OUR MISSION

Improving the Mental Health of America’s 21 Million College Students

BetterMynd was founded in 2017 – years before the Covid-19 pandemic and rapid rise of online mental health providers – out of the personal experience of its founder, Cody Semrau, who faced a mental health crisis as a college student.  This work is deeply personal and shapes everything we do.

How Our Services Work

Our Mission

I founded BetterMynd in 2017 because of the mental health challenges that I experienced myself as a college student. I know how hard it can be to ask for help when struggling, so I created an online experience with the mission of making getting help easier for any college student that needs it.

Today, BetterMynd serves over 150 colleges and universities across the country to supplement the mental health and wellbeing of more than a half-million students. We look forward to the opportunity to show you how we can support your student population as well!

Read Cody’s Story
Cody Semrau (he/him)
CEO & Founder, BetterMynd
  • We care deeply about the mental health of college students
  • We care deeply about the quality of the service we deliver
  • We care deeply about our campus partners
  • We care deeply about our product
  • We care deeply about the people we work with
  • We bring our best to work because this work matters deeply to us
  • We believe that our mission comes first, profit second
  • We seek to understand before being understood
  • We start with curiosity and empathy
  • We talk TO each other, not ABOUT each other
  • We come to the table with positive intent
  • Applicable to our internal team, our campus partners, and the students we serve
  • We’re accountable to ourselves, our colleagues, and our campus partners
  • We do what we say we’re going to do
  • We’re proactive
  • We’re humble and get help when we need it
  • We know mistakes happen, and we own them when they do
  • We have a growth vs. fixed mindset
  • We continuously seek to learn and grow, both professionally and personally
  • We are solution oriented
  • We leave it better than we found it
  • We accept and embrace change and ambiguity
  • We are receptive and open to feedback
  • We recognize the value in different perspectives
  • We listen and respect perspectives different from our own
  • We are curious and open-minded
  • We appreciate others’ unique experiences, perspectives, and ideas
  • We embrace different working and communication styles

Our Core Values

Our core values guide what we do, and how we do it.

Our Leadership Team

Cody Semrau (he/him)

Cody Semrau (he/him)

Founder & CEO
Doug Fraser (he/him)

Doug Fraser (he/him)

VP of Campus Relations
Kate Wolfe-Lyga, LMHC, ACS (she/her)

Kate Wolfe-Lyga, LMHC, ACS (she/her)

VP of Clinical Operations
Elise Tjernagel (she/her)

Elise Tjernagel (she/her)

VP of Marketing & GTM Operations
Jack Gaynor (he/him)

Jack Gaynor (he/him)

Senior Director, Product Management

Our Advisory Board

Kevin Kruger (he/him), Ph.D.

Kevin Kruger (he/him), Ph.D.

President Emeritus at NASPA
Warrenetta Mann (she/her), Psy.D.

Warrenetta Mann (she/her), Psy.D.

Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellbeing at Wake Forest University
Anne Lundquist (she/her), Ph.D.

Anne Lundquist (she/her), Ph.D.

Director of The Hope Center for Student Basic Needs and Assistant Professor at Temple University

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Flexible online mental health services that extend the impact of campus counseling services.

Learn more about services and pricing for your campus.

BetterMynd’s Flexible Mental Health Services

About BetterMynd

Through our network of providers and the power of teletherapy, BetterMynd is empowering college students to get the mental health care they need.

BetterMynd is not an emergency service and should not be used by anyone experiencing a life-threatening or crisis situation. Instead, you should call 911 to get immediate assistance.

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