Why Are We Different?

Aliz Health Apps was founded by Drs. Alice Domar and Elizabeth Grill who have applied their decades of experience working as health psychologists to new applications of science and technology. They noticed that the majority of their patients were looking for mobile apps to apply what they were learning in their therapist’s office to the day-to-day stressors in their lives but none of the apps they found specifically applied to their individual needs, (ie to the disease/illness/symptoms they were experiencing). Thus, Drs. Domar and Grill set out to create apps with over 500 customized coping strategies for individuals struggling with specific health issues. Aliz works with the key opinion leaders (experts, researchers, practitioners) in different health fields to provide the content found in each app.

Most behavioral health apps focus on generic or nonspecific relaxation techniques that are not particular to an individual’s health concerns, do not offer crucial coping strategies to help the user manage the psychological impact of their diagnosis, and require quiet, uninterrupted time to practice.

Our products focus on specific health related strategies for managing negative thoughts, behavioral change, social solutions, and guided relaxation techniques as well as methods for practicing humor and self-nurture. Most importantly, these techniques can be used any time an individual is feeling distress. Our unique combination of these health specific coping strategies that can be practiced anytime, anywhere is what makes us different and more effective.

For example, an individual with diabetes is going to have different needs, concerns and stressors than a recently diagnosed cancer patient. Having an app which deals directly with the unique challenges of that individual’s life is going to be far more effective than a generic one.