Psychiatry XR
Episodes
Viktor Samoilenko: Using VR therapy for psychiatric care in Ukraine
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Viktor Samoilenko, founder and CEO of Aspichi, discusses how his team is using virtual reality to provide scalable mental-health stabilization and tra...
Peter Oykhman and Daniil Andreev: Integrating sound spice technology and AI into VR
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Peter Oykhman and Daniil Andreev of PsyTech VR discuss the process of developing and scaling unique virtual reality experiences focus...
Jonah Bryan: The Future of Behavioral Health Monitoring with Smart Glasses
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Psychiatry XR welcomes Jonah Bryan, a recent Stanford Clinical Informatics Management graduate and a rising leader at ...
Jessica Stone: Finding Fundamental Principles of XR
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jessica Stone joins Dr. Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen to discuss the process of developing extended reality technologies for mental healthcare and...
Cassie Eng: Using Real-Time Brain Imaging and VR
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cassie Eng, Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, joined Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad to d...
Hadi Hosseini: Using VR to Detect Early Cognitive Decline
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen speak with Dr. Hadi Hosseini about how researchers are using immersive virtual reality environments to assess memory...
Imogen Bell: Youth Mental Health and Immersive Technology
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen speak with Dr. Imogen Bell about her work as Research Leader at Orygen, the Centre for Youth Mental Health at the Un...
Carolyn Rodriguez: Exploring VR use for OCD and Hoarding Disorder
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad speak with Stanford University's Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez on using virtual reality to treat individuals with obsessive com...
Debra Safer and Cristin Runfola: Utilizing XR to Treat Eating Disorders
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen speak with Dr. Debra Safer and Dr. Cristin Runfola about their research and clinical use of extended reality to treat ea...
Allen Olson-Urtecho: VR for Youth Mental Rehabilitation
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock speaks with Allen Olson-Urtecho, Founder of Studio Bahia, about his journey towards creating affordable VR for youth populations and the m...
Eran Orr: XRHealth's VR Offerings, Platform for Clinicians, and Journey into Space
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Hagen speaks with Eran Orr, CEO and Founder of XRHealth, about the power of virtual reality technology, uses for patients and clinicians, and ...
Howard Gurr: Effectively implementing VR in private practice
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen speak with Howard Gurr, psychologist who practices in Long Island, New York, about using virtual reality in private prac...
Jehoshaphat Allenlyon: Versatile Nigeria-Based XR Developer and His Mental Health Innovation Called Thea
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad speak with Jehoshaphat Allenlyon, a seasoned XR professional with over eight years in software engineering and product ...
Ceylin Özgür Erzen: Journey into Medicine and XR
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Faaizah Arshad speaks with Ceylin Özgür Erzen, aspiring student at the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, about her journey into medical school...
Chris Brickler: MyndVR's Immersive VR Content for Older Adults
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Brickler, CEO and Co-Founder of MyndVR, speaks with Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad about virtual reality content and its therapeutic benefits ...
Sam Glassenberg: Level Ex's Medical Video Games, and Collaboration with SpaceX
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Glassenberg, Founder and CEO of Level Ex, joins Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad to discuss video game technology for doctors, including psychiatr...
Emmanuella Michel: Virtual Reality for Educational Engagement with At-Risk Students
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emmanuella Michel, Ph.D. candidate in Education Technology at Université Laval and Founder of Cogni XR Health, joins Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen to...
Nanea Reeves: TRIPP's Meditation Platform
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nanea Reeves, CEO and Co-Founder of TRIPP, speaks with Kim Bullock, Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad about the process of establishing TRIPP, as well...
Barbara O. Rothbaum: Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and VR for PTSD
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock and Jessica Hagen discuss virtual reality therapies for PTSD, psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, Rothbaum's company called Virtually Be...
Maheen Mausoof Adamson: VR For Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans & Lessons on Healthcare Leadership
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maheen Mausoof Adamson discusses her varied career, how she first got involved in using virtual reality to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury i...
Alexandre Dussaud: C2Care's VR-based Therapeutic Offerings
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandre Dussaud, clinician psychologist working at C2Care, joins Kim Bullock, Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad to discuss C2Care's VR-based offerin...
Brandon Birckhead: Path to Psychiatry and Exploring the Challenges of XR
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock, Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad chat with Brandon Birckhead, psychiatry resident physician at Johns Hopkins Medicine, about his traject...
Margot Paul: Treating Major Depressive Disorder Through VR
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen join Dr. Margot Paul, clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow at Stanford School of Medicine, to discuss her previous...
Sammeli Liikkanen: Finland-based VR Solution for Chronic Pain
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad speak with Sammeli Liikkanen, Director of Digital Medicine at Orion Corporation in Finland, about their recent digita...
Emilio Goldenhersch: VR Mindfulness Exposure Therapy for Smoking, Vaping, and Stress
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock, Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad speak with Emilio Goldenhersch, CEO & Co-founder of MindCo Health, on XR technology for smoking ces...
Mel Slater: Virtual Body Ownership & Implications of the Metaverse
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock, Faaizah Arshad, and Jessica Hagen speak with Mel Slater, a renowned and distinguished Investigator at the University of Barcelona wh...
Giuseppe Riva: Body Transfer Experiences in XR
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock speaks with Giuseppe Riva on the potential of embodied and body transfer experiences in XR and the role that psychiatrists can play in the...
Adam Hutchinson: New Zealand's VR Mental Health Platform
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hutchinson, founder of oVRcome, a New Zealand-based digital health startup, speaks with Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad about a mobile health ap...
Amy Hedrick: Cleanbox's Hygiene Product Line
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen speak with Amy Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Cleanbox Technology, about the development of hygiene ...
Walter Greenleaf: Intersecting Business and Academia to Improve XR
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen chat with Walter Greenleaf, a neuroscientist and medical technology developer at Stanford University, about the inter...
Thomas Caruso: VR for Childhood Anxiety Reduction (CHARIOT Program)
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad speak with Dr. Thomas Caruso, Clinical Professor of Pediatric Anesthesia at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stan...
Skip Rizzo: VR-Based Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Veteran Populations
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Skip Rizzo, clinical psychologist and Director of Medical Virtual Reality at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies...
Risa Weisberg: At-Home VR Interventions
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad speak with Risa Weisberg, Chief Clinical Officer of BehaVR, on the potential for at-home scalability of care options ...
Kim Bullock: XR Wearables for Treating Mental Illnesses (Current Uses and Barriers)
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kim Bullock M.D. discusses the evolution, current uses, and barriers of using XR wearables in psychiatric care, including for anxiety...
Josh Sackman: Immersive Pain Treatment & FDA Approval
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen speak with Josh Sackman, Cofounder and President of AppliedVR, on the immersive uses of a new produce RelieVRx for ch...
Elizabeth McMahon: Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety and Fear
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock M.D., Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad speak with clinical psychologist Dr. Elizabeth McMahon on virtual reality’s applications for ove...
Brenda Wiederhold: International use of XR
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Bullock, M.D., Neuropsychiatrist and Professor at Stanford University, speaks with Clinical Psychologist Brenda Wiederhold on the international an...
Our past, present & future
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Psychiatry XR’s hosts provide their background in medical XR, how they currently work in the space, and what they hope you, our listener, gains from...