The Tend App:
Coming Soon!
Press "TEND" here to get first access!
Tend is a cutting-edge tool designed to support human connection and communication with a growing suite of handcrafted Assistive Relational Intelligence tools.
AI and large language models are already embedded across everyday apps.
What makes Tend unique is that it is clinically grounded and developed by hearts that know the risks and possibility inherent to leveraging AI.
Tend & Send is a curated suite of tools that seek to deepen and bridge human connection.
It seeks to utilize AI in innovative, ethical, and scoped ways that we hope will improve human mental, emotional, and relational health.
LLM use can - and should - be leveraged as a training space, not a shortcut—a place to practice emotional regulation, naming feelings, clarifying needs, and speaking with increased truth and skill.
At its best, these new AI tools will serve human connection rather than replace or dampen it. Our suite of tools will scaffold growth and center our growing capacity to tend well to our human relationships.
The Founders
Carissa Cecil, CTO
Former Head of Engineering at a VC-backed startup acquired by a global HR tech company. Carissa combines deep technical leadership with firsthand experience scaling data platforms and a personal mission to transform human connection through AI and research-backed communication tools. She provides strategic consulting to help small businesses leverage AI.
Jocelyn Skillman, LMHC
Licensed therapist, relational AI ethicist, and creator of Assistive Relational Intelligence tools. Jocelyn brings 15+ years of clinical experience and a public voice in AI ethics to her mission of scaling emotional intelligence and psychoeducation through scoped, clinically informed UX.
Your Relationship Toolkit
Our platform will offer revolutionary opt-in assistive relational intelligence supports that will improve and heal your communication.
These tools will help you use your voice more clearly and connect with yourself and others more compassionately.
Your conversation partner and you will each get to choose which tools you want to leverage in your communication by curating your own relationship toolkit.
You can express yourself with more freedom - and get strategic support to protect and deepen your connection.
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