Finally, Specialized Recovery for Fear of Driving Self-Guided Recovery for Fear of Driving
A structured, evidence-based program to help you overcome fear of driving at your own pace
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"Bia changed my life. It gives you small steps to take every day and tracks your progress. I'm not done, but I already feel so much better and am doing so much more."
"I can tell this was built by someone who had phobia. They get it. The app lets you customize and take a little placement quiz. You can pause or exit whenever and it's very careful and explains every step. Thank you for making this"
"In short, this site is brilliant. The best help you will ever get apart from an in-person specialist, bar none."
"I feel extremely optimistic using this app and have already changed the way I think and feel more confident in stressful situations as I know what to do . It's also great that your mental health professionals can connect to your account and also have tools provided to them to help them help us."
"It starts with theory foundations and basic exposures and works you up an exposure hierarchy, helping you acclimate and build confidence."
"I love how the exposures are slow and very incremental. It's felt like what I imagine exposure therapy with a therapist would be like! The check ins are helpful and they really help me keep an eye on my anxiety levels while working on the exposures. I also appreciate the reminders to slow down! I'm only on chapter 3 but I'm feeling very optimistic"
Real results for people with Fear of Driving
Measured with the APA Severity Measure for Specific Phobia across thousands of Bia users. See the data
Fear of driving is a specific phobia of being behind the wheel. For some it centres on highways, bridges or merging; for others on traffic, rain, night driving, or being far from home with no easy way to stop. It often starts after a crash or a panic attack while driving, and then grows the same way every phobia does: each road avoided makes the next one feel more dangerous, until the radius of comfortable driving has shrunk to a few familiar streets. The fear is real, but the danger it predicts is not proportionate, and that gap is exactly what exposure closes.
Common signs of fear of driving
- Avoiding highways, bridges, tunnels, or merging
- Panic or dread while driving, especially when you cannot pull over
- Only driving familiar routes, in daylight, or with someone in the car
- Fear of causing a crash or losing control of the car
- Anticipatory anxiety the night before a drive
- Depending on others for rides, or planning life around the roads that feel safe
Our clinical approach: graduated in-vivo exposure along a route hierarchy
Two paths to recovery from Fear of Driving
Self-Guided
Recovery at your own pace, anytime
- Step-by-step guided recovery for Fear of Driving
- Evidence-based lessons & exercises
- Practice anytime on web, iOS & Android
- Track your anxiety and progress over time
- Adults & children versions
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With a Therapist
Get matched with a therapist, or invite your own
- Everything in Self-Guided, plus:
- 1-on-1 therapy sessions with a licensed therapist
- We'll check your insurance coverage for you
- Link your Bia account to share your progress
- Your therapist may cover the cost of Bia
Everything you need to overcome Fear of Driving
Self-Guided Recovery
Your complete program for Fear of Driving
- Step-by-step exposure program for Fear of Driving
- Evidence-based lessons & exercises
- Practice anytime on web, iOS & Android
- Track your anxiety and progress over time
- Adults & children versions
Already working with a therapist?
Bia works perfectly alongside your existing therapy. Use it between sessions to practise exposures and reinforce what you're learning.
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For Individuals with Fear of Driving
A personalized, self-paced program to help you reclaim the life you deserve. Work through structured lessons, exercises, and activities at your own pace.
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Bia's kids program uses age-appropriate exercises and engaging characters to help children face fears with parent lessons and support at every step.
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Assign exposure, track patient progress, and access curated hierarchies for your clients through the provider portal.
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I Believe You Can Recover
Hello, my name is Willy, founder of Bia. I suffered from emetophobia for most of my life and know first hand the misery and loneliness it can cause. During my recovery I built a tool to track my progress and help me practice. Over four years this tool transformed into Bia, now used by people around the world. I'm happy to share I have recovered from phobia and I believe you can too.
Fear of driving is challenging, but you are not alone. Bia provides step-by-step interactive lessons and exercises to break the avoidance cycle and get you back on the roads you have been avoiding, one drive at a time.
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My name is Elizabeth, and I am Co-Founder of Bia. I came across an early version of Bia while working through my own phobia recovery and became one of its first users. I was already seeing a therapist, but once I added daily guided-exposure practice with Bia the impact on my recovery was immediate. I've since partnered with Willy to leverage my health-care background to build and expand Bia, and it's been incredibly meaningful to see the tool help others just as it helped me.
Frequently asked questions about fear of driving
Is it possible to overcome fear of driving?
Yes. Research shows, recovery from phobia is possible. You don't have to settle for life with phobia.
What does it mean to overcome a phobia?
Imagine a life where phobia does not influence your decisions. Where you can go where you want, eat what you want, and do what you want without anxiety, or fear.
Can I use Bia by myself?
Yes. Bia is designed to work as a self-guided tool. It provides a personalized recovery plan, interactive lessons, and step-by-step guided exercises for practicing evidence-based recovery techniques.
Can I use Bia with a therapist?
Yes. Bia works great along side therapy. Your therapist can use our provider portal to personalize your recovery plan, assign custom exercises, and monitor your progress.
We can help you connect with a therapist near you. Get Connected
I am nervous to try it.
We built Bia to lower the barrier to the path of recovery. Bia never tricks, traps, or forces you in any way. The journey is built of small, incremental steps. You control the pace and order of your journey.
How long does it take?
Individual sessions on Bia are short and take 5 to 15 minutes. Bia builds a personalized step-by-step journey based on your unique needs, so completing the full journey is different for everyone. Typically, a journey includes over 55 exercises and 19 lessons across 9 milestones.
How much does it cost?
Bia is free to try. A subscription is required to unlock your full journey. If you are using Bia with a therapist, you may be eligible to receive Bia for free as part of your treatment. Ask your therapist today.
If you have an HSA/FSA plan, you can use it to purchase Bia by first receiving a letter of medical necessity from our partner, Flex. Use HSA/FSA
I still drive, just not on highways. Is that really a phobia?
It can be. Most people with a fear of driving do still drive; the phobia shows up as the roads, times, and conditions they have quietly stopped using. If your routes are planned around fear rather than around where you need to go, the same exposure approach applies, and it usually starts closer to home than you expect.
Do I have to drive on the highway during the program?
Eventually, if that is one of your goals, yes. Bia gets there gradually: words, images, and videos first, then short real-world drives you choose and pin on your map, each one slightly beyond the last. You set the pace, and nothing is scheduled for you.
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