Ninebark

Coaching for drinking & drug use

You don’t have
to quit to start.

Cut back, stop, or figure out what you want. Ninebark is an AI coaching app to help you work through it, one conversation at a time.

Not sure? Start here.

Free during beta. Your goal, your pace. Coaching, not therapy.

Your chats are not used for model training or advertising. How privacy works

A different kind of conversation. EXAMPLE

I said I’d stop after two. Then I didn’t.

OK, let’s explore that more. What was happening when you reached for the third?

Long day. I just wanted to switch off.

Sounds like drinking was a way to put the day down. Want to look at another way to get that same break?

Illustrative conversation only. The app’s responses will vary.

Developed by psychologists who specialize in substance use.

No required labels.   No lectures.   You choose the goal.

A small place to start

What would you
like to be different?

Three quick questions. One possible place to start. You don’t need to know your goal yet.

This reflection stays in this page. Your answers aren’t saved or sent with signup.

Quick reflection1 of 3

What brings you here?

Support for the moments that matter

Something to work with,
when you need it.

01

Talk through an urge.

Use the chat to slow things down and explore what you want to do next.

02

Make sense of a pattern.

Look at what happened, what you got from it, and what you’d like to try differently.

03

Try a practical skill.

Find short lessons and tools for stress, difficult feelings, and making a plan.

The people behind the coach

Built by people
who do this work.

Ninebark was developed by clinical psychologists who help people change their drinking, drug use, and other behaviors.

Its tools, and the way the coach asks questions, draw on Motivational Interviewing, ACT, DBT, mindfulness, and self-compassion. The approaches have a research foundation; this beta is where we learn how helpful the app is.

Jeff Foote, PhD

Co-founder, Center for Motivation and Change.
Co-author of Beyond Addiction.

Carrie Wilkens, PhD

Co-founder, Center for Motivation and Change.
Co-author of Beyond Addiction.

Josh King, PsyD

Director of Digital and Clinical Service Integration,
Center for Motivation and Change.

Personal conversations. Clear privacy.

Space to be honest.

Your conversations are used only to support your coaching and help you learn about yourself—never for model training, advertising, or staff review.

No staff reading your conversations.

Staff don’t read your chats, the summaries, or the personal information in your coach’s memory.

Transcripts deleted after a break.

After five hours without a chat, Ninebark creates a summary and deletes the transcript. The summary is kept so your coach can pick up the thread.

Memory you can delete.

Your coach keeps summaries and notes drawn from your conversations so it can build on what you’ve said. You can delete all your data at any time in Settings.

Help shape Ninebark

Start where you are.

Join the free beta, try the coach in your day-to-day life, and tell us what helps—and what doesn’t.

A few things before you start.

Whether you’re cutting back, stopping, or still deciding, you can start with the question you have today.

No. You can explore cutting back, stopping, maintaining a change, or simply understanding your use. You don’t need a label or a settled goal.

Early access to a coaching app that’s in early development. Access is free during the beta. We’re asking you to try it and share your feedback with us. To thank you for your willingness to participate, we are giving you full access to the app while it’s in beta, and will extend that offer after the full launch as well.

You’ll be talking with an AI coach, not a human clinician. Ninebark is coaching, not therapy, medical treatment, or crisis support. For a mental health crisis in the U.S., call or text 988. For a medical emergency or immediate danger, call 911.

Only you! Staff don’t read your chats, summaries, or the personal information stored in your coach’s memory. After a five-hour break from chatting, Ninebark creates a summary and deletes the chat transcript. Summaries and memory information remain to support personalization. You can delete your data in Settings at any time.

No. Your chats are never used for model training, advertising, or staff review. They are used only to support your coaching and help you learn about yourself.

Your phone number lets you sign in with a text message instead of an email and password. You don’t need to remember a password. Sign-in requires the code sent to your phone.

These three answers stay in this page’s temporary memory. They aren’t stored, sent to the app, or included in a signup link. This optional reflection is separate from the coach’s conversations and memory.

Ninebark is an AI coaching tool, not therapy, medical treatment, or emergency support. For a crisis in the U.S., call or text 988. For immediate danger, call 911.