I will be doing a talk and hosting a demo booth at Merged Futures 7.

Life shouldn’t be limited by fear. Yet, for many, intense phobias – whether a paralysing fear of air travel that restricts careers and holidays, a dread of needles that compromises essential medical care, or a fear of insects that turns outdoor spaces into zones of anxiety – can severely dictate their daily existence.

At the University of Northampton, we’ve pioneered a virtual reality (VR) therapy designed to help individuals confront and reprocess these difficult experiences. Our goal is to empower people to regain confidence and truly thrive.

In our recent clinical study, 94% of participants reported significant improvements across their phobia symptoms (thoughts, feelings, and behaviours). 53% saw their phobia levels decrease below the subclinical threshold, meaning their fear no longer dominated their lives.

Join us for a talk by Mu Mu, Andrew Debus, and Olive Chan. We’ll unveil how we’ve transformed comprehensive psychotherapy into an engaging, interactive VR experience and discuss its potential to improve access to trauma and phobia treatment within mental health services.