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, transcribes 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 it fits behavioral health
- The right formats, not medical ones. DAP and BIRP ship as built-in 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.
- 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.