Indira, Student Intern

"It's an actual person behind that screen making those chats."

"Hello everybody. My name is Indira McCarthy and I'm an intern for Alongside. I'm extremely passionate about mental health and removing the stigma that surrounds it.

Alongside really focuses on truly getting to the heart of your problem and making you feel very heard and understood. And I think that part of that comes from the amazing team that works behind it, and it's an actual clinical team with therapists and people that are actually educated about psychology. It's an actual person behind that screen making those chats. And, you know, as an intern, I even saw that happen in real life. I got to work on a chat module myself. So I think, after seeing all of that, it makes me feel even more comfortable with the app. And I feel a lot more heard and safe in the environment that Alongside creates."