An AI therapy note is a progress note written from the session itself. The scribe listens, transcribes with speaker labels, and returns the note in the format mental health documents in: DAP, BIRP, SOAP or a template you build. You review it and sign off. A fifty-minute session that used to cost another hour of writing ends with a draft already structured.
Therapists can use an AI scribe, and the fit is often better than in general medicine, because so much of a session is conversation. ClinicFrame writes therapy progress notes from the session itself: it listens, runs real-time medical transcription with speaker labels, and generates the note in the formats mental health documents in, DAP and BIRP, or in a template you build. Psychologists, psychiatrists, and licensed counselors use it for both in-person and telehealth sessions.
Why does an AI scribe fit behavioral health?
- The right formats, not medical ones. DAP and BIRP ship as built-in clinical note templates, and custom templates cover practice-specific structures like a risk-assessment section. See which format to use.
- Telehealth without a third presence. The call audio is captured on your computer; no bot joins, and your client sees only you, which matters more in therapy than almost anywhere else. It is also the biggest difference from a virtual medical scribe, where a person listens to every session.
- Privacy by design. The session audio is never stored, and a BAA is included with every account. See how audio and PHI are handled.
- Presence. No typing during the session means your attention stays with the client, which is the entire point.
Session notes templates for your practice
If your practice has a documentation standard, build it once as a custom template: name the sections, write a short instruction for each, and apply it to every session. This is how a therapist notes template stays consistent across a group practice or across your own caseload. See creating custom note templates.
Consent
Tell your client the session is being documented with an AI scribe and record their consent, following the rules in your state. The scribe stays in the background, but the conversation about it belongs at the start of the relationship. See patient consent for AI scribes.
What was said
So over the past two weeks the new sleep routine has been helping quite a bit. She is still waking up around three in the morning, maybe twice a week. We went over the breathing exercises again, and mood has been more stable at work.
What ClinicFrame drafted
Where the notes are generated
Everything above happens inside the product: the formats, the templates and the privacy rules are the same ones described here. If you want the full picture for a mental health practice, start at the AI scribe for therapists and psychiatry, which covers the note formats, what happens to session audio, and pricing.
