Who we are

Development. Consulting. Coaching. Research.
Madhavan Mani
Founding Director
B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering), M.Sc (Applied Psychology), PhD (Digital Health)
Driven by a passion for helping others and a deep interest in positive psychology, he left a 10-year career in IT to pursue studies and research in psychology. His PhD work on mindfulness apps and digital health ultimately led him to found Thriver Consulting, a company dedicated to advancing the intersection of technology, mental health, and research.

Research Publications

Strodl, E., Mani, M., Vempaty, S. et al. Correction to: Quality of Life and Spirituality in Indian University Students. Applied Research Quality Life (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-020-09861-y
Zelenko, O., Cheers, J., Stoyanov, S., Dalgleish, J., Sade, G., Hides, L., Mani, M., & Kavanagh, D. (2019) niggle: A digital health and wellbeing app for young people. [Digital or visual products]
Stoyanov, S. R., Hides, L., Kavanagh, D. J., Sanders, D., Cockshaw, W.D. & Mani, M. (2016). A recommended process for development and evaluation of eTools for mental health and wellbeing. In R. G. Menzies, M. Kyrios & N. Kazantzis. (Eds.), Innovations and Future Directions in the Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (chapter 45). Australian Academic Press.
Mani, M., Kavanagh, D. J., Hides, L., & Stoyanov, S. R. (2015). Review and evaluation of mindfulness-based iPhone apps. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 3(3), e82. – 178 citations in four years in Google Scholar as on 16/08/2019. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.4328
Stoyanov, S. R., Hides, L., Kavanagh, D. J., Tjondronegoro, D., Zelenko, O., & Mani, M. (2015). Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). A new tool for assessing the quality of health mobile apps. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 3(1), e27. – 509 citations in four years in Google Scholar as on 16/08/2019. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.3422

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We understand the different languages that developers, researchers and mental health professionals speak and so we can fill in the gap. We can facilitate effective coordination between these teams who are very different in many ways but need to collaborate.

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