For school counseling graduate students and early-career school counselors
Practice the conversations school counseling brings.
Short text conversations with fictional students and parents, with feedback on what to try next.
5 minutes. Text-based. No account or card. For adults in the US.
Text-only practice with fictional clients, for adult learners: graduate students and early-career school counselors. Every student and parent in SeatTime is fictional. It isn’t for use with or by real K–12 students. Feedback is AI-generated and can be wrong.
Your instructor only sees what you choose to share.
A little practice. A useful next step.
Three sentences
- Tyler, client:
(glances up, then back at his phone) Is this about English?
- You, counselor:
Your English teacher asked me to check in, but I’m not here to talk about the class. I’m more curious how things are going for you.
Example conversation and feedback · Fictional client
How it works
Role-plays with classmates don’t sound like a 14-year-old.
The student who answers in one word. The child worried about getting things wrong. The parent who answers for their teen. Rehearse these moments with fictional students and parents.
Every student and parent in SeatTime is fictional. It’s practice for you, an adult learner, and it isn’t for use with or by real students.
- 01
Choose a moment.
One fictional client, one skill to practice. Pick a situation you want to feel more comfortable with.
- 02
Say it your way.
Type what you would say. Take your time, ask for a hint, or rewind and try another response.
- 03
Find your next step.
See what worked and what you could try differently. Give it another go while it’s fresh.
The conversations
Start with a moment you know.
One-word answers
Three sentences.
Tyler, 16, keeps his phone in his hand. Get three real sentences without turning it into a talk about schoolwork.
Listening
“Just let me finish.”
Zoe, 14, stutters and is tired of adults finishing her sentences. Give her the floor.
Student voice
“Don’t make me a lesson.”
Zoe wants a say in how the school responds to kids mocking her. Follow her lead.
Younger students
“I went to the nurse again.”
Elena, 10, worries about getting things wrong. Stay with it in words a kid would use.
Parents in the room
“She answers for him.”
Linh answers every question meant for her son, Kevin, 15. Make room for Kevin without shutting her out.
Confidentiality with minors
“What did he tell you?”
With Kevin out of the room, Linh asks what he told you. Keep his privacy and stay on her side.
The feedback
Know what to try next.
A reflection that landed. A question that changed the subject. A chance to stay with a feeling a little longer. After each conversation, the AI coach walks through specific moments with you.
Keep what worked. Try a different line, then try the moment again.
Feedback is AI-generated and can be wrong. Each note points to your words, so you can judge it yourself.
About the feedbackAnother way to respond
- Zoe, client:
It’s not a big deal. Some kids on the bus copy how I talk.
- You, counselor:
Have you tried just ignoring them?
Example feedback after practice
What's inside
The whole library, not just the demo.
89 scenarios with 25 fictional clients across 8 tracks — each scenario with beginner, intermediate, and advanced versions. Practice microskills (reflections, open questions, summarizing) and MI/OARS moves, then bring a transcript to your site or faculty supervisor.
Foundations
13 scenariosFoundations microskills, one at a time: attending, reflections, open questions, summarizing, and holding the frame of a session.
e.g. “Just be there” · “Paraphrase every turn”
Insight
4 scenariosInsight: meaning, gentle challenge, immediacy, and interpretation once the story is on the table.
e.g. “What it means” · “Name the discrepancy”
Hard moments
18 scenariosHard moments: tears, silence, demands for advice, and personal questions.
e.g. “Sit with it” · “Just tell me what to do”
Rupture & repair
7 scenariosRupture and repair: notice the strain, own your part, and invite the client back in.
e.g. “That makes sense” · “He went quiet”
Culture & identity
10 scenariosCulture and identity: broaching race, religion, gender, disability, and class when they matter, and following the client's lead.
e.g. “A real nurse” · “It's never been the problem”
Modalities
17 scenariosModalities: MI and OARS, CBT, solution-focused work, DBT skills, and trauma grounding.
e.g. “Both sides” · “Roll with it”
Couples & families
9 scenariosCouples and families, plus telehealth: more than one person in the room, or a screen between you.
e.g. “Slow it down” · “You're taking her side”
Risk & ethics
11 scenariosRisk and ethics: asking about suicide risk, safety planning, mandated reporting, duty to warn, and boundaries.
Start free
Try the demo (Three sentences with Tyler) with no account. Then a free account adds three more scenarios with full feedback, no card:
- Name the feeling — with Priya
- Both sides — with Marcus
- Sit with it — with Denise
Every client is fictional. SeatTime is optional practice outside your program. The AI coach can be wrong — its notes point to your words so you can judge for yourself.
An honest note
How the scenarios are built.
- Built around common counseling microskills — attending, reflections of feeling, content, and meaning, open questions, summarizing, MI/OARS, and broaching.
- Every client is a fictional composite — not a real person or a real case. Please never enter real client information.
- The feedback is AI-generated — it points to specific moments so you can judge it yourself, and it can be wrong. Read about its limits.
- Optional practice, nothing more — outside your program, between classes. It doesn’t count toward any program, placement, or licensing requirement. Bring questions to your faculty or site supervisor.
- Your words stay yours — conversations are saved to give feedback and track progress. We don't use them to train our own models; our AI providers process your text to generate replies. Privacy Policy has the details, and you can download your data anytime.
- Monthly is $15, cancel anytime — with a 14-day money-back window on your first payment. Email us within 14 days and it’s done.
Pricing
Start free. Keep going for $15/month.
Text-based practice, available to adults in the United States. Try one free practice with no account, create a free account for three scenarios, or subscribe for every available scenario.
Free
$0
Three scenarios to practice as often as you like, with full feedback. Create an account. No card needed.
Create free accountMonthly
$15/mo
Every available scenario · Text practice up to a daily fair-use limit · Feedback after every conversation. Access starts when you subscribe and renews monthly until you cancel. Cancel any time in account settings; access continues through your paid period. Terms
14-day money-back guarantee
Try your first paid month. If it’s not for you, email us within 14 days of your first payment for a full refund. No questions asked.
Once per person. A full refund ends paid access and stops renewal. Refund details
Practice is subject to daily usage and shared service capacity limits. Responses and feedback may pause when a limit is reached. There are no per-use charges.
For programs — group access for schools and programs. Coordinators see group usage counts only.
Try a free practice first — five minutes, no account or card.
A few questions
Before you give it a go.
What is SeatTime?
Text-only practice with fictional students and parents, for adult learners. You type what you would say; the AI writes the fictional client’s replies and your feedback afterward. Feedback is AI-generated and can be wrong. It’s optional practice outside your program, and it isn’t a place to discuss real students.
Does it count toward my program or license?
No. It’s optional practice outside your program and doesn’t count toward any program, placement, or licensing requirement.
Who is it for?
Adult learners: graduate students in school counseling and related programs, and early-career school counselors. Every student and parent in it is fictional, and it isn’t for use with or by K–12 students.
Is it voice?
Not today. Practice is text only: you type what you would say, with time to think and try another response.
What if the AI feedback gets it wrong?
Sometimes it will. Each note points to your words, so you can judge it for yourself and talk it over with your instructor or site supervisor. You can flag feedback that feels off.
Do I need an account or a card?
Neither for your first practice. A free account gives you three scenarios with full feedback. You only need a card if you choose the monthly plan.
Will my instructor see my practice?
Only if you share it. SeatTime doesn’t send your conversations or feedback to your program. You can export a conversation as a PDF to bring to supervision.
How is my practice data used?
We save your conversations to provide feedback and track your progress. We don’t use them to train our own models. AI providers process your text to generate responses; our privacy policy explains the details. Please use fictional scenarios only.
Try a conversation. See what you learn.
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