AI scribe for Alabama counselors (LPC)
Facts checked on 17 October 2026.
MentalNote is an AI scribe for Licensed Professional Counselors and Associate Licensed Counselors (LPCs and ALCs) in Alabama: record the session in your browser, pick DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SOAP, Progress, Intake or Treatment Plan, and get a draft to review and sign, on a free plan or Premium at $99 a month, with a BAA on every plan. Associate Licensed Counselors (ALCs) working under an LPC-S can use it with their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.
Alabama counselors work in Birmingham and Huntsville group practices, community mental health centers, college counseling centers and telehealth practices that reach the Black Belt and rural counties. MentalNote records the session in your browser (with your client's consent) and drafts the note while you get ready for the next client. You review it, edit it and paste it into your EHR.
5 free scribe sessions a month. No credit card. BAA on every plan.
The short answer
- Record the session in your browser, in the room or on a telehealth call in a browser tab, and get a draft note when the session ends.
- Pick the format you chart in: DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SOAP, PIRP, Progress, Intake / Biopsychosocial or Treatment Plan, or your own structure with custom instructions.
- It is told not to fill gaps. The app instructs the AI to write "Not documented in session" for anything the session did not cover, and not to add a denial, a diagnosis or a risk rating you did not state. Check every draft.
- Start free: 5 scribe sessions a month, no time limit, no credit card. Premium is $99 a month or $990 a year.
- MentalNote is HIPAA-compliant, with a BAA included on every plan, the free plan too. Many AI scribes offer only a time-limited trial.
Who it is for
Solo clinicians and small practices that want to sign up today, pay a published price and start without a sales call or an IT project. Premium is for solo clinicians. Practices can apply for the Practice Pilot.
Built for LPCs and ALCs in Alabama
- LPCs and ALCs: Alabama counselors are licensed by the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC). ALCs practice under an approved supervision plan with an LPC-S and can route drafts through their supervisor's review as usual.
- DAP for compact notes: Data, Assessment and Plan drafts, or BIRP and GIRP when your setting wants interventions and goals spelled out.
- Speaker labels: a speaker-labeled transcript sits beside the draft, so you can check a quote before you sign.
- Your own structure: save a custom format (up to 500 characters) for a practice template.
Note formats you can generate
| Format | Sections | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| DAP | Data, Assessment, Plan | Fast, compact progress notes |
| BIRP | Behavior, Intervention, Response, Plan | Showing what you did and how the client responded |
| GIRP | Goals, Intervention, Response, Plan | Tying each session to treatment plan goals |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan | Insurance-friendly notes and scores such as the PHQ-9 |
| PIRP | Problem, Intervention, Response, Plan | Problem-focused sessions |
| Progress note | Session overview, client report, interventions, response, risk and safety, plan | A fuller narrative note |
| Intake / Biopsychosocial | History, mental status observations, risk and safety, impressions, plan | First sessions and assessments |
Also available: SIRP, PIE and Treatment Plan, plus custom instructions for your own structure. Format guides for LPCs and ALCs: DAP notes for LPCs, BIRP notes for LPCs, GIRP notes for LPCs, progress notes for LPCs, and the Alabama mental health documentation overview.
What a DAP draft looks like
A human-written, shortened illustration based on a fictional session (no real client). It is not verbatim app output, and your drafts will vary with what is said.
Fictional example: Session 3, stress and low mood for a nursing student (DAP)
Data
Client reports studying until 2 a.m. most nights before clinical rotations and skipping meals. She passed a pharmacology exam she expected to fail. States: "I did better when I actually slept."
Clinician reviewed a weekly study plan and worked with the client on all-or-nothing thoughts about grades.
Assessment
Mood dips track with sleep loss and exam weeks. Perfectionistic thinking is the main theme.
Plan
Continue weekly sessions. Homework: a set study stop time on four nights and one balanced thought per day. Next session: review sleep and the next exam plan.
Risk content is not in this draft because it was not discussed in this fictional session. MentalNote is instructed never to write "denies SI" for a question you did not ask.
Documentation notes for Alabama counselors
Alabama LPCs and ALCs document under the Alabama Licensed Professional Counselors Act and the board's rules in Ala. Admin. Code chapter 255-X, plus any agency, Medicaid or payer rules where they work. No single note format is required.
- Consent to record: Whatever Alabama's recording law allows, the ACA Code of Ethics expects counselors to get a client's permission before recording a session. MentalNote asks you to confirm consent before every recording.
- Supervision: ALCs keep the review and sign-off process their supervisor sets. The AI draft does not change who is responsible for the note.
- Record keeping: Keep the reviewed note in your EHR and follow the board's rules, and any payer or employer rules, on how long records are kept. MentalNote is a drafting tool, not your record system.
- Telehealth: record a video call that runs in a browser tab. No bot joins the call. Most boards look at where the client is located during the session, so check your license covers that state.
What it will not do
These are instructions the app gives the AI for every therapy note. They are meant to reduce errors, but they are not a guarantee. Review every line.
| What can go wrong | What MentalNote instructs the AI to do |
|---|---|
| A risk statement that was never asked ("denies SI") | Include risk and safety content only if it was explicitly discussed, and never write that the client denied something the session did not ask about. |
| A diagnosis the AI guessed | Give no diagnosis, diagnostic impression or code unless you stated it in the session. |
| An intervention you did not use | Use only what the session contains: no invented interventions, scores, dates or homework. |
| A gap filled with typical content | Write "Not documented in session" for anything the session did not cover. |
How it works
- Confirm you have your client's consent. The web app asks you to confirm it before every recording.
- Record in the browser, in the room or on a telehealth call in another tab.
- When the session ends, choose a format and get the draft, with the speaker-labeled transcript beside it.
- Review and edit every line, then copy or export it into your EHR.
Prefer Microsoft Word? The optional Word add-in drafts a therapy note from a short typed summary, with no recording.
What it costs
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, no time limit | 5 web-app scribe sessions a month. No credit card. |
| Premium | $99 a month, or $990 a year ($82.50 a month) | Unlimited note generation, browser app and Word add-in. |
| Practice Pilot | Apply | A guided evaluation for practices. |
No sales call needed: sign up and choose a plan yourself. MentalNote is HIPAA-compliant, with a BAA included on every plan. You accept the BAA in the app before your first session.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free AI scribe for Alabama LPCs and ALCs?
Yes. MentalNote's free plan includes 5 scribe sessions a month, with no time limit and no credit card. The BAA covers the free plan too. Premium is $99 a month or $990 a year.
Can Alabama ALCs use MentalNote?
Yes. Associate Licensed Counselors can record sessions and draft notes, then follow their LPC-S supervisor's usual review and sign-off. You stay responsible for every note you sign.
Which note format should I use?
Use the format your setting or payer expects. DAP is compact, BIRP shows interventions and response, and GIRP ties each note to goals.
Will it add a diagnosis I did not give?
The app instructs the AI to give no diagnosis, diagnostic impression or code unless you stated it in the session. Review every draft before you sign it.
Is MentalNote HIPAA compliant?
MentalNote is HIPAA-compliant, with a BAA included on every plan. You accept it in the app before your first session.
Does it connect to my EHR?
Not directly. Copy or export the reviewed note into your EHR or practice management system.
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