CBT Trainer
Improve DBT, ACT & MBT Skills
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
CBT Trainer: Virtual Patient Simulator
The first AI-driven virtual patient platform with real-time feedback aligned to established CBT competency frameworks — validated by research.
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 & MBT 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, and MBT (Mentalization-Based Treatment)
- Real-time feedback aligned to the CTS-R and MBT 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
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/
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- Identifiers
- Usage Data
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Information
- Provider
- Soy Educational Technologies Limited
- Size
- 5.7 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Yearly Premium Promo USD 49.99
- Monthly Premium Promo USD 19.99
- Yearly Premium USD 199.99
- Monthly Premium USD 29.99
- Copyright
- © 2025 Tianyu Zhang
