# CBT Trainer

> Improve CBT, DBT & ACT Skills

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6470683804](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6470683804)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6470683804`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Soy Educational Technologies Limited
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2025-04-15
- **Size:** 5.63 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cbt-trainer/id6470683804)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.soymh.com/privacy-policy](https://www.soymh.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

The first AI-driven virtual patient platform with real-time feedback aligned to established competency frameworks, validated by research and trusted by 500+ 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/

## Rankings

- #528,478 — Overall

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