AI scribe for Illinois counselors (LPC, LCPC)
Facts checked on 17 October 2026.
MentalNote is an AI scribe for Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors (LPCs and LCPCs) in Illinois: 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. LPCs gaining supervised experience toward the LCPC can use it with their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.
Illinois counselors work in Chicago group practices, downstate community agencies and solo telehealth practices, and the notes pile up wherever the sessions happen. 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 copy 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 LCPCs in Illinois
- LPCs and LCPCs: Illinois counselors are licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). LPCs gaining supervised experience toward the LCPC can draft notes and follow their supervisor's review.
- All-party consent: Illinois law generally requires everyone in a private conversation to agree before it is recorded, and MentalNote asks you to confirm consent before every recording.
- DAP for busy caseloads: compact Data, Assessment and Plan notes, or BIRP and GIRP when your setting wants goals and interventions spelled out.
- Intake to treatment plan: draft the biopsychosocial assessment from the first session and the treatment plan from the next.
- Speaker labels keep each person's words apart in couples or family sessions.
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 LCPCs: DAP notes for LPCs, BIRP notes for LPCs, GIRP notes for LPCs, progress notes for LPCs, and the Illinois 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 4, work burnout and parenting stress (DAP)
Data
Client reports working late four nights this week and snapping at her kids twice. Took one full evening off for the first time in a month. States: "I felt guilty for an hour, then I actually enjoyed dinner."
Clinician reviewed the values exercise from last session and helped the client draft two boundaries to raise with her manager.
Assessment
Client is more aware of overwork patterns and is starting to protect rest time. Guilt about saying no remains a barrier.
Plan
Continue weekly sessions. Homework: raise one boundary at work and keep two evenings screen-free. Next session: role-play the manager conversation.
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 Illinois counselors
Illinois LPCs and LCPCs document under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act and IDFPR rules, plus the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and any payer rules where they work. No single note format is required.
- Consent to record: Illinois is one of the states where recording a confidential conversation needs the consent of everyone in it. MentalNote asks you to confirm your client's consent before every recording, and the ACA Code of Ethics expects permission before you record a session either way.
- Supervision: LPCs working toward the LCPC 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 IDFPR'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 Illinois LPCs and LCPCs?
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.
Do I need my client's consent to record in Illinois?
Yes. Illinois law generally requires everyone in a private conversation to agree before it is recorded, and MentalNote asks you to confirm consent before every recording.
Can LPCs working toward the LCPC use it?
Yes. LPCs can draft notes with MentalNote and follow their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.
Can I draft intake assessments too?
Yes. Choose Intake / Biopsychosocial for a first session, or Treatment Plan for a planning session. Review every draft.
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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