Clinician control
The system is designed around professional oversight rather than unattended consumer treatment.
Official founder profile
Liam Harte, founder of Rephobia
Building a clinician-controlled virtual reality platform with evidence, responsible facilitation and real-world delivery treated as core product work.
Origin and role
From lived experience to a governed product
Liam founded Rephobia after living with OCD and a severe fear of public speaking. The venture is developing a clinician-controlled virtual reality platform to support exposure therapy, with the therapist or responsible professional remaining in control of the experience.
As founder, Liam's work spans product direction, immersive content, clinical and academic relationships, research planning, grants, partnerships and venture strategy. Rephobia was founded in 2024 and has developed through Queen's University Belfast's entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The product remains in development. Public descriptions on this page do not claim clinical effectiveness or regulatory approval.
Development evidence
What independent sources record
Product principles
Technology in service of responsible care
Evidence before claims
Research, publication and regulatory preparation are treated as development work, not marketing decoration.
Human agency
Immersion should help people approach difficult situations without obscuring who is responsible for the experience.
Partnerships and media
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