VITO – Mental Wellbeing Coach

Affordable Support. Emotional Intelligence. For Everyone.

What if mental health help wasn’t a luxury?

 

That’s the question I asked when I started building VITO — a next-generation AI wellbeing coach designed to make emotional support radically more accessible. Not just for the privileged few, but for millions of people who are underserved, priced out, or stuck on endless waiting lists.

 

💡 Why I Built VITO

Mental health care today is broken for too many.

  • 🛑 Long waits.
  • 💰 High costs.
  • 🤐 Cultural stigma.

And for those in low-income or crisis-stricken environments, professional care simply isn’t an option. I wanted to challenge that — not with gimmicks, but with a system grounded in:

  • Scientific literature
  • Emotional attunement
  • Transparent dialogue

Could an AI genuinely help someone feel heard?

Could it support emotional growth?

VITO is my answer — a deeply personal, research-informed prototype of what accessible emotional support could look like.

🎥 What You’ll See in the Demo

The video below shows an early VITO session, generated from real interactions.

While this MVP doesn’t yet include a visual avatar, the experience is real — and emotionally attuned.

VITO:

  • Remembers you

  • Reflects on your goals

  • Guides you through evidence-based exercises

  • Cites its sources (APA 7th style)

  • Speaks in a clinically informed, warm voice

⚠️ Content warning: This video may include topics related to mental health struggles and is not intended for children.

 

🧠 VITO in a Nutshell

  • 💬 Emotionally intelligent conversation — not just chatbot replies
  • 🛡️ Built-in risk monitoring & ethical consent tracking
  • 🧘‍♀️ Guided wellbeing exercises and evidence-based psychoeducation
  • 🗂️ Session histories with full APA citations
  • 🧩 Modular, auditable, and scalable Agentic AI design
  • 🔄 Cleanly built using LangGraph, LangChain, and scientific corpora

👥 Who VITO Could Help

  • Individuals unable to access traditional mental health support
  • Local governments seeking to ease pressure on NHS or Medicaid systems
  • Employers supporting emotional wellbeing in the workplace
  • NGOs, universities, and frontline organisations around the world

🚀 What’s Next

With the MVP complete, I’m preparing to take VITO to market.

Here’s what’s ahead:

  • ✅ Mobile UI (production-grade, avatar-led)

  • ✅ Finalised safety layers and human-in-the-loop oversight

  • 🌍 Multilingual and cultural localisation

  • 📈 Pilot partnerships and B2B deployments

💸 Funding and Partnership Opportunities

VITO is a product of Techwings Limited, self-funded to date.

To scale its impact, I’m now seeking:

  • 🎯 Impact-driven investors and innovation grant opportunities
  • 🤝 Collaborators in healthcare, mental wellbeing, and public service delivery
  • 📢 Partners for distribution and adoption — B2C or B2B

🙏 Why the Name Matters

“VITO” isn’t just a clever acronym.

It’s also the name my father went by.

While our relationship was complex, this project is my way of honouring him — and the millions like him who never got the help they needed. This is about healing, made accessible.

📬 Get Involved

Interested in partnering, investing, or just curious?

marco@techwings.co or message me directly via LinkedIn

You can find the pitch on Angel Investor Network

VITO – Virtual Therapist
A product by Techwings Limited

Healing. At scale. For everyone.