AI scribe for New Mexico counselors (LPCC)

Facts checked on 17 October 2026.

MentalNote is an AI scribe for Licensed Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselors and Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LPCCs and LMHCs) in New Mexico: 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. LMHCs practicing under LPCC supervision can use it with their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.

New Mexico counselors work in Albuquerque and Santa Fe group practices, community behavioral health agencies, school-based health centers and telehealth practices that reach pueblos and rural counties. MentalNote listens to the session (with your client's consent) and drafts the note in the format you chart in. 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 LPCCs and LMHCs in New Mexico

  • LPCCs and LMHCs: New Mexico counselors are licensed by the Counseling and Therapy Practice Board, part of the Regulation and Licensing Department. The LPCC is the independent clinical license; LMHCs practice under supervision and can route drafts through their supervisor's review as usual.
  • BIRP for agency work: Behavior, Intervention, Response and Plan drafts, or GIRP when your program wants each note tied to goals.
  • 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 an agency template.

Note formats you can generate

FormatSectionsGood for
DAPData, Assessment, PlanFast, compact progress notes
BIRPBehavior, Intervention, Response, PlanShowing what you did and how the client responded
GIRPGoals, Intervention, Response, PlanTying each session to treatment plan goals
SOAPSubjective, Objective, Assessment, PlanInsurance-friendly notes and scores such as the PHQ-9
PIRPProblem, Intervention, Response, PlanProblem-focused sessions
Progress noteSession overview, client report, interventions, response, risk and safety, planA fuller narrative note
Intake / BiopsychosocialHistory, mental status observations, risk and safety, impressions, planFirst sessions and assessments

Also available: SIRP, PIE and Treatment Plan, plus custom instructions for your own structure. Format guides for LPCCs and LMHCs: BIRP notes for mental health counselors, DAP notes for mental health counselors, GIRP notes for mental health counselors, progress notes for mental health counselors, and the New Mexico mental health documentation overview.

What a BIRP 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, panic symptoms for a hospital nurse (BIRP)

Behavior

Client reports one panic attack this week, during a code on her unit, down from three. She used paced breathing in the break room afterward. States: "I got through the rest of the shift."

Intervention

Clinician reviewed the panic cycle and practiced interoceptive exposure with brief spinning in session.

Response

Client rated her fear during the exercise lower on the second try and agreed to practice at home.

Plan

Continue weekly sessions. Homework: daily exposure practice and breathing before shifts. Next session: review the practice log.

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 New Mexico counselors

New Mexico LPCCs and LMHCs document under the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act and the board's rules, plus any agency, Medicaid or payer rules where they work. No single note format is required.

  • Consent to record: Whatever New Mexico'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: LMHCs 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 wrongWhat 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 guessedGive no diagnosis, diagnostic impression or code unless you stated it in the session.
An intervention you did not useUse only what the session contains: no invented interventions, scores, dates or homework.
A gap filled with typical contentWrite "Not documented in session" for anything the session did not cover.

How it works

  1. Confirm you have your client's consent. The web app asks you to confirm it before every recording.
  2. Record in the browser, in the room or on a telehealth call in another tab.
  3. When the session ends, choose a format and get the draft, with the speaker-labeled transcript beside it.
  4. 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

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0, no time limit5 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 PilotApplyA 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 New Mexico LPCCs and LMHCs?

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 New Mexico LMHCs use MentalNote?

Yes. LMHCs practicing under supervision can record sessions and draft notes, then follow their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.

Does it work for telehealth sessions?

Yes. Record a video call that runs in a browser tab. No bot joins the call, and the app asks you to confirm consent first.

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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A clinician must review every AI draft. MentalNote does not give medical advice or make diagnoses. Spotted something out of date? Email support@mentalnote.ai and we will fix it.