Inner Light LabsPractice
Practice for therapists

Practice the work, on your own time.

Talk to AI clients written by licensed clinicians. Get clear, structured feedback after every session — what you did well, what you missed, and what to try next.

Free plan included · No card to start

The Practice Room
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In sitting with
John· age 51
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John

John, age 51

Listening — speak naturally.

Hint · 3End sitting
Why Practice

Reps are the rarest part of training.

You read the books. You watch the tapes. You sit through the role-plays. Then you meet a real client — and there's no rewind, no second take, no honest feedback in the moment. Practice gives you somewhere to do the work between sessions.

01

Reps without real risk

Every client is simulated. You can sit with silence, ask the wrong question, or try a new modality — without anyone in the room paying for your learning.

02

Feedback you can act on

After each session, a supervisor-style review: what worked, what you missed, and one specific thing to try next time. Not a score-card. A direction.

03

On your own clock

Ten-minute sessions, any time of day. Squeeze a rep between cases, or do three back-to-back on a Sunday. Your skills move with the time you put in.

How it works

Three steps. Ten minutes a session.

Pick a client. Have the conversation. Read the notes. Repeat with someone harder.

01

Choose a client

Browse the practice list. Each client comes with a presenting problem, a personality, and a target skill set written by a licensed clinician.

02

Have the session

Up to ten minutes of voice or text conversation. Three hints available if you get stuck. The client responds in character — defences, deflections, and all.

03

Read your feedback

A structured supervisor's note arrives within seconds: strengths, missed opportunities, and a clear suggestion for what to try next session.

After every session

The notes you wish your supervisor had time to write.

Each review is grounded in the actual transcript — not a generic rubric. It quotes you back to yourself, names the moments that mattered, and points to one thing to try in your next rep.

  • ·Strengths, with the exact lines that earned them.
  • ·Missed openings — where the client offered depth and you stayed with the surface.
  • ·One specific intervention to try next time.
  • ·A score across five skills, tracked over time so you can see what's growing.
Supervisor's notes · SampleSession 03 · 9 min

Session with John, 51

Recently divorced · avoidant · stays at the surface

3.8/ 5
Empathy · 4.2Listening · 4Questions · 3.4Rapport · 3.8
Strengths

You let the silence sit after John said ‘the boys are doing okay, mostly.’ That pause was the first time he stayed with the feeling instead of moving on. Your reflection — ‘mostly is doing a lot of work in that sentence’ — was the moment the session opened.

Missed openings

When he said ‘I just overthink things,’ you reassured him. That closed the door. He was offering you a way in to the self-criticism — naming it, even — and the empathy redirected him out of it.

Try next session

When a client labels their own pattern (‘I overthink’, ‘I'm useless’) — stay there. A simple ‘tell me more about that’ often opens more than the cleverest reframe.

The practice list

Clients written by clinicians, not chatbots.

Each client has a backstory, a personality, and the kind of defences that show up in real rooms. Some open quickly. Some won't open at all unless you slow down.

John
John, 51

Recently divorced. Polite, hesitant, talks about work and parenting before anything deeper.

Ann
Ann, 43

In an unhappy marriage, conflicted about leaving. Articulate, warm, and quick to soften her own distress.

Sophie
Sophie, 28

High-functioning anxiety. Articulate and fast-talking; intellectualises the moment feeling gets close.

Five skills, scored every session

What you're building, one rep at a time.

01

Empathy

Hearing what the client is feeling — not what you’d feel in their place.

02

Active listening

Letting silence land. Reflecting accurately. Not rushing to fix.

03

Open questions

Questions that open the room, not ones that wrap it up.

04

Interventions

Choosing the right move — challenge, reframe, sit with — at the right moment.

05

Rapport

The working alliance. Pace, warmth, and the sense that the client is met.

Built by clinicians

A serious tool for serious training.

The clients

Personas are written by licensed clinicians — speech style, defences, openness, volatility, the works. Nothing is generated from a template.

The feedback

Reviews follow a structured supervisor format — client experience, what worked, what was missed, and a relational read on the session.

The privacy

Your sessions and notes are yours. We don't sell or share them. You can delete your account and your data with it.

Pricing

Start free. Pay for what you use.

Free includes a few sessions to try the format. Paid plans include a monthly bundle of sessions and only charge an overage rate if you go over.

In every plan
  • ·Full client roster, written by clinicians
  • ·Structured supervisor feedback after every session
  • ·Skills tracked across five core competencies
  • ·Voice or text. 10-minute cap per session

Free plan to try the format. Paid plans add a monthly bundle and an overage rate when you go over — pay only for what you use.

Common questions

In case you're wondering.

  • Who is Practice for?

    Therapists in training and qualified clinicians who want more reps. It works for pre-licensure trainees, supervisees prepping for sessions, and experienced therapists trying out a new modality without using a real client as practice.

  • Are the clients real people?

    No. Every client is an AI persona — but the persona is written by a licensed clinician, with a backstory, a personality, and the kinds of defences that show up in real rooms. They’re designed to behave like real early-therapy clients, not to perform.

  • How long is a session?

    Up to ten minutes. That’s long enough for a meaningful arc and short enough that you can fit one between cases. You can end early if you reach a natural close.

  • What does the feedback actually look like?

    A structured supervisor’s note: client experience, what worked, what was missed, a relational read, and one concrete thing to try next session. It quotes the transcript — it’s not a generic rubric.

  • What does it cost?

    There’s a free plan to try the format. Paid plans include a monthly session bundle and only charge an overage rate if you go past it. You can cancel any time and keep your access until the end of the period.

  • Is this a substitute for supervision or training?

    No. Practice is for the reps between supervision — somewhere to try things, get fast feedback, and build the muscle. It doesn’t replace clinical training, supervision, or licensure.

Begin

Your next ten minutes of practice.

Pick a client. Have the conversation. Read what came back. The first session is on us.