Shadow Work AI- CBT Journal

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3.8
17 reviews
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Everyone
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About this app

Struggle with self sabotage, intrusive thoughts, or negative patterns you can't seem to break free from?

Shadow Work AI combines Carl Jung's shadow work with AI-generated prompts and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help you uncover the hidden beliefs driving your patterns — and give you concrete steps to change them.

Carl Jung's concept of the "shadow self" involves exploring the unconscious parts of ourselves that we often suppress. By engaging in shadow work, you bring these hidden aspects into the light, fostering self-awareness and emotional healing. Shadow Work AI uses AI to generate deep prompts that help you uncover, reflect, and integrate these deeper truths.

We use CBT best practices to identify your cognitive distortions — also known as thinking traps or unhelpful thought patterns — and provides custom action items to overcome them in an engaging way— without an endless chatbot.

How It Works
- Unique, AI-Created Prompts: Every session delivers fresh questions tailored to your emotional needs
- Uncover Your Shadow Self: Explore the suppressed beliefs feeding your self sabotage and negative patterns
- CBT Action Steps: Get concrete steps to identify and break your negative thought patterns

Key Benefits
- Explore the Subconscious: Understand the hidden beliefs and intrusive thoughts influencing your life
- Break Self Sabotage: Surface the shadow beliefs driving your patterns and integrate them
- Emotional Freedom: Move past unresolved emotions and limiting beliefs
- Self-Growth & Mental Well-Being: Build emotional intelligence and resilience
- Transform Relationships: Heal emotional wounds that affect how you connect with others

Who Is It For?
- Anyone struggling with self sabotage or recurring negative patterns
- Those experiencing intrusive thoughts they can't make sense of
- People seeking emotional healing from past traumas or difficult experiences
- Anyone wanting to understand their shadow self and bring hidden emotions to light
- Those wanting to complement their self-care or therapy with deeper reflection
Updated on
Apr 1, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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This app may collect these data types
Personal info and Device or other IDs
Data isn’t encrypted
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.8
17 reviews
Jessica Sage
January 23, 2026
I am absolutely loving this app. I have gotten my first 3 AI reflections and they are so on point its scary. I love the positive action items as i feel they are really helping me! Great work!
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Cakewalk Labs
January 26, 2026
Thanks for the kind words Jessica! Happy to hear that you're getting value out of our app! Feel free to shoot us an email if you ever want to bounce ideas to help us keep improving shadowworkai@cakewalklabs.com
Ken Pascal
October 20, 2025
Love that it's not a chat based therapy app. They made it unique and it gave me deeper insights about myself than I was expecting. Also it's free as long as you keep the billing in mind.
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Samaria Johnson
July 6, 2025
ai promt generator, signed up with the 7 day feee trial(because you have to) and it charged my card within an hour 59.99 for the year. I am very upset and have files claims with my bank and google. update, they did refund me and I'll give them 2 more stars for it but I am not gonna go back to it or use it ever again.
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Cakewalk Labs
July 1, 2025
Hi Samaria, we just refunded you. You shouldn't have been charged for the year before the 7 days was up. Our trial even sends an email reminder 2 days before the trial is up so users can cancel before a dime is paid. If you’re open to updating your review, we’d really appreciate it as we're just an indie team trying to build something helpful.