Time to do something about
your fear of needles?
oVRcome is a smartphone app developed by a team of clinical psychologists that provides treatment for a fear of needles in the privacy and convenience of your own home. It's safe, convenient and based on scientific evidence. oVRcome has recently completed a successful clinical trial with the University of Otago.
oVRcome shifts your mindset through virtual reality.
See how it worked for David.
Free yourself from fear in 4-6 weeks.
Headset included with Premium Subscription
Access all content and VR simulations
Overcome various scenarios and difficulty levels
Experience exclusive full-immersion environments
“We recommend oVRcome for people that can't make it into our clinic for treatment for their phobia or social anxiety."
Corrie Ackland, Clinical Psychologist, Sydney Phobia Clinic
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How oVRcome works
Learn powerful skills to fight Trypanophobia
oVRcome teaches you how to manage anxiety from trypanophobia with psychoeducation audio lesson. Then, it puts you in virtual reality environments to practice your new skills with gradual exposure to
your fears.
Do VR exposure therapy
at your own pace
Lower anxiety, manage physical symptoms, and feel better in just 16 virtual reality sessions filmed specifically around getting the vaccination. The more you use the app the closer you are to feeling comfortable around needles.
Monitor your progress and access your skills
Your learned skills are stored in your Toolbox so you can access them quickly.
After you work through your personalized VR plan, you will receive a series of guided meditations to unwind.
Real people. Real results.
“I flew from Chch to Auckland and then on to the Cook Islands, which I had been dreading for weeks, and yes there was turbulence, I used the breathing techniques and the rationalisation. It worked really well and I didn't panic or get bad anxiety. I still have work to do but oh it was such an achievement from years of fear and avoidance.
Carolynne
Christchurch, 56
“The audio is very pleasant to listen to. When she mentioned potentially needing to give blood to a loved one, or needing medical treatments in the future as motivation to want to get the phobia under control - that resonated a lot with me.”
Fear of Needles
User
“VR was good and easy to navigate. I found the listening modules effective and like how the VR provides a sense of familiarity with situations, making them seem more achievable in real life.”
Social Anxiety
User
Why Virtual Reality
Exposure Therapy?
Undisputed first line of treatment
Produces significant behaviour change
Developed by clinical psychologists
oVRcome is easy to use, safe and developed based on scientific evidence with
clinical psychologists.
Exposure therapy (ET) is currently the undisputed first line of treatment in treating anxiety disorders such as specific phobia, OCD, and Social Anxiety Disorder.
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) can produce significant behavior change in real-life situations and support its application in treating specific phobias.
18.1%
of the population suffer from anxiety disorders
90%
65%
improve after
gradual exposure
had no more
phobia long-term
16
VR simulations will
lower anxiety
Free yourself from fear
Download oVRcome for your smartphone and select the Trypanophobia program
