Practice the conversation you’ve been putting off.
Checking in on a friend. Setting a boundary. Bringing up something difficult.
Try saying it out loud or by text. Weftwell shows you what came across in your reply. If it didn’t sound like you, try saying it another way.
What would you like to practice?
Which conversation feels familiar?
Pick a situation or describe your own.
- Checking in with a friendMaya has canceled again. You want to know how she’s doing, but you don’t want her to feel guilty.
- Talking with your partnerSomething’s been bothering you. Each time you bring it up, your partner says tonight’s a bad time.
- Reaching out after a lossA friend is grieving. You’ve started a message three times and keep deleting it.
- Raising a difficult concernYour brother’s drinking worries you. You’d like to tell him what you’ve noticed.
- Checking in at workA colleague who usually joins you for lunch has been eating at their desk all week.
- Setting a boundaryZoe texts when she can’t sleep. You care about her, and you need to put your phone away at night.
And more situations involving family, parenting, stress, conflict and relationships.
How Weftwell works
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Choose a situation
Choose a situation, or tell Remy about the conversation in your own words. Remy asks what worries you most and suggests a practice that fits.
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Say it your way
Speak or type your opening line. The character answers, and you decide what to say next.
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Look back at your reply
See what came through in your response, which conversation skills you used, and one thing you might try differently.
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Try it again
Build your skills through short lessons, quick exercises and longer conversations. Go back to a tricky moment, change your wording, and see how the character responds.
Personalized practice
Practice the conversation that’s actually on your mind.
Tell Remy who you’re speaking with, what you want to say and what makes the conversation difficult. It uses those details to find or shape your practice.
- Choose the challenge Start with someone who’s willing to talk, or practice with someone who brushes off your concern.
- Keep personal details private You can describe a relationship without sharing anyone’s real name.
- Revisit the hard part Try a second reply and see where it takes the conversation.
Remy can help you prepare, but can’t predict how someone will respond.
Your practice path
How to support someone you care about
A guided path, one step at a time.
Start at the beginning or go straight to the skill you need.
Meet Remy, your practice guide
Remy helps you learn one conversation skill at a time.
Tell Remy what’s on your mind. If you need to say no to a friend, for instance, Remy can point you to a lesson on setting a boundary.
- A short lessonLearn one useful idea in about a minute.
- A storyWatch a conversation, then try the moment yourself.
- A quick practiceTry a response in about two minutes.
- A full conversationPut it together in a longer exchange.
Stories
Watch a conversation, then try the moment yourself.
Each step has a story of about four minutes. Watch the moment play out, choose what you might say, then try the conversation yourself.
Feedback that helps you improve
Why that reply worked
Weftwell looks at your replies through five conversation skills. It highlights words that worked well, explains why they may help, and offers a practical suggestion for next time.
As you go
◑Partly there · Showing understanding
You moved straight to a question.
You could also acknowledge how hard things have been.
After the conversation
You acknowledged how hard Maya’s week has been.
What worked
You stayed with what Maya told you. She can say more about her week before the conversation turns to what she should do.
Try this next
Ask one open question, then let the silence sit. Maya decides how much to share.
Try that reply againYou’ll practice how to:
- Listen before offering solutions.
- Ask questions that help someone open up.
- Acknowledge what someone is feeling.
- Raise concerns calmly and directly.
- Work towards a next step together.
As you practice, you can see which approaches you’re using more often and which ones you’d like to work on.
How would you answer Zoe?
You’ve told Zoe that you can’t keep answering her messages late at night.
She replies:
Response A
“Oh, that’s not what I meant. Text me whenever.”
This may ease the tension for now, but it takes back the boundary you were trying to set.
Response B
“You’re not bothering me, Zoe. I’m putting my phone away for the night. Can I call you tomorrow after work?”
This acknowledges how Zoe feels while staying clear about what you can offer.
That’s what you practice in Weftwell: finding words that feel right to you, and understanding what they communicate.
Why Weftwell?
What’s different from practicing in a chatbot?
In a general chat, you can ask for a role-play. Weftwell gives you a character to talk to, a skill to practice, and feedback tied to your reply.
| What you can do | General AI chatbots | Weftwell |
|---|---|---|
| Talk through a difficult situation | Yes | Yes |
| Practice with a character who responds | Possible with prompting | Built into the experience |
| Follow a structured learning path | Requires setup | Included |
| Get feedback on specific conversation skills | Possible with prompting | Built into each practice |
| Track your practice over time | Varies | Included |
Weftwell brings lessons, realistic conversation practice and feedback together in one place, so you can spend less time figuring out how to practice and more time actually doing it.
Who’s behind Weftwell?
Dr. Alvin K. Tay, a clinical psychologist and adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, founded Weftwell.
Weftwell is designed to make structured conversation practice more accessible to everyday users.
Our team is also studying AI-supported practice in professional mental health training. That research is ongoing and separate from the consumer app.
Get early access to Weftwell
Give yourself a chance to practice it first.
Want to try a conversation of your own? Email the team to ask about early access.
Coming soon to iOS and Android.
For professional training and research partnerships, visit Weftwell.com.