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Behind Mentalyc

We are a team of people passionate about the health of healers doing the hard work of psychotherapy and counseling. Helping our healers and their clients is what motivates us to innovate around the clock to deliver the best experience possible.

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Our Mission

To create an AI-based app that fully automates note-taking in therapy, while creating a unique, anonymized data set for research of the most effective interventions.

Our Vision

More effective end-efficient therapy. Truly measurable, data-driven, and insightful.

Our Values

Curiosity

We ask questions

Kindness

We care.

Collaboration

We do it together.

Integrity

We walk the talk, earn trust, and safeguard data.

Courage

We rise to the challenge and never give up.

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Meet Our Co-Founders

Maria Szandrach

Maria Szandrach

CEO

Third-time founder and ex-McKinsey. Previous startups: Insurance and Mental Health, worked as a head of growth in a series B startup. As a teenager, Maria went to therapy for an eating disorder. She switched therapists 5 times before she eventually recovered. She devoted her career to making therapy more effective and efficient.

Georgi Urumov

Georgi Urumov

CTO

Machine Learning Engineer and Software Developer. Worked in various startups, and managed ML teams. He left his well-paying job to devote his work to helping others. When he met Maria in an accelerator and co-interviewed 100 therapists with her, it became clear to him that his AI skills can make a fundamental change in the field.


Meet The Rest of the Team

Usama Adeel

Davit

Senior UX Designer

Dedicated to creating user-centric experiences that prioritize mental well-being and foster emotional connections.

Shreya

Marissa

Content

Experienced Licensed Professional Counselor, specializes in mental health and LGBTQIA+ topics. With a passion for creating engaging and informative content.

Salwa

Stephen

Growth

Accomplished growth marketing manager, driving impactful business expansion strategies.

Usama Adeel

Usama

SEO

Passionate SEO expert, highly committed and proactive in keeping up with best SEO practices.

Shreya

Malik

Operations

MSc. Engineering Mgt. Dedicated operations specialist with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to ensuring seamless processes at Mentalyc.

Salwa

Tobi

Software

Expert full-stack developer with a passion for designing and implementing cutting-edge software solutions.

Hamza

Samuel

Software

Highly skilled front-end developer with a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating intuitive and engaging user interfaces.

Joshua

Ehab

Psychology AI Researcher

Experienced psychologist with expertise in psychotherapy and positive psychology.

Moonis

Moonis

NLP

MSc student researching Comp. Social Science and Comp. Linguistics phenomena.

Salwa

Ann

Content

Psychotherapist with expertise in perinatal mental health and trauma, and a passion for exploring the intersection of technology and mental health.

Salwa

Salwa

Content

Medical student and researcher at the AUB medical center, and a medical editor at Cactus Global.


Our Advisors

Brac Selph

Brac Selph, PsyD

Psych. and Supervision

Associate Professor from UCSF and Stanford. 20 years of clinical practice.

Kevin M. Ramotar

Kevin M. Ramotar, PsyD

Ethics and Quality

Ethics leader focused on clinical ethics and quality assurance for therapists.

Dr. Maelisa Hall

Dr. Maelisa Hall

Documentation Training

Founder of QA Prep, note-taking training for therapists.


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Note-taking training

My Outcomes

Outcome measurement for evidence-based practice


Investors and Accelerators

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