For everyone

    Check in when life happens and keep track of what you're working on. Seeing a therapist? Arrive with a recap.

    Meet IRIS

  • For therapists

    See what clients chose to share since you last met, and spend the hour on what matters.

    For clinicians

  • For clinical teams

    Continuity across your practice, for weekly and monthly clients alike.

    Talk to us
What we stand for

Built for both sides of care, responsibly.

  1. Both sides of care, connected

    You and your therapist, on one platform. Nothing reaches them unless you choose to share it, chat by chat.

  2. Support, not a substitute

    IRIS supports reflection and clinical work. It never diagnoses or takes the place of a therapist, and if someone may be in danger, it steps back and points them to 988.

  3. Wellbeing over engagement

    We don't measure success in time spent in the app. IRIS is warm, but it isn't built to keep anyone hooked.

  4. Accountable from day one

    Every AI response can be traced back to the rules it followed, so it can be reviewed and improved with clinical experts.

Who we are

The people behind Deeply.

  • Sara Semal

    Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

    Sara brings two decades of experience in mental health, clinical services, and healthcare leadership, including Chief Wellness Officer roles at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Occidental College. At Deeply, she shapes the vision for more connected behavioral healthcare, bringing the needs of patients, clinicians, and care organizations into product direction.

  • Melody Ho

    Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

    Melody turns complex ideas into useful, approachable applications. Before co-founding Deeply, she spent more than a decade building NASA JPL’s Mars mission platforms and public experiences. At Deeply, she connects engineering, product design, and user perspectives, driven by a belief that technology should help people feel more connected and understood.

Advisors

  • Jarron Williams

    Strategic Advisor

    Jarron brings a background in business and public policy, with an MBA from Wharton and an MPA from Harvard. He advises Deeply on strategic direction and investor connections, supporting the founders as they develop the company and plan its next stages.

Get in touch

Help shape what comes next.

Deeply is still early, and we’re building it with the people who’ll use it. Exploring support for yourself, a therapist, part of a clinical team, or just curious? We’d love to hear from you.

  • For yourself Using Deeply for your own wellbeing.
  • Therapists Using Deeply with your clients.
  • Clinical teams Bringing Deeply to your practice.

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