Clinician Resource Hub

This page organizes everything you need to evaluate Strua for your clients. It's structured on the APA App Advisor five-level model — the framework clinicians already use to vet apps — so you can answer, in one scroll: who built it, is it private, what's the evidence, how do clients use it, and how would you bring it into your practice.

Strua is clinician-designed and evidence-informed. It is built to support therapy — not replace it.

1. Accessibility & Background

Who built it: Dr. Nicholas Gehle, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist licensed in the State of Florida. Strua's tools, articles, and educational content are designed and authored by him.
Cost: A free tier (23 tools, forever — not a trial) plus an optional Pro tier ($9.99/mo or $79.99/yr). See the pricing page for what each includes.
Platform: Web and installable PWA (iOS/Android via the browser). No app-store gatekeeping; works on any modern device.
Posture: Privacy-first. No ads, no data selling, no engagement loops or streaks.

2. Privacy & Security

On-device by design: Core reflection content — mood check-ins, journal and worksheet entries, session history — is designed to remain on the client's device. It is not transmitted to Strua's servers.
What's stored server-side: Only authentication information (email) and subscription tier. No PHI ever leaves the device.
No chatbot: There is no generative AI, no conversational interface, and no real-time AI monitoring or crisis detection in the user experience. Every interaction is clinician-authored and deterministic.
HIPAA posture: Strua is a consumer self-support tool, privacy-first and designed not to receive or store PHI. It is not a HIPAA-covered entity and makes no HIPAA-compliance claim.

Full detail: Privacy Policy

3. Clinical Foundation

The evidence base: Strua's tools are informed by established therapeutic frameworks (CBT, DBT, MBSR, behavioral sleep science) and reference 100+ peer-reviewed studies and clinical manuals.
The problem it targets: the gap between acquisition and retrieval — clients learn skills in session, then can't reach them in the moment they're needed most. Strua puts the same structured exercises one tap away for between-session practice.
Every tool cites its basis: each technique links to its supporting literature and a plain-language "why this works" explanation.

Full citation list: Research & Evidence Base (100+ sources)

4. Usability

What the tools are: 60+ guided exercises across breathing, grounding, cognitive (thought records, decatastrophizing), DBT skills, mindfulness, movement, sensory regulation, and a full Sleep Suite.
How a client uses it between sessions: one tap starts a guided, deterministic exercise — no login required for the free tools, no setup, no decisions to make in a hard moment.
Structured, not open-ended: exercises run the same way every time, so a client gets the same guidance you'd walk them through, on their own schedule.

Browse the library: All Techniques

5. Therapeutic Alliance & Integration

The Clinician Access Program (CAP) is how you bring Strua into your practice. It's a participation program, not a referral or affiliate system — there's no client-to-clinician linkage, no attribution tracking, and no commissions.

Free Pro access so you can evaluate the full library for your clients.
A client coupon (STRUAWELCOME) for any client who wants to try Pro — public and not linked to you.
A clinician welcome packet — a printable poster, client cards, and a handout to introduce Strua in session.

Join: Clinician Access Program

A note on scope: Strua is not crisis intervention and does not detect crises. Clients in crisis should be directed to emergency services or a crisis line — see crisis resources.

If you also run a private practice

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