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Therapy role-play by chat
Hold a complete session in writing with a client who responds to how you work. Take your time over every reflection and every question; nobody is waiting. At the end you get feedback on the turns that mattered and a scored rating for the session.
Any phone or laptop. No microphone or camera needed.
What you practise in chat role-play
First cases, a technique you have only read about, and quiet practice between classes, wherever you are.
Choosing your words
Draft a reflection, read it as the client would, and change it before you send it. The same for open questions and summaries.
Session structure
Set an agenda, review last week’s homework, and keep one eye on the clock. These are the pieces that go first when the conversation gets interesting.
Guided discovery
Help the client find their own answer instead of handing them yours. In writing, you can see the moment you were about to.
Asking about risk
When risk comes up, ask about it in plain words, then see in the debrief how you did. Trainees often soften the question or step around it; here you can practise not doing that.
Practise across Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), including CBT-I for insomnia, ERP for OCD and trauma-focused CBT for PTSD, as well as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), each following a published treatment model. There is also Mentalization-Based Treatment, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy and more. See every therapy
Your debrief
Feedback after every session
Every chat session ends with a debrief on your words, which is the layer every mode shares.
- The core skills of your model, scored (the CTS-R for CBT)
- Your questions and reflections, your summaries and validation
- How you used the time
- Key moments, each with one concrete thing to try
What you need
Any phone or laptop with a browser. No microphone or camera.
How a session works
Choose a case
Each client comes with a history, a presentation and measures. Read the referral as you would on placement, then begin.
Hold the session
The client responds to how you work. Make your mistakes here, where they cost nothing; hints come only if you ask for them.
Review and grow
A clear debrief on the core skills of your model (the CTS-R for CBT). Then take any one skill into a focused drill and work on it until it holds.
Chat role-play: questions
Is chat role-play as useful as a spoken session?
It trains something different. Chat slows you down, so you can choose each reflection and each question with care, and notice what you were about to say instead. Those habits carry into calls and video.
Which therapies can I practise in chat?
All 13 therapies on the site, from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), DBT and ACT to MBT, IPT and Motivational Interviewing, across hundreds of scenarios written to realistic clinical presentations.
Can I switch from chat to a call with the same client?
Yes. The same client carries across modes, so you can continue in chat after a call with nothing lost.
Can I try it free?
Yes. Your first session with Maya is free, in chat, and you can apply for a scholarship at the same time.
Meet Maya for free.
A short session in chat, with a brief call if you like. Apply for a scholarship at the same time.