About Caralyst
Making the right therapist easy to find
Caralyst was founded on a simple observation: healthcare workers know they need mental health support, but the process of finding the right therapist is so frustrating that most give up.
Our clinical thesis
The therapeutic alliance — the relationship between a patient and their therapist — is the single strongest predictor of therapy outcomes. Yet the way healthcare workers find therapists today is essentially random.
Caralyst's matching algorithm evaluates ~200 compatibility factors spanning therapy style, identity, communication preferences, and healthcare-specific needs — then connects people with therapists who are genuinely right for them.
What makes Caralyst different
Healthcare-specific
Built for the unique stressors of clinical work — burnout, moral injury, shift schedules, training pressure.
Curated, not listed
Every therapist is vetted. We can remove providers based on feedback. Quality control no directory offers.
Institutional oversight
One admin manages the system. Usage data and reporting included.
Simple to deploy
Fully web-based. Deployment timeline varies by institution size and can align with your academic calendar.
The team
Matthew Millett, MD, MS
Founder & CEO
Stanford CS '16, Stanford Bioinformatics MS '18. Former software engineer at Facebook. WashU MD '23, Gold Humanism Honor Society. Currently a resident physician at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Lyra Morina, MD, PhD Candidate
Lead Researcher
PhD student in DBBS Immunology at Washington University. Leads the research study testing Caralyst's impact on matching medical students to therapists.
Anis Buttar-Millar
Head of Onboarding
Medical student passionate about improving healthcare access for marginalized communities. Brings lived experience in navigating identity-affirming care to Caralyst's therapist onboarding process.
Advisors
Erica Johnson
Co-Founder, Modern Health
Damon Broyles, MD
VP Clinical Innovation, Mercy
Evan Huang
Founder, CareSignal
Want to learn more?
We'd love to hear about your institution's needs.