CBT Trainer: How It Changed My Therapy Training Experience
One trainee experience using CBT Trainer to practice therapeutic skills when traditional methods were not available.
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Scale Your CBT Trainingwith AI Solution
Address supervision capacity constraints and ensure consistent competence assessment across your entire cohort. CBT Trainer provides 24/7 practice opportunities with standardized feedback based on established frameworks.
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See CBT Trainer in Action
Watch how CBT Trainer helps trainees practice with realistic virtual patients and receive instant, competence-based feedback
Comprehensive Practice Opportunities
Diverse patient simulation
Practice with a wide range of patient presentations reflecting the diversity you'll encounter in real clinical services. From mood disorders to anxiety conditions, across different demographics and life stages.
Mood Disorders
- •Depression, low mood
- •Bipolar disorder
Anxiety Disorders
- •GAD, social anxiety
- •Panic disorder, panic attacks
- •Agoraphobia, specific phobia
- •Health anxiety
Trauma & Psychotic Disorders
- •PTSD, complex PTSD
- •Psychosis
- •Adjustment disorders
Physical Health Conditions
- •Long-term conditions (LTC)
- •Multiple sclerosis, stroke
- •Chronic pain, disability
- •Sleep difficulties
Other Mental Health Presentations
- •OCD, ADHD, autism spectrum
- •Body dysmorphia
- •Substance use, alcohol misuse
- •Self-harm behaviors
Demographics & Social Identities
- •Young person, young adult
- •Middle-aged, older adult
- •LGBTQ+ identities
- •Asylum seekers, immigrants
Clinical Presentations & Themes
- •Grief, anger, shame
- •Avoidance patterns
- •Emotional suppression
- •Social withdrawal, isolation
- •Perfectionism, high standards
- •Financial stress, work stress
- •Risk assessment scenarios
- •Carer experiences
Advanced Training Technology
Everything your programme needs
Built specifically for CBT training programmes, our platform addresses the key challenges faced by lecturers and supervisors.
- Standardized competence assessment.
- Real-time feedback based on CTS-R and UCL frameworks ensures consistent evaluation across all trainees.
- Scalable supervision support.
- Reduce supervision burden while maintaining quality. Trainees practice independently with AI guidance, bringing higher-quality cases to human supervision.
- Comprehensive progress tracking.
- Detailed analytics show individual and cohort progress across competence domains, enabling targeted interventions and curriculum improvements.
Data-Driven Training Management
Advanced progress analytics
Make efficient decisions about your training programme. Comprehensive analytics provide detailed insights into individual and cohort performance, enabling proactive interventions and continuous programme improvement.
- Individual and cohort dashboards.
- Track progress at both individual trainee and programme levels, with detailed breakdowns of competency development across all skill domains and assessment frameworks.
- Early intervention alerts.
- Automated identification of trainees who may be struggling with specific competencies, enabling timely support and preventing assessment failures.
- Programme effectiveness reporting.
- Demonstrate training outcomes with detailed reports on competency achievement rates, skill development progression, and comparative analysis to support accreditation and quality assurance requirements.
Proven Results from Our Pilot Study
Pilot outcomes from 59 participants across UCL training programmes
- Trainees reported improved assessment skills
- 96.8%
- Average practice time per trainee
- 95 min
- System usability score (Excellent)
- 82.2
Training Programme Feedback
What training professionals are saying
"The practice is so much more realistic than traditional role-play. I can experiment with different approaches without worrying about my classmates' feelings or reactions."
ST
Student Trainee
Year 2 DClinPsy
"Being able to practice anytime reduced my exam anxiety significantly. I didn't have to coordinate with friends or worry about inconveniencing others for practice sessions."
LI
Low Intensity Trainee
LICBT Programme
"The app helped me improve my risk assessment skills and learn to work risk questions into conversations naturally. The feedback was immediately actionable."
CT
Clinical Trainee
Year 1 Placement
"Our supervision hours are limited, and CBT Trainer allows trainees to practice fundamentals independently. They arrive at supervision ready for advanced discussions rather than basic skill building."
CS
Clinical Supervisor
NHS Trust
About Us
Soy Educational Technology is dedicated to creating innovative tools that enhance psychotherapy education and training through cutting-edge language technology.
Our Mission
Pioneer the future of psychological therapies training experience by integrating cutting-edge language technologies to solve the urging problems in psychotherapy education, client care assurance and skill-based staffing.
Our Vision
A world where therapists achieve professional competence and confidence through enhanced, competence-based supervision and training—enabling trainers to provide deeper insights into practice with greater efficiency, while advancing evidence-based psychotherapy that helps more clients receive specialized, high-quality care.
Our Expertise
Founded by experts with backgrounds in computer science, psychology, and AI, we bring specialized knowledge and evidence-based approaches to create technological solutions for mental health education.
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