Most mental health practices still run on a patchwork of tools. A calendar app for appointments, a folder of documents somewhere, a generic notes system never designed for clinical work. Astral was built to replace that patchwork with one platform made only for this field.
Astral is a cloud-based system for psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, and clinic administrators. It covers the full workflow of a practice: patient intake, scheduling, consultations, medication tracking, document management, and analytics. The aim is simple. Handle the administrative load so clinicians can spend their time on patient care.
The Beirut Software House Behind It
Astral comes from Lunarware S.A.R.L., a Lebanese software development company that builds web, desktop, and mobile applications. Its founder, Nicolas Kik, started Astral after seeing how many mental health professionals were stuck with fragmented, insecure, or generic software that never fit how they actually work.
His background in custom software gave him a clear read on the gap. Clinicians understand patient care. Developers understand systems. Astral was built to put the second in service of the first, with security and ease of use treated as core requirements rather than afterthoughts.
What the Platform Actually Does
Patient management sits at the center, with full profiles, flexible intake, and a single secure place for every document. Intake can run as a basic process or a full one, capturing family, legal, medical, and psychiatric background.
Consultations are documented per patient, with customizable sections for symptoms, medication, therapy notes, and mental status. The platform also includes therapy tools, among them a Bilateral Stimulation Tool and a breathing tool that support remote sessions.
Scheduling generates automatic meeting links, syncs with Outlook and Google Calendar, and sends reminders. A dashboard gives real-time insight into practice metrics, and role-based access keeps permissions separate for administrators, therapists, and assistants.
Security Built for Patient Records
Mental health records are among the most sensitive data a clinic holds, and Astral is built around that. All patient data uses end-to-end encryption, and search runs on SHA-256 hash technology so records stay protected. The platform is built to meet HIPAA and GDPR standards. The company is registered in Lebanon and Cyprus.
Why Kik Built It
"Mental health professionals deserve tools that match the depth of their expertise and the sensitivity of their work," Kik says. "Astral was born from the belief that technology should simplify, not complicate, the practice of care. By handling the administrative burden, we free clinicians to do what they do best, heal."
The platform is live and operational at astral.clinic, open to practices that want one system instead of several.
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