We're building the future of emotional support

Sonia exists so that everyone has somewhere private to turn when things feel like too much. Built by a team of psychologists, mental health professionals, engineers and designers in San Francisco.

Christine ZhaoChristine
Dustin KlebeDustin
Jennie ChangJennie
Jieming LiJieming
Lukas WolfLukas
Margot PaulMargot
Nicolas RoeverNicolas
Patrick HoogendijkPatrick
Richard GausRichard
Valerie HoffmanValerie

Privacy is the default

Every conversation is protected by HIPAA-compliant infrastructure. We build as if privacy is the product, not a feature bolted on afterward.

Short-term Evaluation of a Voice-Based Generative AI Emotional Support Companion randomized controlled trial title pageSuicide- and crisis-risk detection using large language models in mental-health chatbots safety study title pageResearch at Sonia

Grounded in research

Our team includes psychologists and mental health professionals, and we validate what we build through real studies and data, not just intuition.

“We started Sonia with a simple mission: to make high-quality mental health support truly accessible. Getting help is hard, but it doesn’t have to be.”

Lukas Wolf, Co-founder & CEO of Sonia Health

Open roles

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We're hiring engineers, designers, psychologists and more. What matters to us is intelligence, curiosity and genuine kindness towards other humans. If you want to join our team in San Francisco to contribute to the future of emotional wellbeing support, we'd love to hear from you.

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