SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alyson Watson, CEO and founder of leading workplace mental health platform Modern Health, was celebrated today as one of the honorees for the San Francisco Business Times’ 100 Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.
The annual list celebrates 100 women business leaders across a diverse range of industries, including tech, health care, real estate, law, finance and more. Watson and other winners were honored at a virtual event last week, where the 2021 class of Most Influential Women shared their wisdom, how they lead, who inspired them and how they plan to pay it forward.
“It is truly an honor to be recognized by the San Francisco Business Times among so many talented, successful women, many of whom inspired my own career path,” said Watson. “I am so proud of the work we do here at Modern Health, and I consider it a privilege to contribute to the world-wide destigmatization of mental health so that everyone can get access to the support they need to be happy and healthy.”
Modern Health is a leading workplace mental health platform that combines the WHO well-being assessment, self-service wellness kits and a global network of certified coaches and licensed therapists all in a single app. By changing the conversation to acknowledge mental health is just as important as physical health, Modern Health is leading the charge in making evidence-based psychology principles and care available to companies across the globe.
The full list of San Francisco Business Times’ 100 Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business can be found here. For more information about Modern Health, go to https://www.modernhealth.com.
About Modern Health
Modern Health is the comprehensive mental health and wellness platform that combines the WHO well-being assessment, self-service wellness kits, a global network of certified coaches and licensed therapists, all available in a single app. Modern Health empowers employers to lead the charge in acknowledging that mental health is just as important as physical health, destigmatizing the conversation, and increasing accessibility of mental health services for all.
Founded in 2017, Modern Health incorporates evidence-based psychology principles and seamless technology to serve the needs of companies globally. Headquartered in San Francisco, Modern Health has raised more than $172 million from Founders Fund, Battery Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Afore Capital, MGV, Frederic Kerrest (co-founder of Okta), and 01 Advisors.
How Modern Health Became a One-Stop Shop for Employee Mental Health Benefits
A number of digital behavioral health startups have been making waves as of late by reaching unicorn status, with Calm and Lyra Health being a couple examples. The latest digital behavioral company to join those billion dollar ranks is Modern Health, whose biggest days appear yet to be ahead.
Based in San Francisco, Modern Health partners with employers to offer mental health benefits to workers through a mobile app. Contracting with therapists and coaches for service delivery, Modern Health’s platform allows users to get help for a variety of emotional, social and behavioral needs, from the mild to the severe.
Modern Health currently counts more than 220 employers as enterprise clients, some of which include Pixar, Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: EA), SoFi, Clif Bar and Rakuten.
CEO Alyson Watson, who founded Modern Health in 2017, says her early inspiration for the company came from her background as a health care benefits consultant.
“We saw … employers really wanted to prioritize mental health,” Watson told Behavioral Health Business. “But the solutions out there … were fragmented [and] didn’t create a great user experience.”
Watson specifically felt there was a lack of all-in-one options that could treat a variety of mental health needs. Those needs can be likened to hospital emergency code colors, Watson said, with green indicating a low level of need, yellow signifying a moderate level and red representing a high one.
Modern Health Insurance Therapists in California
Modern Health Insurance is a common health insurance in California, and individuals who have Modern Health Insurance may wish to find therapists who are in-network with their health insurance.
When you see a therapist who is in-network with Modern Health Insurance, each session you’ll pay only a copay, which typically ranges from $0-$75/session. Depending on your plan, you may first need to pay the provider’s full session fee until you meet your annual deductible, which is the total amount of medical expenses required before your health insurance starts to cover costs. Some plans cover the cost of in-network therapy sessions before the deductible is met; to verify whether your specific plan covers therapy sessions and at what rate, visit the Modern Health Insurance website or call the number on the back of your insurance card and ask about your coverage for outpatient mental health.
Find vetted therapists in California who are in-network with Modern Health Insurance below. Visit their profiles to watch an introductory video and book a free initial call to find a good fit!
