Del Mar, California  ·  Independent Studio  ·  Dan Gardner, MD, DLFAPA

An independent studio
for practical
clinical & behavioral-health tools.

I build tools for reflection, learning, communication, and workflow design — most of them for clinical and behavioral-health work, some of them for everyday use. Some projects are active products; others are research and development experiments. Each one is described plainly below, including its intended use, current status, and limitations.

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Independently built. Plainly described.

Twelve tools, grouped by what they're for. Each one below is described plainly — its intended use, current status, and where it falls short. Not everything here is a finished product: some are in active use, others are pilots or research prototypes I'm still testing.

Available Live and open to use Pilot / limited release Working, in testing with a small group Research prototype Experimental — not for reliance Archived project No longer actively maintained
Clinical & Professional Practice

Tools for training, self-reflection, case consultation, and practice operations. These are educational and workflow tools — not medical devices. They do not diagnose, treat, or replace clinical judgment, supervision, or professional consultation.

01
Available
FlowGap
For mental health practice owners

A self-assessment for mental health practices: ten short modules score scheduling, billing, retention, and compliance against industry benchmarks, then flag where time and revenue are likely leaking.

Practice Ops · Self-Assessment
Intended usePractice owners running a structured, ten-part self-audit of their operations without hiring a consultant.
LimitationsA self-assessment against general benchmarks, not an audit of your specific books or a substitute for professional financial, legal, or compliance advice. Three modules are free; the full report is a paid one-time report.
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02
Research prototype
Coria
Training
For psychotherapy students

An AI training copilot for psychotherapy graduate students — case-based practice and psychodynamically-informed feedback on clinical reasoning, grounded in established clinical frameworks.

Clinical Ed · Training
03
Pilot / limited release
Psychotherapy
Skills Assessment
For clinicians & therapists-in-training

A self-guided practice exercise: work through realistic clinical scenarios and get AI feedback on empathy, crisis response, and professional boundaries. A reflection tool, not a validated clinical assessment.

Self-Reflection · Practice
Intended usePersonal practice and self-reflection for therapists and trainees who want to rehearse difficult clinical moments and notice their own response patterns.
LimitationsNot a validated psychometric assessment, licensing requirement, or substitute for clinical supervision. AI feedback is generated, not reviewed by a supervisor.
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Research prototype
The Consulting
Room
For clinicians, students & researchers

Text-based sessions with AI-simulated versions of 45 psychoanalysts across 12 schools of thought — Freudian, Kleinian, Jungian, Lacanian, and more. Each persona draws on published theory and clinical language.

Psychoanalysis · Clinical AI
05
Pilot / limited release
Reverim
For clinicians & mental health practitioners

A local, offline AI search tool for your own clinical notes and documents — nothing leaves your machine. Every answer is checked against your own material before it's shown to you.

Local AI · Clinical Search
Intended useSearching and querying your own archive of session notes, documents, and records, entirely on your own computer, without sending data to the cloud.
LimitationsWindows only — macOS not yet available. Skips scanned (image-only) documents. Explicitly does not generate diagnoses or clinical formulations. Not a medical device and does not provide clinical decision support.
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Reflection & Wellbeing

Tools for personal reflection, caregiving support, and everyday emotional regulation. These are not therapy, counseling, or crisis services. If you're in crisis, contact 988 (US) or your local emergency services.

06
Available
Dialoque -
Difficult Conversations
For professionals & managers

AI voice roleplay for rehearsing the workplace conversations you've been avoiding. Unscripted AI personas respond in character, and structured scorecards show where your communication landed.

Voice AI · Communication
07
Pilot / limited release
Undertone
Journal
For anyone journaling through a hard season

A reflective journal that reads your entries through a psychodynamic lens — surfacing the pattern underneath a feeling (guilt, ambivalence, envy) and matching it to a curated quote.

Reflection · Journaling
Intended usePersonal journaling and self-reflection on recurring emotional patterns.
LimitationsA reflective tool, not therapy, counseling, or a diagnostic service — not designed for crisis situations. If you're in crisis, contact 988 (US) or your local emergency services.
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08
Archived project
CareCompanion
Coach
For family caregivers

AI voice support for family caregivers — guidance, a place to talk through the day, and practical resources, available around the clock for people navigating a caregiving role largely alone.

Voice AI · Caregiving
09
Pilot / limited release
Attune
For parents & caregivers of infants

Adaptive music for settling a baby: tell it how your little one feels right now — awake, fussy, sleepy, content — and the music shifts, piece by piece, toward calm.

Adaptive Audio · Infant Soothing
Intended useA calming aid for parents and caregivers during fussy or overtired moments — background music that responds to how a baby seems to be doing.
LimitationsNot a medical or developmental device, and not a substitute for pediatric guidance, feeding and sleep-safety practices, or a caregiver's own judgment about their child's needs.
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Everyday Tools

General-purpose tools that came out of the same practice of building focused, well-scoped software — not clinical in nature.

10
Available
Story
Distiller
For readers & film watchers deciding what's worth their time

Distill any book into its core framework and seven high-impact takeaways, or get a spoiler-free pitch for a movie — premise, tone, themes, and where to watch it.

Reading · Distillation
Intended useQuickly deciding whether a book or movie is worth your time, or getting a fast, structured summary of one you've already read or watched.
LimitationsAI-generated distillations are summaries, not substitutes for the original work, and may miss nuance or contain inaccuracies. Audio/PDF unlocks require a one-time purchase.
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Archived project
Accessible
EventFinder
For seniors & accessibility

Event discovery built around needs mainstream platforms often overlook — accessibility filters, clear listings, and safety-conscious details for older adults and people with accessibility requirements.

Discovery · Accessibility
Intended useFinding local activities and events filtered by accessibility needs and mobility level.
LimitationsEvent listings depend on third-party sources and may be incomplete, outdated, or vary by location. Not a substitute for verifying accessibility details directly with an organizer or venue.
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Archived project
SourceSentry
For researchers & writers

A citation and fact-verification engine — an early exploration of automated source-checking for written work.

Citation Verification
Intended useAn early prototype exploring citation verification. Not actively developed or maintained.
LimitationsArchived — no ongoing support, updates, or guarantee of availability. Provided as-is; do not rely on it for verification in active work.
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Project 02  ·  Research prototype
Coria Training
Case-Based Practice for Psychotherapy Training
Clinical Ed · Training

An AI-powered training space for psychotherapy graduate students. Coria offers case-based practice and psychodynamically-informed feedback on clinical reasoning, developed with reference to established clinical frameworks.

  • Work through realistic patient scenario simulations at your own pace
  • Get AI feedback on your clinical reasoning and therapeutic technique
  • Reference frameworks grounded in psychodynamic theory and clinical practice
  • Review your session history to see how your reasoning develops over time
Intended Use
A supplementary practice space for psychotherapy graduate students, used alongside — not instead of — coursework and clinical supervision.
Limitations
AI-generated feedback reflects patterns in training data, not the judgment of a licensed supervisor. Does not fulfill supervision, licensure, or accreditation requirements.
Project 04  ·  Research prototype
The Consulting Room
Consult the Analysts Who Shaped the Field
Psychoanalysis · Clinical AI

The Consulting Room presents 45 major figures in the history of psychoanalysis as AI conversation partners — each grounded in their actual published frameworks, clinical style, and theoretical language. Choose from Freudian, Kleinian, Jungian, Lacanian, Object Relations, Self Psychology, Attachment Theory, Interpersonal/Relational, and other schools. For living analysts, the application performs a live web search to surface recent publications and current institutional positions. Every session is scoped to theoretical and clinical engagement: the analyst works with your material using their actual concepts, redirecting biographical speculation toward scholarly sources.

  • 45 analysts across 12 schools — filter by orientation or search by name
  • Each persona draws on published theory, characteristic terminology, and clinical style
  • Live web search for living analysts surfaces recent work and interviews
  • Session summaries condensed to 3–5 bullet points, stored per conversation
  • Export transcripts as Markdown, plain text, or JSON for study and documentation
Intended Use
Exploring how different psychoanalytic schools would approach a case or question — for study, clinical consultation practice, and research into theoretical frameworks.
Limitations
A research prototype. Personas are AI simulations informed by published theory, not the actual analysts — outputs should be verified against primary sources for scholarly use. Not a substitute for clinical consultation or supervision.
Project 08  ·  Archived project
CareCompanion Coach
AI-Powered Support for Family Caregivers, Available 24/7
Voice AI · Caregiving

Round-the-clock AI support for family caregivers. CareCompanion Coach offers guidance, a place to talk through the day, and practical resources for people navigating a caregiving role largely on their own.

  • Talk through caregiving stress with 24/7 AI support and practical coping strategies
  • Get care recommendations tailored to your loved one's specific conditions
  • Access emotional support resources aimed at reducing isolation
  • Reach an AI conversational coach any time, day or night
  • Browse a resource library covering common caregiving challenges
Intended Use
Everyday support and information for family caregivers — a supplement to, not a replacement for, professional home care, medical, or mental health services.
Limitations
Not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or manage any condition. In a medical emergency, contact emergency services directly.
Introduction
Feature Highlights
Home Dashboard
Home Dashboard · Quick access to all features
Resources Library
Resources Library · Organized by category
Practice Scenarios
Practice Scenarios · Safe voice sessions
Guided Examples
Guided Examples · Browse sample questions
Project 06  ·  Available
Dialoque - Difficult Conversations
Practice the conversations you've been avoiding
Voice AI · Communication

Dialoque is an AI-powered voice roleplay platform for rehearsing the hard workplace conversations professionals and managers tend to delay. Real-time, unscripted AI personas respond in character — then structured, quote-level scorecards show you where your communication landed and where it drifted. Four distinct workplace personas, 16 pre-built scenarios, and annotated transcript replay give you a private rehearsal room for the conversations that actually matter.

  • Rehearse high-stakes conversations on demand, without scheduling a coach or peer
  • Unscripted AI responses that don't soften or hold back
  • Structured scorecards with quote-level feedback across four dimensions of communication
  • Four workplace personas — resistant reports, aggressive peers, evasive negotiators, limit-testing colleagues
  • 16 pre-built scenarios spanning performance, conflict, negotiation, and boundary-setting
Intended Use
Private rehearsal for a specific upcoming conversation — a performance review, conflict, negotiation, or boundary-setting — before you have it for real.
Limitations
AI personas are simulations and won't perfectly predict how a real conversation unfolds. A pilot-stage tool — feedback and scoring are still being refined.
Overview
About the founder

These tools come from five decades of understanding what expert work actually demands — not from a startup chasing a trend, but from someone who has lived the clinical work these products serve.

Dan Gardner, MD, DLFAPA
Psychiatrist & Psychoanalyst · Del Mar, California
50+ years clinical experience
12
Projects — some shipped, some still being tested
50+
Years of clinical and consulting experience behind the studio
3
Areas of focus: clinical practice, reflection & wellbeing, everyday tools
2024
Year the studio was founded