Founded in 2022 by a psychiatrist, Thia Santé Mentale offers an innovative model of diagnosis and care based on a psychologist-psychiatrist pair. This system, which intends to place the psychotherapeutic approach at the heart of treatment, allows faster access to care and a smoother journey for the patient. The start-up announces a fundraising of 5 million to accelerate its development and “ give it the means to change scale » .
While startups offering digital solutions in mental health are experiencing significant growth and the “MentalTech” barometer, published in December 2025, estimates that 13% of French people have already used teleconsultation for a mental health need, the start-up Thia Mental Health is raising funds to accelerate its development.
The “AviPsy” model offers a global assessment, cross-consultations with a psychologist then a psychiatrist over the same unit of time, then a personalized care plan in agreement with the patient. The objective is to “care faster, better and more sustainably” specifies Yann Quintilla, psychiatrist, President & Co-founder of ThIA Santé Mentale. Going from two months to nine days on average for support times is the challenge that the start-up is taking. In a press release published on May 27, it also specified that it had enabled a reduction in the consumption of anxiolytics and work stoppages. “ Several partnerships have also been entered into with major players in insurance and businesses, convinced by the social and medico-economic potential of this approach.“, confide its promoters.
How does it work?
- Concretely, the appointment is made on Doctolib (with a psychologist then a psychiatrist successively). The system currently covers around thirty departments
- Once their consultation has been validated, the patient responds to a pre-diagnosis questionnaire sent by email. “ He then has access to his consultation of approximately 45 minutes with first a psychologist for around thirty minutes then with a psychiatrist for around fifteen minutes. « .
- Following the consultations, a multidisciplinary consultation meeting is organized within the team in order to take stock of the patients and ensure “ their coordinated caree ” . Monitoring can then take place remotely or more rarely in person.
How much does it cost? “ The proposed rates are as follows: for the psychiatrist, billing at the applicable social security rate (depending on the sector of practice, and for the psychologist, billing at 50 euros “, specifies the company.
Comment les professionnels sont-ils intégrés au dispositif ?
L'entreprise propose "des contrats de partenariat " aux psychiatres et psychologues qui la rejoignent. "Ainsi, chacun des professionnels du réseau reste complètement libre et indépendant vis à vis de sa patientèle", précise-t-elle. "L’intégration s’effectue en quelques heures, réparties sur deux à trois semaines, au rythme du professionnel, qui a accès à des vidéos de formations en ligne et à des rencontres avec les professionnels du réseau " ainsi qu'avec les soignants avec lesquels il sera amené à travailler.
