About Psylaris
We believe everyone needs a North Star from time to time.
Something, or someone, that helps you find direction again when the view is temporarily lost.
Psylaris develops virtual reality solutions for mental healthcare. Not because technology is interesting in itself, but because we see how much pressure therapists and clients are under, and how much space is created when part of the treatment can be supported in a different, gentle way.
The inspiration behind Psylaris
The name Psylaris comes from two words:
- Psychology: – because everything we build is rooted in proven treatment methods and clinical experience.
- Polaris (North Star) – as a symbol of guidance and direction, looking together for a path that feels passable again.
For us, Psylaris means using psychological knowledge and modern tools to help people stay on course, especially when things are difficult.
Why we do this
The reality is challenging: waiting times are increasing, professionals are working at their limits, and clients sometimes wait a long time before change can truly begin.
We want to contribute to a mental-health system:
- where the time you have with a client starts more calmly and can be used more effectively;
- where tension and overstimulation decrease more quickly, creating more room for the real therapeutic work;
- and where you as a therapist are supported by tools that make your work lighter, clearer and easier to carry out.
For us, VR is not the goal but a means. A way to take someone out of a confined environment for a moment. To create a safe space where tension can ease, memories can be processed and room for hope can return.
How we view care
We see care as something you do together:
- you, with your expertise, clinical perspective and the relationship you build with clients;
- us, with tools that support the treatment process with clarity, repeatability and stability;
- the client, with their own strength, pace and autonomy.
We don’t want to build systems you have to adapt to.
Instead, we look for solutions that almost naturally fit the way you already work.
We believe it’s important that:
- technology never replaces the human being;
- you always keep control over treatment and indications;
- clients feel safe, taken seriously and never “technically” treated.
How we work: together with the field
We don’t build anything “in a basement”.
Our products are created in collaboration with:
- mental-health organisations and hospitals,
- therapists who work with clients every day,
- researchers who critically assess effectiveness and safety,
- and insurers who want to contribute to future-proof care.
We test, listen and refine.
Not every idea survives; what remains must work in daily practice.
We prefer being honest over being spectacular: if something doesn’t work (yet), we say so. If something starts small, it’s allowed to be small. Growth is not a goal in itself for us; better care is.
Moving forward together
Our wish is simple:
that you see Psylaris as a partner in care, not as a “supplier of tools”.
We invite you to think with us, try things out, doubt, and adjust along the way.
This way, technology remains in service of what truly matters: people who feel seen, find hope and move forward step by step.
