ACT Coach vs IntelliCare Plus

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) aims to help you live with unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and impulses without avoiding them or being controlled by them. In ACT, you are encouraged to commit to actions so that you can live your life by your values, even in the face of these unpleasant experiences. This app was developed for Veterans, Service members, and other people who are in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in consultation with a therapist. It offers exercises, tools, information, and tracking logs so you can practice what you’re learning in your daily life. ACT Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD.

IntelliCare Plus is a digital mental health tool. One of the only apps validated in clinical trials to be effective in decreasing the symptoms of depression and anxiety. IntelliCare Plus has been proven effective by integrating the principles of psychotherapy into an easy to use, convenient mobile application. IntelliCare Plus empowers you to take control of your own mental health. The easy to use, on-demand support tool was designed by some of the leading clinicians to help patients cope with negative feelings and get back to enjoying life. Each activity focuses on a different skill and can teach you how to anticipate and cope with stress, increase gratitude, challenge harmful thinking, engage in more activities, and much more! All the activities provide interactive tools you can use daily to practice the skills and are there to help whenever you need immediate, in-the-moment support. DISCLAIMER: THIS APP DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material obtained on this app are for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regiment, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this app. To learn more about the science behind this app, check out our article, "Graham AK, Greene CJ, Kwasny MJ, Kaiser SM, Lieponis P, Powell T, Mohr DC. Coached Mobile App Platform for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety Among Primary Care Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2020 Sep 1;77(9):906-914. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1011. PMID: 32432695; PMCID: PMC7240649.