CBT Trainer vs Practice Room

The first AI-driven virtual patient platform with real-time feedback aligned to established competency frameworks, validated by research and trusted by 2000+ mental health professionals and leading universities. Developed by clinicians and academics at University College London (UCL) and validated in a peer-reviewed study published in JMIR Medical Education (Zhang et al., 2026), CBT Trainer helps therapists in training build essential clinical skills through realistic virtual patient interactions. Backed by Research In a UCL pilot study of 59 DClinPsy and Low-Intensity CBT trainees: 96% reported improved assessment skills 83% reported improved clinical skills overall Trainees voluntarily engaged for an average of 95+ minutes of role-play Rated "Excellent" on the System Usability Scale (82.2/100) "Knowing that I could practice anytime made me feel so much more calm about my exam." — Study Participant "The competence section helped me recognise areas I missed during my roleplay." — Study Participant Read the published study → https://mededu.jmir.org/2026/1/e84091 Perfect for: Clinical psychology trainees · CBT, DBT, ACT therapists in training · CBT therapists in training · Mental health educators Key Features: - AI virtual patients presenting depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, social anxiety, and more - Supports multiple therapy modalities: CBT, DBT, ACT - Real-time feedback aligned to the CTS-R Competence Scale - Voice and text interaction for natural conversation - Judgment-free environment to practise, make mistakes, and learn - No scheduling required — practise anytime, anywhere - Develop Essential Clinical Skills: Assessment · Information gathering · Therapeutic engagement · Guided discovery · Agenda setting · Risk assessment · Treatment delivery Supported competence scales: - Revised Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS-R) - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Scale for Children and Young People (CBTS-CYP) - Assessment of Core CBT Skills (ACCS) - ENhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic factors (ENACT) - Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapy Scale-10 (PCEPS-10) - MBT Adherence and Competence Scale (MBT-RACS) CBT Trainer is intended for educational purposes only and does not provide medical advice or treatment. This app uses Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

The Practice Room is where counsellors and trainees rehearse the hardest part of the work: the conversation. Choose a simulated client, set the skill you want to work on, and practise by voice, text or live video. Try an opening, sit with a silence, navigate a rupture, practise an intervention, with no real person on the other side. After every session you can read the full transcript alongside supervisor-style feedback tied to what you actually said, then write a reflection to bring to supervision. • Realistic AI clients, each with a clear brief and topic • Voice, text and live video sessions • Feedback matched to your own turns in the conversation • Saved reflections, session history and progress over time • The full client library on every plan Free includes two voice or text sessions and one video session each month. The Trainee subscription includes six voice or text sessions and one video session each month. There are no automatic overage charges. The Practice Room is a training tool for professional development. It is not therapy, and the clients are not real people. Built for counsellors, psychotherapists, trainees, and anyone developing their clinical conversation skills. The Practice Room offers an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://thepracticeroom.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://thepracticeroom.app/privacy