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If you’re living with depression or anxiety, it’s normal to wonder:
Will treatment actually help me feel better?
At LifeStance Health, that question matters deeply because our goal is not just to provide care, but to work towards helping people improve. One way we support this goal is measuring and reporting treatment outcomes so individuals can better understand what progress may look like.
LifeStance Health reports on treatment improvement using clinically validated questionnaires that are widely used in mental healthcare:
Based on LifeStance outcomes reporting studying patients’ treatments between 2024 and 2025:
These outcomes reflect changes in patients’ reported symptoms over time. Improvement can include feeling less overwhelmed, experiencing fewer symptoms, or noticing that symptoms feel more manageable in daily life.
While each person’s experience with mental health care is different, these results show that many LifeStance patients report meaningful improvement during treatment.
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PHQ-9 and GAD-7 are trusted mental health assessments used across healthcare settings. They ask about symptoms commonly associated with depression and anxiety, including mood, energy levels, sleep, concentration, worry, and an individual’s ability to manage life demands over recent weeks. Their ability to estimate severity of these disorders along with their ease of use has made them a widely adopted way to track people’s progress in mental health care.
When you are considering mental health care, it can be reassuring to know whether treatment often leads to improvement for others.
Outcomes reporting helps provide transparency and sets realistic expectations. It can help answer questions such as:
By sharing outcomes, LifeStance aims to give clearer information and help you consider next steps in deciding whether care may be right for you.
Many people are unsure whether what they are feeling may be depression, anxiety, or something else. That uncertainty can make it difficult to know where to start.
LifeStance offers free, confidential online mental health questionnaires that can help you better understand what you may be experiencing. These screenings are based on clinically recognized tools and include questionnaires for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other common mental health concerns.
Taking a questionnaire may help you:
Depression and anxiety are common and treatable conditions. LifeStance outcomes show that many individuals report improvement, which may offer reassurance to you or anyone considering mental health care.
If you are ready to talk to someone about your mental health, get matched with a provider today.
*amongst 150,000 LifeStance patients with at least moderate depression
**amongst 140,000 LifeStance patients with at least moderate anxiety
LifeStance Health. (2026, March 27). Measuring Outcomes of Depression and Anxiety Treatment: LifeStance Insights. https://lifestance.com/insight/depression-anxiety-treatment-outcomes/
Stephanie Eken, MD, MBA, is a triple board-certified psychiatrist, child and adolescent psychiatrist, and pediatrician with more than 20 years of experience in behavioral health, currently serving as Chief Medical Officer at LifeStance, where she leads clinical strategy and vision to advance outpatient mental healthcare. Prior to joining LifeStance, she served as Chief Medical Officer at Acadia Healthcare and spent 15 years at Rogers Behavioral Health, where she also held the role of Chief Medical Officer. A recognized thought leader in clinical governance, behavioral health innovation, and patient safety, Dr. Eken holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond, earned her medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, completed her residency at the University of Kentucky, and received her MBA from the University of Tennessee.
