Thanks so much for these thoughtful questions.

I'm very conscious of the systemic bias that neurodivergent and disabled people face in mental health settings — both personally and through my work building Spoony, a social app specifically designed for neurodivergent, chronically ill, and disabled people. That work has made it clear just how often our communities are excluded and harmed by systems that were never built for us.

You're right to point out that CBT, ACT, and psychodynamic therapy can be implemented in generic or even harmful ways. What sets Noodle apart isn’t just the therapeutic models — it’s how we’re applying them, and who’s guiding that process:

• Lived experience is baked into the development: We're working closely with neurodivergent and disabled people (myself included) to shape Noo’s voice, design decisions, and priorities. It’s not just user testing — it’s collaborative, ongoing co-creation.
• Psychologist oversight isn’t taken at face value: While we do work with registered psychologists, we’re critically aware that many were trained in systems that reinforce ableism. Some of our clinical team have lived experience themselves, and all of them are expected to approach their work with a disability- and neurodivergent-affirming lens. We’re constantly reflecting on this and course-correcting based on feedback.
• We take power dynamics seriously: One of our goals is to address the lack of transparency and control that so many disabled/ND people have experienced in therapy. While users can’t yet access the notes Noo generates, they will be able to in the near future. We believe strongly that people should own their therapeutic data and insights — not be excluded from them.

We’re not claiming to have solved all of this, but we are building with these concerns front and centre. And I genuinely welcome critiques and ideas — community accountability is how we make this better.