Sol Health
Sol Health unlocks an overlooked pool of therapists-in-training to deliver modern, affordable, and deeply relatable mental-health care to young adults while empowering the next generation of clinicians.
Sol Health is a digital mental health startup focused on empowering the next generation of therapists to deliver deeply relatable, affordable, and personalized care. We offer $30/session cash-pay therapy to young adults by connecting them with therapists-in-training who truly understand their lived experiences, and at the same time, we provide a best-in-class provider experience for these aspiring therapists as they accrue hours toward licensure—all with the goal to solve both the youth mental health crisis AND the nationwide therapist shortage. Since 2023, we’ve delivered over 14,000 therapy sessions, attracted more than 600+ therapist applications through organic word of mouth referrals, and partnered with non-profits like Sad Girls Club to extend care to underserved communities.
Product Specs
Sol Health is unlocking a nationwide pool of 140,000 therapists-in-training to lower the barriers to access quality mental health care. Key client-facing features include an algorithm that matches clients to therapists based off of lived experiences, a flexible pay-as-you-go flexible pricing model ($30 cash-pay; accepting insurance starting July as well) with no waitlists and next-day appointments available, the Sol care model (personalized, holistic care - as every individual requires different modalities), progress check-ins, and a dedicated human care team (therapist, care coordinator, and licensed supervisor). Key therapist features include guaranteed client caseload and clinical hours, monthly stipends, high-quality individual and group supervision, workshops and guest speakers, wellness programming, licensure exam prep—all contributing to a best in-class provider experience. In addition to potential promotion into our new Limited Permit program (for associate-level therapists) after they graduate. By building up the next "wave" or generation of therapists, we give aspiring therapists the clinical experience and mentorship they need to stay in the field and launch strong careers, and at the same time bring relatable, high-quality mental-health care within reach for millions of young adults who might otherwise go untreated.
Melinda Gong
Melinda Gong is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Sol Health, specializing in modern, affordable mental health care that empowers the next generation of therapists. With several years of entrepreneurship experience—and countless human stories and lived experience gathered in the mental health and wellness space—she has led initiatives in building user-centric product experiences (ie. client x therapist matching algorithm), scaling a three-sided therapy marketplace from zero, storytelling vision, and fundraising. Prior this this, she was a Stanford student and worked at scaling early-stage AI, climate-tech, and consumer startups, focusing on product engineering and go-to-market execution. She is passionate about reimagining the mental health delivery system so every young adult can receive affordable, relatable care, as well as showing up as an entrepreneur, friend, and someone who knows how much support matters.
Gun Young Lim
Gun Young Lim is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sol Health, a mental health startup tackling the Gen Z mental health crisis and nationwide therapist shortage. He led initiatives to unlock an overlooked supply of therapists-in-training - dramatically lowering the cost of care and reimagining therapist-client matching to better serve Gen Z. Prior to founding Sol Health, Gun studied Economics at Stanford University, where he began building Sol from his dorm room. Gun is passionate about designing the future of mental health—not just for this generation, but for the ones that follow.
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