heliobuddy Companion
Your AI copilot during therapy sessions. Real-time transcription and smart Socratic question suggestions, discreetly displayed on a second screen.
“I've noticed I've been having trouble sleeping lately...”
“What thoughts come up just before you go to sleep?”
How Companion works
From speech to insight in less than 5 seconds.
Listen
Companion listens via your laptop microphone
Transcribe
Real-time speech-to-text via Deepgram EU
Analyse
AI generates therapeutically relevant Socratic questions
Display
Suggestions appear on your tablet or second screen
Therapeutic frameworks
Suggestions based on proven therapeutic methodologies.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Acceptance & Commitment
Designed for practice
Less than 5 sec latency
From spoken word to suggestion in real-time, so you don't lose the flow.
Second screen support
Suggestions appear on your tablet, out of the client's view.
Local processing
Transcripts are stored locally. Deepgram EU for GDPR compliance.
Session export
After the session, you can export the full transcript and all suggestions.
End-to-end latency from speech to suggestion
Interval between AI suggestions
English speech recognition
System requirements
Companion runs locally on your computer.
Minimum
- macOS 12 or higher
- 8 GB RAM
- Stable internet connection
- Microphone (built-in or external)
Recommended
- Apple Silicon Mac (M1/M2/M3)
- 16 GB RAM
- Tablet as second screen
- External microphone for better quality
Early Access
Companion is currently in limited beta. Request access to be among the first to test.