Freespira News

See Freespira's latest media coverage and company news.

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Teletherapy Alone Will Not Solve The Mental Health Access Issue

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Healing Invisible Wounds (Homeland Magazine December 2025)

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The latest on prescription digital therapeutics

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Freespira Introduces the Zero Risk Program for Health Plans, a First for Mental Health Devices

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PTSD In the Media: Substance and Hype (Homeland Magazine October 2025)

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Debating SSRIs While Millions with Mental Health Conditions Go Untreated

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Breathing Easy: Freespira Works To Expand Access To Panic And PTSD Treatment

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How Freespira Helps Teens Fight Panic Attacks and PTSD in Just 28 Days: a Chat with CEO Joe Perekupka

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The $232 Billion Problem: The Price of Overlooking the Impact of Trauma in the U.S.

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Psychology Behind Scary Movies

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Slice of Healthcare Podcast: Why PTSD Isn’t Just a Military Issue

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Freespira Receives FDA Clearance for Adolescents Ages 13–17; Clinically Validated, At-Home Treatment Reduces Panic Disorder Symptom Severity by 54% and PTSD Symptom Severity by 44%

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Freespira and WellCare of Kentucky Bring Life-Changing Treatment to Panic Disorder and PTSD Sufferers

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Digital Therapeutic Helps Kentucky WellCare Members with PTSD

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Freespira Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023

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‘New Kid on the Block’ May Help Relieve PTSD, Panic Disorder

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Meditation, Medication or Therapy: The World of PTSD Treatment Continues to Expand

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Freespira honored as winner of Point32Health’s inaugural Innovation Challenge

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Bringing Medication-Free Options to Patients of Panic Disorders with Joe Perekupka and Dr. Robert Cuyler

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Take Back Control – Better Understanding Can Help Us Manage PTSD

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Unshakeable Influence Podcast

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Health App Companies Wrestle With How to Design Studies to Prove Treatments Work

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Only 31% of US Parents Feel Their Kids Are Safe at School, Study Says

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Online Counseling and Teletherapy: Benefits, Challenges, and Uses

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Freespira Appoints Joseph Perekupka as Chief Executive Officer to Fuel Continued Growth

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Security Health Plan Selects Freespira as New Benefit Offering for Many Members with Panic Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Digital-Therapeutics Offer a New Model for Medicine, but Face Obstacles

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The FDA eased rules for mental health apps during the pandemic. Now companies are bracing for it to tighten the reins

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Freespira Earns Prestigious Quality Reaccreditation From Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation

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Some health apps are able not just to diagnose diseases, but also to treat them

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Wisconsin Health Plan Tests Digital Health Treatment for Panic Disorder

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Treating Panic Disorder & PTSD with Dr. Robert Cuyler & Dr. Avrim Fishkind of Freespira

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Freespira Launches Advisory Council to Help Fuel Expansion Across Health Plan and Employer Markets in 2022

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No man left behind: This former Navy Seal and entrepreneur is providing free mental health care to veterans

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Freespira CCO, Bob Cuyler and CCHP COO, Mark Rakowski on VatorNews podcast

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This is how employers can help support their veteran population suffering from PTSD

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Digital therapeutics — identifying the hurdles and establishing the evidence for transformational clinical and economic impact

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Prescription Digital Therapeutics and the Hunger for New Treatments

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Survey: 58% of Veterans with PTSD Still Struggle with Symptoms After Treatment, Only 9% Feel Fully Recovered

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Freespira Welcomes Three New Executives to Fuel Continued Growth, Build on Proven Success, and Lead Expansion in Key Markets

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Freespira Named UCSF Health Awards 2021 Finalist

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Guided respiratory therapeutic promising for PTSD symptoms

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Significant Reductions in Panic Disorder and PTSD Symptoms Prompt Children’s Community Health Plan to Expand Access to Freespira

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Digital Therapeutic Relieves PTSD Symptoms in 88 Percent of Military Veterans and Sexual Assault Victims Studied

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CEO of digital therapeutics business Freespira talks about its approach to anxiety disorders

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Dr. Woodrow Myers Joins Freespira Board of Directors

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Freespira gana el premio Juniper Research Future Digital Health Innovation a la mejor solución terapéutica de salud mental

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Freespira Wins Juniper Research Future Digital Health Innovation Award for Best Mental Health Therapeutic Solution

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Los trabajadores de primera línea necesitan nuevos enfoques para tratar los problemas de salud mental relacionados con el COVID-19

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Frontline Workers Need New Approaches to Treat COVID-19-Related Mental Health Issues

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El 82% de los empleados con ataques de pánico encuentra alivio en la terapia digital

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82 Percent of Employees with Panic Attacks Find Relief With Digital Therapeutic

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Many teens are experiencing anxiety and depression during COVID-19 — here’s what parents can do to help

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Healthtech Veteran Steve Schwartz joins Freespira Board

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Steve Schwartz, veterano de la tecnología sanitaria, se incorpora al Consejo de Freespira

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Freespira highlighted as a DTx company ‘doing it right’ by industry expert Lisa Suennen.

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Healthcare leaders share their perspectives on the adoption of digital therapeutics.

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Freespira CEO, Dean Sawyer featured in Health Evolution’s Innovation Lab

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FOX6 NOW: New tool treats children’s mental disorders

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La terapia digital de Freespira ya está disponible para ayudar a adolescentes con ataques de pánico, trastorno de pánico y TEPT

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Freespira’s Digital Therapeutic Now Available to Help Adolescents With Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder and PTSD

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Children’s Community Health Plan es el primero de Wisconsin en ofrecer un nuevo tratamiento terapéutico digital para los ataques de pánico, el trastorno de pánico y el TEPT

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Children’s Community Health Plan is first in Wisconsin to offer new digital therapeutic treatment for panic attacks, panic disorder, and PTSD

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Highmark Increases Access to Digital Therapeutic for Panic Disorder, PTSD

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Highmark amplía el acceso a la terapia digital de Freespira para el TEPT y el trastorno de pánico

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Payer Highmark expands access to Freespira’s digital PTSD, panic disorder therapy

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Highmark expands access to device that helps manage panic, PTSD symptoms

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Highmark expands access to Freespira’s DTx, Almirall and Happify developing digital mental health program for European psoriasis patients and more digital health deals

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Highmark Health Expands Access to Freespira’s Digital Therapeutic Treatment for Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder and PTSD

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Highmark BCBS Expands Access to Freespira’s Digital Therapeutic to Help Treat PTSD & Panic Attacks

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Highmark Health Expands Access to Freespira’s Digital Therapeutic Treatment for Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder and PTSD

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COVID-19-related mental health issues could have long-term effects on healthcare workers

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Why Freespira is a Founding Member of New “Virtual-First” IMPACT Initiative

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3 razones por las que Freespira ha sido designada Empresa más innovadora de 2020

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3 Reasons Freespira Earned the 2020 Most Innovative Companies Designation

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IBH anuncia programas innovadores para los ataques de pánico y el TEPT en colaboración con Freespira

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IBH Announces Breakthrough Programs for Panic Attacks and PTSD in Partnership with Freespira

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Freespira Finalizes $10 Million Financing

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Freespira raises $10M for tech platform that aims to ease panic attacks and PTSD

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Freespira, Which Treats PTSD and Panic Attacks With Digital Tools, Raises $10M

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Freespira finaliza la financiación de 10 millones de dólares para apoyar la comercialización de la terapia digital para el tratamiento del trastorno de pánico y el TEPT

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Freespira Finalizes $10 Million Financing to Support Commercialization of Digital Therapeutic for Treatment of Panic Disorder and PTSD

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¿Estresado por los resultados electorales?

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Stressed about the election results?

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Palo Alto Health Sciences Appoints Dean Sawyer as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Palo Alto Health Sciences Obtains FDA-Clearance for Freespira in Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Palo Alto Health Sciences obtiene la autorización de la FDA para Freespira en el tratamiento del trastorno de estrés postraumático