We take safety seriously.
What happens if a client is in crisis? Who's monitoring what they write? Where does your responsibility end and the platform's begin? Here's how AfterTherapy answers each one — plainly, because safety that's vague isn't safety.
Their safe person, or a crisis line — both two taps away.
The reminders live exactly where hard things get written down — and each one leads straight here.
Gentle Journal
Today's prompt
What did today ask of you?
Sep 2
Work review went better than expected, but I couldn't stop rehearsing it afterward. Slept badly.
Aug 30 · Something I noticed
Dread before the family call was worse than the call itself. The Sundays are getting heavy.
Aug 26 · Free write
Feeling steadier this week. The breathing thing actually helps when I do it twice.
AfterTherapy isn't a crisis service
If you're in danger or need urgent help, tap for crisis lines and support services.
Get help now
In immediate danger?
Call 911 or your local emergency number.
Your safe person
Maya
Sister · (902) 555-0134
Services near you
Halifax, NS9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Canada · Call or text 988 · Free, 24/7
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Find a Helpline
Verified services in your area
Reachable from every journal prompt and every message — one tap, always.
Tap the reminder.
From any journal prompt or message thread, the crisis page opens immediately — no menus, no digging.
Their safe person, first.
A client sets a trusted contact in Settings, once. That person sits at the top of the crisis page with single-tap call and text buttons — used only when the client chooses.
Services matched to where they are.
Crisis lines relevant to the client's location — 988 in the US, 9-8-8 in Canada, Samaritans in the UK and Ireland — so the right number is there too.
Services by location: 988 (US) · 9-8-8 (Canada) · Samaritans 116 123 (UK & Ireland) · Lifeline 13 11 14 (Australia) · findahelpline.com (worldwide)
Boundaries that protect both sides.
The platform's limits are stated to clients, repeatedly — and they protect your practice too.
Not a crisis service — stated everywhere
Every journaling prompt, every message thread, and every check-in in the client app carries the same notice: this isn't crisis support. One tap opens a crisis page with their safe person ready to call — and services matched to the client's location.
Nothing is monitored in real time
No one from AfterTherapy reads entries as they're written, and no AI scans for risk. We don't imply that someone is watching — that would be dangerous. The reminders exist precisely because no one is.
Messaging with clear boundaries
Secure messaging is for appropriate communication between a client and their practitioner — it isn't monitored in real time and isn't an emergency channel. Crisis resources stay one tap away in every thread, so urgent moments never depend on a practitioner being available. Clear for clients, sustainable for you.
Privacy and control, by design.
Safety isn't only about crisis moments. It's how data is handled every day.
HIPAA & PIPEDA-aware
Encrypted in transit and at rest, built to meet privacy requirements from the ground up.
Consent-based sharing
Every entry stays private until a client shares it. What reaches you is what they wanted you to see, down to the individual entry.
Per-client access controls
You decide which tools and views each client sees — including hiding trend graphs for anyone who'd be hurt by the numbers.
No AI interpretation
Nothing diagnoses, scores risk, or draws clinical conclusions. AfterTherapy organizes what clients report; interpretation stays with you.
See the safety features yourself.
Walk through the prototype to see the reminders, access controls, and consent flows in action.
Explore the prototype