Founder & CEO
About Red Tent PMDD
Who we are
Built with lived experience.
A small team and advisory board working to make PMDD tracking, education, and research more private, evidence-grounded, and human.
Advisor · Neuroscientist
Samantha Cote, Ph.D.
Advisor · Clinical Psychologist
Lisa Kaltsouni, Ph.D.
Founding Engineer
Egemen Uslu
UI/UX Design Lead
Engin Sakarya
What we’re building toward
Accelerate diagnosis. Advance research. Protect your privacy.
PMDD sits at the intersection of two areas medicine has historically underinvested in: women’s health and mental health. These are the outcomes we design for every day.
- Shorten the lonely years between “something is wrong” and “this has a name.”
- Give you a private record you can use on your own or bring to appointments.
- Close gaps in women's health research through optional, ethical data sharing - you choose whether to participate.
- Build with people who understand PMDD, including clinicians and advisors with lived experience.
What we believe
Principles that shape every decision.
P
Privacy is non-negotiable
Your day-to-day logs stay on your iPhone and sync through your Apple ID in iCloud. Research sharing is optional and separate - we do not sell tracking data.
E
Evidence over anecdote
Education and research summaries are grounded in peer-reviewed sources, reviewed for accuracy, and kept current.
V
Validation without alarm
We take symptoms seriously without sensationalizing them. Calm, accurate, human - never diagnostic or prescriptive.
In the press
Independent coverage of the mission - and the founder.
Journalists have featured Red Tent PMDD and founder Ariel Watson in profiles about the diagnosis gap, privacy-first design, and why cycle-related mental health deserves the same seriousness as any other chronic condition.
For logos, screenshots, and boilerplate, see our press kit.
Red Tent PMDD supports tracking and learning - it does not diagnose PMDD, prescribe treatment, or replace emergency care. Always consult a licensed healthcare provider about your symptoms.
If you’re in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988 in the US) - free, confidential support, 24/7.