( The Frisky ) -- Mobile therapy apps are on the way . Just imagine -- you might not have to pay $ 200 an hour to talk about your problems . You can just pop out your iPhone and a virtual therapist can offer you some perspective . Real therapists speculate that mobile mental health apps will be a great addition to ongoing in-person therapy , but not a total substitution . Some therapy apps are being designed to help patients track moods or even predict psychotic breaks . The exciting thing is that virtual therapy will be available 24/7 unlike even the best therapists . Here are three new mobile therapy apps that are in the works . All that will be missing is the couch . App name : Mobile Therapy Developed by : Dr. Margaret Morris , a clinical psychologist working for Intel How it works : You can map your moods , energy levels , sleep patterns , activities , and food intake on a daily basis . Based on the info , the app will offer you therapeutic exercises like guided relaxations or suggestions about how to disengage from a stressful situation . The idea is that you look at your week in moods and see a connection about what 's going on in your life and how it affects your mental state . Best for : Anyone . If you have severe problems or you are just a human being living your life this app could be helpful to gain self-awareness , insight , and develop strategies for dealing with stress . App name : Mobile Mood Diary Developed by : Alan Delahunty , a psychotherapist from Ireland , and Mark Matthews at Trinity College in Dublin . How it works : This app is a support tool for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CBT ) , which helps change behavior by changing thoughts . An important component of CBT is daily homework , part of which involves patients charting their daily moods , energy levels , sleep patterns , activities , and thoughts . The patients can track this information and print out the mood diary to bring to weekly therapy sessions . Best for : Teenagers . It makes CBT homework more fun and engaging for them . Kind of like glorified texting . App name : CBT MobilWork . Developed by : Judy Callan at the University of Pittsburgh and scientists at Carnegie Mellon . How it works : This app lets patients check off CBT homework as it 's completed and prompts and coaches the patient on to the next step . Best for : Adults with severe depression . They are hoping to expand this app to be used to treat anxiety , phobias , eating disorders , and schizophrenia . TM & © 2010 TMV , Inc. | All Rights Reserved .
They say mobile mental health clinics are a great addition to ongoing in - person therapy . Virtual therapy is available 24/7 unlike even the best therapists . It also lets patients drop off their homework as it 's completed .