ProReal’s innovative technology provides its users with a safe, secure and confidential visual way to describe how they experience the world. With support and facilitation, users can label strong feelings and name issues, as well as articulate hopes and concerns, all of which are critical for building resilience and supporting recovery.

Independent research shows that the use of the software is associated with helpful emotional and cognitive responses, reductions in psychological distress and building of empathy and insight.

"Avatar-based Interventions (ABIs) affected the use of time by accelerating the speed of accessing and processing client material. Participants found that using ABIs had similar outcomes in a shorter amount of time than traditional forms of therapy. This can have potential benefits for organisations offering time-limited therapies, such as the NHS which typically offer 6-12 sessions.”

*2019 independent evaluation based on interviews with therapists using a range of Avatar Based Interventions, including ProReal.

ProReal is being used by a growing number of health and social organisations. We work with clinicians and academics – and in particular NIHR MindTech – to explore the use of ProReal software with a range of disorders and clients including adults with personality disorder, young people with anxiety, depression, trauma and eating disorders.