lucero icon transparent

Your Child's Well-being
Comes First

 Watching your child shut down, melt down, or spiral? You’re not alone.

Lucero helps you and your child navigate big emotions—together.

Emotional Benefits

lucero icon engaging

Engaging

lucero icon crew

Connecting

lucero icon heart

Effective

Rooted in Science. Built with Heart.

Visual to show 65% of respondents feel better after using the spark feature

of youth reported feeling better after using the Spark Feature

Your Privacy, Protected

We take your safety seriously.

Lucero characters and screens including the sanctuary, mission selection, and journey

Always Confidential

Your data stays private.

Kid-Safe Design

Built to support youth, not track them.

COPPA-Certified

Meets strict online safety standards for under-18 users.

Lucero characters and screens including the sanctuary, mission selection, and journey

Mental Wellness, Made Fun

Lucero’s content is co-created with real teens and approved by therapists—so it’s not only trustworthy, it’s actually something you’ll want to use.

The entire app experience has been designed by and for tweens and teens to put explorers in the driver’s seat of their own self care journey. Explorers can select personal missions, complete daily self-care plans, and track progress every step of the way.

Lucero is designed to increase emotional regulation skills, self-awareness, confidence, and mindfulness. Our content has been reviewed and approved by trauma-informed therapists from Ensemble therapy and Professional School Counselors (Including Austin ISD School Counselor of the Year) who understand the unique developmental needs of children and guided Lucero’s use of evidenced-based concepts inspired by:

  • Solution-focused Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and
  • Trust Based Relational Intervention

Together we’ve made hard topics and complex methodologies fun, engaging, and bite-sized!

We are caregivers, too. You don’t need another thing on your to-do list. That’s why we have made sure the app engagement is built to seamlessly integrate into the daily reality of family-life. Engage with your youth in meaningful ways in a few minutes or seconds a day. A little can go a long way!

Lucero screen showing a daily plan

Lucero’s Behavioral Missions tackle what matters most to your child—from handling anxiety to building confidence.

Created by therapists, crafted for kids, and driven by progress they can feel.

Lucero turns any device into a toolkit for calming down, checking in, and building resilience.

Whether it’s a meltdown at home or a panic moment at school, support is just a tap away.

Lucero screen showing Journey Feature
Lucero screen showing the crew feature

With the Crew feature, youth can link arms with caregivers, friends, or mentors—building a circle of support that stays with them through life’s ups and downs.

 

What Families are Saying

five orange stars

It's been such an amazing and incredible app for our family...I love the parent piece of really being able to work on myself as well, alongside them, through navigating the fun games and spinning the wheel, I think that's something fun for everybody.

Screenshots of the App Lucero: Self Care Made Fun. Mocked up to show Iphone and Ipad Screens

Join Our Mailing List

Join our mailing list to get updates, resources, and sneak peeks.

Lucero is designed to help tweens and teens go on a journey of self-discovery & self-care:<b

Meet the Experts

YOUTH

Journi
"Lucero is an amazing app which provides a safe environment for young people to be themselves! I am so grateful to be a part of Lucero and to be part of an app that can have such an impact on people's lives!"





journi

YOUTH

Martha
"I love that the Lucero app encourages kids to be emotionally intelligent and equip them to better handle sadness and anxiety with positive affirmations! In light of increased mental health issues with my generation, I am excited to be working with Lucero as it is the next step to encouraging better mental health practices at a younger age!"
martha

YOUTH

Jeter
Jeter is one of our 27 Youth App Reviewers, Approvers, & Content Creators

"I was excited to be a part of the Lucero project and can not wait to see the app come to life."





little boy

YOUTH

Madison
"Lucero Speaks is an important development that strives to provide a better understanding of yourself and how you can grow into the person you were created to be. I am more than honored to be a part of the app and can't wait to see it in it's final form!"



madison

GAME CREATORS

Jan Bozarth
Jan Bozarth is the Lucero creative game story writer and one of the 10+ creators who have built the entire world of Lumin!

"Writing Lucero's story and helping to guide preteens and teens through the labyrinth of life is an exciting challenge and a joy at the same time. I'm proud to be a part of this team!"
jan

THERAPISTS

Dakota Becker
Dakota Becker is one of the 6 Therapists that have co-created, reviewed, and approved all content!

"I love that the app provides a safe and accessible space from tweens and teens to explore more about themselves while gaining further insight, a sense of belonging and connection, and opportunities to grow and overcome challenges."
dakota

Frequently Asked Questions

Dummy

Lucero is a game-based self-care app, a digital “daily vitamin” for self-care, brought to you by your very own Mind-Body-Heart Guide, Lucero. In collaboration with partners, Lucero has measurement and triage capabilities to help identify youth in need of higher levels of support and connect them with appropriate resources.

Lucero will always have a free Individual account version available. Lucero Plus is available through scholarships and group codes provided by community partners. We are committed to building partnerships to expand access to more youth. Let us know if you have partnership ideas or suggestions!

Lucero is for Tweens, Teens, and their Families. Families are inclusive of any combination of kids and adults who want to radically support each other and practice self-care together.

All Lucero content has been co-developed with, reviewed, and approved by certified clinical therapists who specialize in working with adolescents and families. View our Care Model here.

If you are 13 or under, your parents legally have access to any data that you share in the app. This app has been developed to be COPPA-Certified. COPPA is a regulation that helps keep you and your data safe while online.

All data shared in this app is only used to personalize your app experience. Your individual data will never be sold to third parties or used for advertising.

Lucero is not built for emergencies. If you are experiencing a crisis and need to access additional resources, please refer to the SOS screen in the app.

Creating a Crew is fully optional and not necessary to enjoy the app experience. If you are 13 or under, parent approval is required via COPPA. This approval can be given without an account setup.

Within the app, Crew members can see each other’s progress stats. All other information is up to each user on what they choose to share if they are 13 or older. If you are under 13, Lucero is required by COPPA to share your data with your legal guardian, if requested.

Absolutely! Please encourage your friends to download the Lucero app.

You can register by downloading the Lucero app via the App Store® and Google Play Store.

Lucero will guide you through the registration process once you download.

On the Login page, please press the Forgot Password button. You can also access this in your account Settings.

Join our mailing list to stay up-to-date with Lucero!

Support starts today

Are you looking for ways to better support the tweens or teens in your life?

Big feelings don’t have to feel so big. Lucero gives kids tools they actually want to use—and gives you a way to walk beside them.

Healthy habits. Real connection. Lifelong emotional skills.

Minutes for Mindfulness

Meet Meagan Butler
The Importance of Naming Emotions
What Ages is Lucero for?

Download Lucero White Paper

Please submit the following form to download Lucero White Paper.

Join our Mailing list!

Get all latest news from Lucero dedicated to your specific subscriber type!

icon lucero lifting

Contact Us

Reach Out and Connect With Us Today!

Your Download Link...

Thank you for downloading the Lucero White Paper! Our team of over 50 youth, therapists, creatives, and developers who built Lucero are so grateful to share our early app effectiveness results with you. 
 
Click on the link below to download!