Affect Therapeutics

About Affect Therapeutics

Affect Therapeutics, listed in Ballwin, Missouri, is a fully virtual addiction and mental health treatment program delivered through a smartphone app, so adults can get care from home, work, or anywhere else. They treat alcohol, opioid, stimulant, and cannabis use disorders, including fentanyl, heroin, prescription painkillers, meth, and cocaine, along with co-occurring conditions such as anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, bipolar disorder, OCD, and postpartum depression. Care is offered at three levels (standard outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization), and clients can step up or down as their needs change after a whole-person assessment. The program is open to adults 18 and older and is covered by many Medicaid and commercial insurance plans.

A defining feature is contingency management, an evidence-based approach in which clients earn cash rewards of up to $599 for milestones like attending therapy, logging sober days, completing in-app challenges, and submitting negative tests. Their medical providers can prescribe medications such as buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone for cravings and withdrawal, alongside weekly one-on-one counseling, group therapy, and a peer support specialist. Group time scales with the level of care, from two weekly sessions in outpatient to three three-hour sessions in IOP and up to 20 hours a week in partial hospitalization. Clients can also message their care team between sessions, track goals with a sober-day counter, and get practical help with housing, employment, and healthcare, and in most states first appointments are available within 48 hours.