For employers
A private gut-brain programme, offered as an employee benefit.
Nerva gives every employee a guided gut-brain programme on their phone: 15 minutes a day for six weeks, with no appointments to book.
- 300,000+ people supported
- 8,000 active US providers
- RCT published in the AJG1
- 4.7 / 5 from 30,000+ member reviews
What the guided programme includes.
A structured six-week programme of daily guided practice, with personalised pacing and our care team screening at intake and escalating when needed.
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A private daily session
One 15-minute guided brain-gut session a day for six weeks: on their phone, wherever they are, with no appointment to book.
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Keep more employees engaged through completion
AI tailors coaching, accountability and reminders to employee preferences and goals, helping them stay on track.
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Progress they can see
Check-ins on validated symptom measures show employees their own trajectory across the six weeks.
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Humans, when it matters
Our care team screens at intake, reaches out to members who go quiet, and escalates warning signs to a provider.
Published research behind the programme.
The programme was developed with Monash University and studied in peer-reviewed research.
Private for them. Clear for you.
Employees never have to disclose gut symptoms at work. You see aggregate engagement and outcomes.
The employee
Owns their care in full
- Signs up privately from any device, with nothing to disclose at work
- Their symptoms, check-ins and progress stay theirs
- Our care team support runs member-to-Nerva, never through you
The employer
Sees the aggregate picture only
- Uptake, engagement and outcomes at the population level
- Privacy-compliant reporting on an agreed cadence
Launch without a systems integration.
Nerva runs alongside your carrier or TPA with no claims feed or clinical integration.
Per enrolled employee. Not PEPM.
Pay only for employees who enroll, with outcome-linked terms available.
- Eligibility list or company link
- Communications templates included
- Aggregate reporting on a cadence
Choose a programme that's meaningful for you and your members.
References
- Anderson, Ellen J.; Peters, Simone L.; Gibson, Peter R.; Halmos, Emma P. Comparison of Digitally Delivered Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy Program With an Active Control for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 120(2):p 440-448, February 2025. DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002921
- Peters, S. L.; Gibson, P. R.; Halmos, E. P. App-delivered gut-directed hypnotherapy halves the long-term costs associated with managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms and improves work productivity. Retrospective study of 17,000+ Nerva users, presented at Digestive Disease Week: IBS management costs fell from USD 1,259 to USD 502 over six months, with significant long-term improvements in work absenteeism, presenteeism and overall productivity. Retrospective completer analysis, not a controlled trial.
- Peterson Health Technology Institute. Virtual Gastrointestinal Care Solutions Assessment. March 2026. PHTI estimated $1,889 in average annual net savings per commercial user for wraparound functional GI care, using IBS as the representative condition. Cross-assessment estimates were $1,300 for MSK, $600 for depression and anxiety, $400 for opioid use and substance use disorder, with no savings identified for hypertension or diabetes.