Mental health care grounded in science
Explore our methodology and learn more about Lyra’s approach to evidence-based care

Many treatments practiced today are ineffective. Lyra only delivers the most effective care.
Lyra uses validated clinical measures, such as the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7, to assess symptom improvement for anxiety, depression, and other common mental health issues. Reliable clinical change is a 6-point difference on the PHQ-9 and a 4-point change on the GAD-7.
Learn more about our impactOnly 24% of members who receive care through health plans demonstrate reliable clinical improvement
Of Lyra’s members improve or recover
Grounded in proven treatment methods
Evidence-based treatments, or EBTs, are methods that have been proven effective at reducing symptoms and overall functioning, as defined by the Division of Clinical Psychology of the APA (Chambless & Hollon, 1998; Tolin et al., 2015). Lyra only works with providers who provide these treatments.
Gold standard
At Lyra, we use “reliable clinical improvement” to measure change, which means that an individual in treatment has improved enough on a measure of clinical symptoms that we don’t believe the change can be accounted for by normal variation in scores or measurement error.
Nationwide network
Thousands of providers across all 50 states offer evidence-based treatments and are specifically recruited to give your employees the highest quality care and diverse options for race/ethnicity, LGBTQ sensitivity, and clinical focus. Learn more about the Lyra network.
Recent studies
With thousands of members using Lyra and the largest network of evidence-based providers, we can glean some amazing insights into treatment and provider effectiveness. Read the latest findings from the Lyra Clinical Research team.
Lyra Clinical Research leadership
Lyra Clinical Research is a team of doctorate-level clinicians and data scientists that delves into key questions about mental health.

Connie Chen, MD
Chief Operating Officer

Anita Lungu, PhD
Vice President, Clinical Product

Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH
VP, Psychiatry & Complex Care

Jennifer Lee, PhD
Director, Clinical Research
Explore recent studies
Clinical Study
Real-world evaluation of an evidence-based telemental health program…
Lyra Care Therapy can be effective for reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Clinical Study
Clinical outcomes from blended care therapy for anxiety and depression…
Clinical symptom improvement rates are high and stable in the year after Lyra Care Therapy.
Clinical Study
A large-scale evaluation of therapeutic alliance and symptom…
Lyra providers build strong therapeutic relationships with clients that are linked to better clinical…
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