practice therapy
before it counts.
Short, realistic patient conversations. Calm feedback. Repeatable reps — so psychology and counselling students show up ready when it matters. Low stakes reps for high stakes work.
- Private by default
- Built for students
- Evidence informed
Micro drill
Active listening · L2
Rapport
Built with students training at
Our promise
low stakes reps
for high stakes work.
No expensive actors. No booked-out simulation suites. No awkward roleplay with your housemate. Just short, realistic reps — on your phone, between lectures — so you walk into the real room with earned confidence.
3–5 min
Per micro drill
Private
By default
Mobile
First, always
How it works
Practice. Reflect. Grow.
No room booking. No scheduling. No commuting. Just open the app, meet a patient, and build the skill the way it actually builds — one rep at a time.
- 01
Meet a virtual patient
Pick a presentation tuned to your level — from a first-session intake to a tougher disclosure. Couchy briefs you in under a minute.
- 02
Run the rep
Have a real, responsive conversation. Pause, rewind, or try a different opening — low stakes, on repeat.
- 03
Debrief and grow
Calm, evidence-informed feedback on what landed, what to try next, and where your skills are quietly building.
Scenarios
The closest thing to a real patient. Without the stakes.
Co-designed with working clinicians. Calm enough to explore. Real enough to mean something.
First session: Anxiety
"A uni student is feeling overwhelmed and not sure where to start." Practise the opening, build rapport, and land on a shared plan — as many times as you need.
Patient
I've been feeling really overwhelmed lately. I don't even know where to start.You
Thanks for saying that. It takes courage. Let's take a breath together — what feels loudest right now?Patient
Uni, mostly. And I haven't been sleeping.Debrief
Great work today.
You held space well and stayed curious. Two wins, two gentle things to try next time.
- Explored feelings openly
- Used open questions well
- Reflect emotions sooner
- Check for safety earlier
Micro drill
Turn statements into open questions
A 3-minute rep between lectures. Reflective listening, sharper every day.
"You seem stressed."
earned confidence
One rep at a time.
Streak
7 days
Unlocked
Reflective listening
Progress
Clarity is caring.
See every rep add up.
No scoreboards. No shame. Just quiet visibility of where you're strong, where you're stretching, and what to practise next. Share a debrief with your supervisor when you're ready — or don't.
From students, for students
Therapy is a skill. Reps build it.
"I used to freeze in my first placements. Two weeks of micro drills and I finally feel like myself in the room."
Maya R.
MSc Clinical Psychology, Year 2
"It's the debriefs for me. Kind, specific, and actually makes me a better listener."
Jordan P.
Counselling trainee
"Couchy is the best study buddy I've had. Low stakes, high care."
Aditi S.
DClinPsy student
"My supervisor noticed. Said my openings feel steadier. That's Couch."
Ben H.
Psychotherapy student
Pricing
Built for students. Priced like it.
No procurement. No institutional bundles. No overpriced sim suites you'll never book. Start free — upgrade when you're ready, cancel anytime.
Student
Get your first reps in. No card, no pressure.
- 3 micro drills / week
- 1 full scenario / month
- Personal progress dashboard
- Private by default
Trainee
Priced like a coffee subscription, built for placement prep.
- Unlimited micro drills
- Full scenario library
- Deep debriefs & reflection notes
- Streaks, goals and gentle nudges
- Export debriefs to supervision
Cohort
Bring Couch to your course — without the procurement maze.
- Everything in Trainee
- Instructor dashboard
- Cohort progress insights
- Custom scenarios
- Dedicated support
No. Couch isn't therapy and Couchy isn't a therapist. It's a practice space for future clinicians. Think flight simulator, not flight. The reps happen here so you can show up ready where it matters.
Co-designed with practising psychologists and counsellors, and tuned to your training level. Virtual patients hesitate, backtrack, and get it wrong — like real ones do — but you can always pause, rewind, or try a different opening.
Not even close. Couch sits alongside your coursework, placements, and supervision — giving you the low-stakes reps those things don't have time for. Export a debrief to your supervisor whenever you want.
Private by default. Your sessions and reflections are yours — visible only to you, unless you choose to share a debrief. No league tables, no class-wide leaderboards, no surprise exports.
Placement-bound psychology and counselling students, trainees, and early-career clinicians. If you want to get your reps in before they count, Couch is for you.
Yes — our Cohort plan adds an instructor dashboard, custom scenarios, and dedicated support, without the usual procurement headache. Get in touch and we'll get you set up.
You've got this. Now run the rep.
Practice therapy.
Build confidence.
Not AI therapy. Not another lecture, worksheet, or overpriced institutional tool. Just low stakes reps for high stakes work — in your pocket, in your time.