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 improving 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
Changes in work impairment and associated cost savings among employees…
Employees in therapy with Lyra experience reductions in work impairment and increases in productive time at…
Clinical Study
Using machine learning to match clients and therapy providers:…
AI-powered provider matching algorithm maintained excellent clinical outcomes and reduced per-episode cost by…

Clinical Study
Examining the client Experience of digital tools in blended care…
Digital tools unique to Lyra Care have significant value for Lyra clients
Experience a curated network for your workforce
Support for your entire workforce, wherever they are in their mental health journey