FearBot 🧠
CBT-based therapy for anxiety, depression, stress & trauma
A comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy skill that turns your OpenClaw agent into a structured therapy companion. Handles the full spectrum of common mental health concerns using evidence-based techniques.
⚠️ Important Disclaimers
THIS IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
- FearBot is a supportive tool, not a licensed therapist
- For serious mental health concerns, please see a qualified professional
- If you're in crisis, contact emergency services or a crisis helpline immediately
- This skill is designed for mild-to-moderate anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma symptoms
- Not appropriate for: active suicidality, psychosis, severe/treatment-resistant depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, or bipolar disorder
By using this skill, you acknowledge these limitations.
Why FearBot?
Traditional therapy apps are isolated — they don't know your life context. FearBot works best as part of a fully-integrated OpenClaw agent that already knows:
- Your daily stressors (from your messages)
- Your sleep patterns
- Your work pressures
- Your relationships
- Everything between sessions
This context advantage is what makes AI-assisted therapy genuinely useful.
Features
- Validated Assessments: GAD-7 (anxiety), PHQ-9 (depression), DASS-21 (stress), PCL-5 (trauma)
- Differential Diagnosis: Screens for GAD, social anxiety, panic, OCD, PTSD, depression
- Session Tracking: Persistent session history, mood tracking, homework
- Thought Records: Quick logging between sessions for any distressing moment
- Crisis Detection: Three-tier safety system with automatic escalation
- CBT Techniques: Cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, exposure, grounding
- Full Transparency: Shows scores, explains diagnoses, treats you like an adult
Activation
Say any of these to your agent:
- "therapy mode" / "start therapy" / "therapy session"
- "fearbot" / "fear bot"
- "let's do therapy"
For quick anxiety logging (without full session):
- "I'm anxious" / "feeling anxious"
- "thought record" / "log this anxiety"
Session Flow
First Session (Intake)
- Baseline GAD-7 + PHQ-9 assessment
- Differential diagnosis screening
- Clinical impression with full transparency
- Homework assignment
- All data saved to local database
Ongoing Sessions
- Mood check-in (0-10)
- Bridge from last session + homework review
- Due assessments (GAD-7 weekly, PHQ-9 bi-weekly)
- Collaborative agenda setting
- Core CBT work (matched to presentation)
- Summary + new homework
Crisis Safety
FearBot includes a three-tier crisis detection system that monitors ALL messages:
| Tier | Trigger | Response |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | Active suicidal intent/plan | Stop therapy, safety protocol, helplines |
| MODERATE | Passive ideation | Pause, assess, provide resources |
| LOW | Distress markers | Acknowledge, screen, continue with awareness |
Included Crisis Resources:
- International Association for Suicide Prevention: https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
- Crisis Text Line (US): Text HOME to 741741
- Samaritans (UK): 116 123
- Tele-MANAS (India): 14416
- Lifeline (Australia): 13 11 14
Data Storage
All therapy data stays LOCAL on your machine:
~/clawd/data/therapy/sessions.json— Session history~/clawd/data/therapy/assessments.json— Assessment scores over time~/clawd/data/therapy/thought-records.md— Thought record journal~/clawd/data/therapy/mood-log.json— Mood tracking
Nothing is sent to external servers. Your mental health data is yours.
Technical Requirements
- OpenClaw 2026.1.0+
- Bash shell (for therapy-db.sh script)
- jq (for JSON processing)
Professional Referral Triggers
FearBot will recommend seeing a human professional when:
- PHQ-9 ≥ 15 (moderately severe depression)
- GAD-7 ≥ 15 (severe anxiety)
- Any suicidal ideation with plan
- No improvement after 4-6 weeks
- Disclosure of: substance abuse, self-harm, psychosis, eating disorders
The Philosophy
"Therapy shouldn't be a 1-hour/week information bottleneck. Your AI agent already knows your week. Use that."
FearBot is built on the belief that:
- CBT is evidence-based and genuinely helps
- Access to mental health support shouldn't be gated by cost/availability
- Context-aware AI can provide something traditional apps can't
- Full transparency builds trust (we show you the scores, explain the diagnoses)
- You're an adult who can handle clinical information
Credits
- Built with CBT framework based on Aaron Beck's cognitive model
- Assessments: GAD-7 (Spitzer et al.), PHQ-9 (Kroenke et al.), DASS-21 (Lovibond), PCL-5 (Weathers et al.)
- Crisis protocol informed by Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
License
MIT — Use freely, modify freely, help people freely.
Built by someone with anxiety, for people with anxiety. 🧠