Wayhaven Access for Faculty & Staff
Supporting those who support our Bulldogs: Wayhaven AI access expanded
At Butler, we know that our faculty and staff are the backbone of our community. We also believe that taking care of students starts with taking care of yourself. As part of our commitment to holistic wellness through BU|BeWell, we are proud to expand access to Wayhaven—a free, private, well-being coaching app previously available to the student body, now fully open to all Butler employees.
We understand that many professionals are hesitant about generative AI, especially when it comes to well-being. You might ask: Does a professional really need an AI “wellness coach”? Or worse, Is this tool trying to replace human therapy?
Let’s be entirely clear: Wayhaven is not a replacement for therapy, and it never will be.
Instead, think of Wayhaven as a highly secure, 24/7 digital sounding board, tailored specifically for the higher education environment.
What Wayhaven is
A private space to process day-to-day workplace stressors, untangle work-life balance, map out personal goals, or combat end-of-semester burnout on your own schedule.
Wayhaven is deeply integrated with campus life. It can instantly help you find specific Butler benefits, HR wellness resources, or campus support systems when you need them.
Much like our campus-wide integration with the Calm app, Wayhaven is a supplemental asset designed to help you navigate micro-challenges before they become macro-problems.
What Wayhaven is not
It does not diagnose, treat, or provide clinical psychological interventions.
If you are experiencing a crisis or require professional mental healthcare, Wayhaven’s safety protocols instantly step aside to connect you with emergency resources.
Unlike public tools like ChatGPT, Wayhaven is built ethically in partnership with psychologists specifically for university environments and does not sell or open-source your data.
Why faculty & staff should try Wayhaven
Your interactions with Wayhaven are completely confidential and anonymous. No data from your sessions is shared with HR, University administration, or used to train public AI models.
Your students are already using this tool. By exploring Wayhaven yourself, you can better understand the digital wellness ecosystem your students inhabit, making you better equipped to refer a struggling student to BU|BeWell resources.
As a Butler employee, your cognitive load is high and your time is limited. Wayhaven isn’t here to lecture you on how to live your life—it is simply a structured, private digital tool to help you unpack your day and keep you connected to Butler’s wellness ecosystem.
How to access Wayhaven
Ready to explore the tool on your own terms? It’s completely free and confidential.
- Visit the Wayhaven portal.
- Sign in securely using your Butler email.