Navigate your anxiety with real CBT tools.
Proven, not promised.
MindShift gives you science-backed tools — not a chatbot — to understand your thoughts, ease your body, and face what scares you.
2M+
Downloads worldwide
50,000+
Active users
180+
Countries reached
15,000
Daily check-ins
Anxiety can make everyday moments feel impossible.
Thought Record · The Shift
“I won’t be able to handle this.”
“I’ve handled hard things before. I can take this one step at a time.”
You don’t have to push through anxiety on your own. MindShift turns the most studied, evidence-based approach for anxiety — Cognitive Behavioural Therapy — into simple, guided tools you can use the moment you need them. It starts with the skill the app is named for: noticing an anxious thought and shifting it into something more accurate and helpful.
Most anxiety apps are guesswork.
Real tools, not a chatbot
Structured CBT exercises designed by clinicians — cognitive restructuring, graded exposure, paced breathing, and grounding. Not an AI that turns repetitive and shallow the more you use it.
Clinically proven
One of the few anxiety apps backed by published evidence — not marketing claims or guesswork.
Your data, your clinician
Export your journals and progress to share with your own therapist or doctor. No algorithm sitting in the middle.
180+ countries
More than 2 million downloads across 180+ countries and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories.
Made in Canada
Built with the clinicians behind the science, reaching communities across the country.
Three skills that quiet anxiety
MindShift teaches the core skills of CBT — at your own pace, whenever you need them.
Understand your thoughts
Thought Journals help you catch anxious thinking, question it, and reframe it into something more balanced.
Ease your body
Quick Relief and the Chill Zone guide you through breathing, grounding, and relaxation to settle your nervous system.
Face your fears
Fear Ladders break feared situations into small, doable steps so they lose their power, one rung at a time.
Everything you need, in your pocket
Start with a simple check-in
Open the app and tell it how you’re feeling. Over time, those check-ins reveal the patterns behind your anxiety.
- Quick daily mood & anxiety logging
- Visual trends that show your progress
- Notice triggers and what works for you
Help in the moments that matter most
When anxiety spikes, Quick Relief gives you fast, guided steps — take a breath, shift your thinking, ground yourself.
- Grounding & breathing in seconds
- In-the-moment coping prompts
- One tap to crisis resources when needed
You're not in this alone
A safe, actively moderated discussion board where people share experiences, ask questions, and encourage one another.
- Actively moderated for safety
- Lived-experience support
- Anonymous and judgment-free
Plus a complete CBT toolkit
Thought Journals
Catch, challenge, and reframe anxious thoughts with guided CBT prompts.
Fear Ladders
Break feared situations into small steps and build confidence through graded exposure.
Coping Cards
Personalized reminders and grounding strategies for hard moments.
Healthy Habits
Sleep, movement, connection, and routines that support anxiety management.
Mood & anxiety tracking
Daily check-ins and visual trends so you can see your progress over time.
Export for clinicians
Share your journals and progress directly with your therapist or doctor.
Grounded in CBT. Proven in a clinical trial.
A 16-week clinical trial showed significant improvement in anxiety, mood, function, and quality of life — making MindShift one of the few anxiety apps with published evidence.
Originally developed in partnership with Anxiety Canada · now owned and operated by 247 Labs. MindShift CBT is a self-help tool, not a medical device or a replacement for therapy.
Wherever you are in your journey
Managing on your own
Want structured, evidence-based tools to manage anxiety yourself? Start today and work at your own pace.
Waiting for therapy
Facing a long waitlist? MindShift gives you real support in the weeks or months before care begins.
Already in therapy
Use MindShift between sessions and export your progress to share directly with your clinician.
180+ countries
MindShift has been downloaded more than 2 million times, in 180+ countries and every Canadian province and territory. Whatever you’re facing, you’re in good company — real people, using real tools, taking it one step at a time.
- Built with and for real people living with anxiety
- Warm, judgment-free, and grounded in evidence
- A moderated community board inside the app
A free library of plain-language guides
Clear, evidence-based guides on anxiety, CBT skills, and coping — grounded in the same science as the app, free to read.
Support your patients or clients between sessions
Recommend a free, evidence-based CBT app that gives patients and clients guided tools to practise between appointments, and lets them export their progress to share in session.
Extend evidence-based support at scale
Health systems, schools, and employers use MindShift to give patients, students, and employees access to evidence-based CBT tools they can use anytime.
Take the first step today
Real CBT tools to help you feel more in control of your anxiety — on iOS and Android.