Headspace Launches Direct-To-Consumer Mental Health Coaching

On April 23, 2024, Headspace announced a new direct-to-consumer mental health coaching option for U.S. residents. Later in 2024, Headspace plans to add therapy services for these subscribers. The new program provides three interactions per month for $99. Subscribers can chat with a coach on their own time and in their own location through the Headspace app. The coaches can assist with concerns such as stress management, building healthy relationships, sleep hygiene, and improving emotional resilience.

Unlike therapists and psychiatrists, coaches do not make mental health or medical diagnoses, provide clinical treatment, or prescribe medications. Coaches provide . . .