Welcome to Lumen

What is Lumen ?

Lumen is a novel, first generation virtual coach developed at UIC to teach essential skills for better emotional well-being. Using the Amazon Alexa platform, Lumen affords one the convenience and privacy to receive PST, an evidence-based program, to address symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Lumen Session Attendance

You will have 8 sessions with Lumen. The first 4 sessions are weekly, the last 4 are biweekly. You can view your session attendance records anytime by clicking on “Attendance Report” in the top right menu.

PHQ-9 and GAD-7

Before each session with Lumen, you will answer 2 surveys (PHQ-9 and GAD-7) that assess your emotional well-being symptoms. You can view your scores to track and monitor your progress by clicking on the “PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Scores” in the top right menu.