English speaking lesson · Health & Wellbeing

Therapist check-in

You're at a first, general check-in with a therapist, mostly getting the practical details sorted. You practise it as a real conversation, at whichever of the four levels fits you — the room and the steps stay the same, only the words get harder.

A first, general check-in · you talk to the therapist

Practise this lesson All lessons

Free plan: 10 messages a day. No card needed.

Therapist check-in — English speaking practice scene

What you have to do

Say why you're there, agree how often you'd like to meet, ask about how sessions work, and schedule the next one. You finish the lesson by getting there in conversation — not by answering questions about it. Nothing is corrected while you talk; the corrections are collected and handed to you at the end.

How it opens

Hi, thanks for coming in — what brought you here today?

Spoken aloud by the tutor playing the therapist.

The 5 steps that finish it

A step clears when you say the thing that clears it. The steps are identical at all four levels — only the example line fades, and at Natural there is none at all.

01
Say why you're here
Say hello, and say briefly why you're here.
“Hi — I'm here about some stress at work.”
02
Say how often
Say how often you'd like to meet.
“Every week, please.”
03
Ask how sessions work
Ask a question about how sessions work.
“Is this private, what we talk about?”
04
Check the plan
Check the plan sounds okay for you.
“Yes, that sounds okay.”
05
Schedule the next session
Say when suits you for the next session, and finish warmly.
“Next week works — thanks for today!”

The words, at all four levels

The same room and the same steps, four vocabularies. These are the words the lesson listens for and scores you on — with what each one means and how it sounds when you are talking to the therapist.

Starter

A1 – A2

Simple, everyday words with a full hint on every step.

here: in this place; “I'm here about work stress.”
stress: a feeling of pressure or worry; “I've had some stress lately.”
talk: to speak with someone; “I'd like to talk about it.”
week: seven days; “Every week, please.”
often: how many times something happens; “How often should we meet?”
private: kept between just two people; “Is this private?”
sounds: used before saying how an idea seems; “That sounds good.”
okay: acceptable, fine; “Yes, that's okay.”
next: the one that comes after; “The next session, please.”
thanks: a short way to say thank you; “Thanks for today.”

Conversational

A2 – B1

Common words at a natural pace, with hints to lean on.

overwhelmed: having too much to deal with; “I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed.”
regular: happening at consistent times; “I'd like something regular.”
fortnightly: happening every two weeks; “Fortnightly might work better.”
confidential: kept private between people; “Is everything confidential?”
session: one planned meeting or appointment; “How long is each session?”
comfortable: at ease, not anxious; “I want to feel comfortable with the pace.”
flexible: able to change easily; “Is the schedule flexible?”
settled: agreed and decided; “That feels settled, thanks.”
schedule: the plan of times for things; “Let's schedule the next one.”
appreciate: to be grateful for; “I appreciate you explaining that.”

Confident

B1 – B2

Richer, more specific words, with only light hints.

juggling: managing several demands at once; “I've been juggling a lot lately.”
check-in: a short, regular conversation to catch up; “I just wanted a general check-in.”
cadence: a regular rhythm of meetings; “What cadence would you recommend?”
boundaries: limits set around what's shared or expected; “What are the usual boundaries here?”
duration: how long something lasts; “What's the typical session duration?”
pace: the speed something moves at; “I'd like to keep a steady pace.”
reassess: to review and adjust later; “Could we reassess in a month?”
practical: focused on useful, concrete things; “I'd prefer to keep things fairly practical.”
sorted: arranged and settled; “That's sorted, thanks.”
appreciate: to be grateful for; “I'd appreciate that.”

Natural

B2 – C1

Advanced, idiomatic words — no hints at all.

frazzled: worn out from stress (informal); “I've just been feeling a bit frazzled.”
unpack: to talk through something in detail; “I'd like to unpack a few things.”
grounding: helping you feel calm and stable; “I'm after something grounding, really.”
checkpoint: a set point to review progress; “Could we treat this as a checkpoint?”
offload: to share a burden to feel lighter (informal); “Mostly I just needed to offload a bit.”
pace: the speed something moves at; “Let's keep the pace manageable.”
steer: to guide the direction of something; “Feel free to steer it, honestly.”
sorted: dealt with and settled; “Great, that feels sorted.”
obliged: grateful for a favour; “Much obliged, thank you.”
cheers: informal thanks; “Cheers, appreciated.”

More Health & Wellbeing lessons

Browse the whole library

Who uses WeSpeak

For every English learner.

From students to professionals - people around the world use WeSpeak to speak better English, every day.

Start Speaking for Free

Free plan available · No credit card needed

Therapist check-in

What you have to do

The 5 steps that finish it

Say why you're here

Say how often

Ask how sessions work

Check the plan

Schedule the next session