The program is designed to assist both patients and therapists. A performance tracking feature provides therapists with progress reports on the patient's experiences in using the software. It is recommended that therapists use progress reports to integrate computer sessions with other elements of treatment. Data from progress reports can be used for program evaluation or other research applications. Professional actors depict scenes from the life of a depressed woman who is effectively using cognitive and behavioral methods in the recovery process.
Patients are able to help the main character reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.
In doing so, they learn cognitive therapy techniques they can apply in their own lives. Although this program was developed primarily as a treatment tool, it can also be used as an interactive method of educating students about cognitive therapy. Contained on CD-ROM demo.