What do we do?

Psycognet explores how artificial intelligence can help bridge the gap between classroom knowledge and real-world clinical practice by creating accessible, scalable, and realistic simulation tools for psychology education and professional training. By merging artificial intelligence with established psychological frameworks, we provide a new environment where practitioners can bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world practice.

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Our simulation tools for clinical and counseling training programs help to create  more immersive and insightful learning experiences to empower the next generation of psychology practitioners complementary to institutional training, aiding students build experience and confidence before applying their skills in real-world clinical settings.

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Our approach

Psychology is learned not only by studying theories, methods, and clinical cases, but by interacting with people. Clinical skills are learned through practice, but psychology students often have limited opportunities to train with real patients. Yet providing students with sufficient opportunities to practice clinical interviewing, psychological assessment, counseling, and therapeutic skills with real patients can be difficult due to limited patient availability, ethical considerations, clinical risk, and the need for supervision. ​

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AI-powered virtual patients

Academic research increasingly supports virtual patients as a valuable complement to traditional clinical training. Our simulation tools start with AI-powered virtual patients that can help bridge this gap by providing safe, repeatable, and realistic environments where learners practice interviewing, assessment, counseling, and therapeutic skills.