About Us
About Simon
Emina grew out of a deeply personal motivation. Through family and friends, I’ve seen how profoundly depression can change lives – and, tragically, even end them. I’ve also seen how hard it is to find the right support in time.
The path to therapy is fragmented and often takes a long time. According to the German Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists, the average wait from an initial consultation to the start of therapy is 142 days – nearly five months [1]. During that time, people are left on their own to figure out and organize much of the process.
That’s exactly what I want to change. Emina grew out of this gap: a simple, accessible companion for the path to psychotherapy.
With Emina, I want to build a sustainable, integrated solution that creates real value for both users and therapists. That’s why the app is being developed around the real needs of both groups.
If you have any thoughts, questions, or perspectives on this, I’d be very glad to exchange ideas – feel free to use the contact options.
[1] Source: German Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists
About Emina
Emina is designed to be a first place to turn – a space to talk through your feelings and thoughts and find your path to psychotherapy. It doesn’t replace therapy; it helps bridge the gap to it. Human connection remains essential.
The app combines an empathetic AI chat with educational guidance and a therapist search. It tracks mood trends and creates structured summaries to make recurring themes easier to recognize.
If users want, relevant themes can later be bundled into a report that they can bring into therapy or share with therapists in advance.
Emina sees itself as a bridge:
- personal enough to feel accessible in everyday life
- structured enough to make the start of therapy easier
- and responsible enough to respect the limits of AI clearly.
Because people waiting for help should not have to go through that time alone.
