Psychiatry XR

Viktor Samoilenko: Using VR therapy for psychiatric care in Ukraine

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:32:24 GMT

Viktor Samoilenko, founder and CEO of Aspichi, discusses how his team is using virtual reality to provide scalable mental-health stabilization and trauma support for civilians and veterans in Ukraine during the war.

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Peter Oykhman and Daniil Andreev: Integrating sound spice technology and AI into VR

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:30:35 GMT

In this episode, Peter Oykhman and Daniil Andreev of PsyTech VR discuss the process of developing and scaling unique virtual reality experiences focused on helping individuals overcome anxieties, phobias, anger, stress, and PTSD.

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Jonah Bryan: The Future of Behavioral Health Monitoring with Smart Glasses

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 22:07:06 GMT

In this episode, Psychiatry XR welcomes Jonah Bryan, a recent Stanford Clinical Informatics Management graduate and a rising leader at the intersection of immersive technology, behavioral health, and artificial intelligence. Jonah shares his journey from early digital phenotyping research at UC San Diego to his latest work designing software for smart glasses that aim to detect and predict relapse in patients recovering from substance use disorders.

Jonah has been an intern with the Psychiatry XR team since early 2025 and will be joining as a co-host of the podcast! His unique perspective, combining clinical research, product design, and an understanding of venture capital, positions him to help advance conversations across stakeholders in this space. He is especially looking forward to bringing early-stage investors onto the show to explore how we can accelerate innovation in medical extended reality.

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Jessica Stone: Finding Fundamental Principles of XR

Mon, 12 May 2025 20:36:38 GMT

Dr. Jessica Stone joins Dr. Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen to discuss the process of developing extended reality technologies for mental healthcare and creating valuable resources for future developers in the space.

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Cassie Eng: Using Real-Time Brain Imaging and VR

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:16:28 GMT

Cassie Eng, Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, joined Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad to discuss her research on developing active VR interventions to foster executive function with neurodiverse populations with a focus on the neural mechanisms underlying behavioral changes using advanced mobile, noninvasive neuroimaging, functional nerves, and her interdisciplinary research bridging cognitive neuroscience, learning sciences, developmental psychology, and human computer interaction to optimize immersive contexts to foster brain and cognitive functioning.

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Hadi Hosseini: Using VR to Detect Early Cognitive Decline

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:55:47 GMT

Dr. Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen speak with Dr. Hadi Hosseini about how researchers are using immersive virtual reality environments to assess memory, navigation, and spatial skills—key cognitive functions often affected early in Alzheimer's disease.

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Imogen Bell: Youth Mental Health and Immersive Technology

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 01:30:21 GMT

Dr. Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen speak with Dr. Imogen Bell about her work as Research Leader at Orygen, the Centre for Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne, and its development of immersive technologies to advance the understanding and treatment of youth mental health disorders.

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Carolyn Rodriguez: Exploring VR use for OCD and Hoarding Disorder

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:17:38 GMT

Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad speak with Stanford University's Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez on using virtual reality to treat individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder and hoarding disorder.

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Debra Safer and Cristin Runfola: Utilizing XR to Treat Eating Disorders

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:12:43 GMT

Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen speak with Dr. Debra Safer and Dr. Cristin Runfola about their research and clinical use of extended reality to treat eating and weight disorders at Stanford University.

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Allen Olson-Urtecho: VR for Youth Mental Rehabilitation

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:02:07 GMT

Kim Bullock speaks with Allen Olson-Urtecho, Founder of Studio Bahia, about his journey towards creating affordable VR for youth populations and the motivation behind Studio Bahia.

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Eran Orr: XRHealth's VR Offerings, Platform for Clinicians, and Journey into Space

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 17:28:55 GMT

Jessica Hagen speaks with Eran Orr, CEO and Founder of XRHealth, about the power of virtual reality technology, uses for patients and clinicians, and mental health care in space.

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Howard Gurr: Effectively implementing VR in private practice

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:31:34 GMT

Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen speak with Howard Gurr, psychologist who practices in Long Island, New York, about using virtual reality in private practice, the development of companies that are focused on VR for mental/behavioral health, usability of VR, the VR market, and the future of XR.

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Jehoshaphat Allenlyon: Versatile Nigeria-Based XR Developer and His Mental Health Innovation Called Thea

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:53:46 GMT

Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad speak with Jehoshaphat Allenlyon, a seasoned XR professional with over eight years in software engineering and product design, about his unique journey into the XR space and revolutionary work developing an AI-powered suite called Thea to support remote worker mental health.

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Ceylin Özgür Erzen: Journey into Medicine and XR

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 21:02:53 GMT

Faaizah Arshad speaks with Ceylin Özgür Erzen, aspiring student at the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, about her journey into medical school, exploration of extended reality (XR), and vision for how XR can be used to improve educational outcomes for children and adolescents, including students with neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Chris Brickler: MyndVR's Immersive VR Content for Older Adults

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:36:05 GMT

Chris Brickler, CEO and Co-Founder of MyndVR, speaks with Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad about virtual reality content and its therapeutic benefits for senior adults and Veterans.

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Sam Glassenberg: Level Ex's Medical Video Games, and Collaboration with SpaceX

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:39:39 GMT

Sam Glassenberg, Founder and CEO of Level Ex, joins Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad to discuss video game technology for doctors, including psychiatrists and neurologists, the benefits and challenges of virtual reality, and Level Ex's ultrasound tool for astronauts.

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Emmanuella Michel: Virtual Reality for Educational Engagement with At-Risk Students

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 01:11:00 GMT

Emmanuella Michel, Ph.D. candidate in Education Technology at Université Laval and Founder of Cogni XR Health, joins Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen to discuss her journey into the XR space, the need for diverse voices in innovation, and leadership skills that can break down stigma around mental health in the workplace.

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Nanea Reeves: TRIPP's Meditation Platform

Tue, 30 May 2023 23:08:46 GMT

Nanea Reeves, CEO and Co-Founder of TRIPP, speaks with Kim Bullock, Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad about the process of establishing TRIPP, as well as her company's design thinking, evolution, and advice for other up and coming XR companies.

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Barbara O. Rothbaum: Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and VR for PTSD

Sat, 15 Apr 2023 20:31:34 GMT

Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen discuss virtual reality therapies for PTSD, psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, Rothbaum's company called Virtually Better, and the purpose of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program.

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Maheen Mausoof Adamson: VR For Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans & Lessons on Healthcare Leadership

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:04:22 GMT

Maheen Mausoof Adamson discusses her varied career, how she first got involved in using virtual reality to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury in Veteran patients, and key leadership skills to push the field of behavioral health forward.

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Alexandre Dussaud: C2Care's VR-based Therapeutic Offerings

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:29:02 GMT

Alexandre Dussaud, clinician psychologist working at C2Care, joins Kim Bullock, Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad to discuss C2Care's VR-based offerings, available environments that address body dysmorphia, the process of working with patients and physicians to build applications, and plans for 2023.

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Brandon Birckhead: Path to Psychiatry and Exploring the Challenges of XR

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 04:12:44 GMT

Kim Bullock, Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad chat with Brandon Birckhead, psychiatry resident physician at Johns Hopkins Medicine, about his trajectory into psychiatry, interdisciplinary collaboration among XR stakeholders, and his hope for overcoming the challenges of XR implementation in medicine to improve patient care.

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Margot Paul: Treating Major Depressive Disorder Through VR

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 20:49:21 GMT

Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen join Dr. Margot Paul, clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow at Stanford School of Medicine, to discuss her previous and ongoing research on using VR as a method of engaging in behavioral activation for individuals with depression.

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Sammeli Liikkanen: Finland-based VR Solution for Chronic Pain

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 06:38:26 GMT

Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad speak with Sammeli Liikkanen, Director of Digital Medicine at Orion Corporation in Finland, about their recent digital therapeutics VR software solution for chronic lower back pain and their visions for the future of pain health.

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Emilio Goldenhersch: VR Mindfulness Exposure Therapy for Smoking, Vaping, and Stress

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 07:22:20 GMT

Kim Bullock, Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad speak with Emilio Goldenhersch, CEO & Co-founder of MindCo Health, on XR technology for smoking cessation and mindfulness in teenagers, and on ways that clinicians can adopt MindCo's offerings.

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Mel Slater: Virtual Body Ownership & Implications of the Metaverse

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:58:11 GMT

Kim Bullock, Faaizah Arshad, and Jessica Hagen speak with Mel Slater, a renowned and distinguished Investigator at the University of Barcelona who co-directs the Event Lab, in the Faculty of Psychology. They take a deep-dive into his study on body ownership and conversations with the self, benefits and drawbacks of XR, ways for emerging stakeholders to contribute to this field, and implications of the metaverse.

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Giuseppe Riva: Body Transfer Experiences in XR

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 03:19:19 GMT

Kim Bullock speaks with Giuseppe Riva on the potential of embodied and body transfer experiences in XR and the role that psychiatrists can play in the evolution of XR's use for mental and behavioral health.

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Adam Hutchinson: New Zealand's VR Mental Health Platform

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 23:49:01 GMT

Adam Hutchinson, founder of oVRcome, a New Zealand-based digital health startup, speaks with Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad about a mobile health application that combines self-guided VR exposure therapy and CBT for phobias and social anxiety, and the long-term implications that mobile treatments have for accessibility.

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Amy Hedrick: Cleanbox's Hygiene Product Line

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:43:17 GMT

Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen speak with Amy Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Cleanbox Technology, about the development of hygiene products for sanitizing XR and immersive devices, and the worldwide applications of these products in various industries.

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Walter Greenleaf: Intersecting Business and Academia to Improve XR

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:46:03 GMT

Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen chat with Walter Greenleaf, a neuroscientist and medical technology developer at Stanford University, about the intersection between the academic and business realms in XR, and barriers that need to be addressed to improve patient care.

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Thomas Caruso: VR for Childhood Anxiety Reduction (CHARIOT Program)

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:40:02 GMT

Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad speak with Dr. Thomas Caruso, Clinical Professor of Pediatric Anesthesia at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and co-director of the CHARIOT Program. They discuss virtual reality solutions for reducing anxiety in pediatric patients perioperatively, and ways in which the Invincikids nonprofit is supporting immersive technology programs in clinical settings worldwide.

Please note: Stanford University has no affiliation with Invincikids, which is an independent, federal, tax exempt non profit entity.

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Skip Rizzo: VR-Based Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Veteran Populations

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:24:50 GMT

Skip Rizzo, clinical psychologist and Director of Medical Virtual Reality at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, speaks with Kim Bullock, Faaizah Arshad, and Jessica Hagen on using digital technologies and imaginal exposure for PTSD internationally, such as in veteran populations.

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Risa Weisberg: At-Home VR Interventions

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:54:23 GMT

Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad speak with Risa Weisberg, Chief Clinical Officer of BehaVR, on the potential for at-home scalability of care options with VR products, with the goal of improving overall immersive technology accessibility.

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Kim Bullock: XR Wearables for Treating Mental Illnesses (Current Uses and Barriers)

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 17:49:58 GMT

In this episode, Kim Bullock M.D. discusses the evolution, current uses, and barriers of using XR wearables in psychiatric care, including for anxiety disorders.

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Josh Sackman: Immersive Pain Treatment & FDA Approval

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 22:16:21 GMT

Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen speak with Josh Sackman, Cofounder and President of AppliedVR, on the immersive uses of a new produce RelieVRx for chronic lower back pain treatment and the steps to attaining FDA approval.

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Elizabeth McMahon: Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety and Fear

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:34:55 GMT

Kim Bullock M.D., Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad speak with clinical psychologist Dr. Elizabeth McMahon on virtual reality’s applications for overcoming anxiety and fear, patient responses to immersive therapy, precautions that clinicians should take before implementing it into their own practice, and hopes for the future of XR technology in psychiatric care.

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Brenda Wiederhold: International use of XR

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:25:21 GMT

Kim Bullock, M.D., Neuropsychiatrist and Professor at Stanford University, speaks with Clinical Psychologist Brenda Wiederhold on the international and interdisciplinary impacts of virtual reality for psychiatric and behavioral health, including ways to advance collaboration between psychologists and psychiatrists, to promote diversity and inclusion, and to manage conflicts of interest with industry and science.

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Our past, present & future

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:01:00 GMT

Psychiatry XR’s hosts provide their background in medical XR, how they currently work in the space, and what they hope you, our listener, gains from this podcast.

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