Nina Westbrook’s New App Nebbi Wants to Catch You Before Burnout Sets In
By Sara Kitnick Senior Content Strategist
Licensed therapist Nina Westbrook’s Nebbi app uses daily check-ins and science-backed resets to help high-functioning adults avoid burnout.
The mental wellness market has no shortage of apps that promise to fix your stress. But what happens if you’re not in crisis? You’re tired, just a little worn down and stretched too thin…
This is the space Nebbi, a new therapist-designed app launching today, is trying to fill, according to a recent press release. Built for what co-founder Nina Westbrook, a licensed marriage and family therapist, calls “the moments before breakdown… for the quiet emotional weight we carry every day.” Unlike therapy replacements or guided meditation apps, Nebbi’s premise is deceptively simple: one 60-second emotional check-in a day, a short science-backed reset, and a nudge toward reflection.
“People want to feel empowered and genuinely supported during everyday life moments,” says co-founder Sharndre Kushor. “We’re creating tools that combine emotional intelligence with data-driven insights to deliver meaningful, practical support every day.”
This human-first approach is increasingly rare as AI-powered mental health tools race to market, often with more engineering than empathy behind them. Kushor says Nebbi is intentionally waiting to introduce AI until it can genuinely enhance connection. “The stakes are too high for shortcuts,” he says.
Before writing any code, the team spent months chatting with people in demanding careers, extreme multitaskers, and those navigating major life transitions. “They didn’t want an app that issued constant instructions or told them what to do every hour,” Kushor says. “They wanted to feel acknowledged without pressure.”
