AI scribe for Texas counselors (LPC)
Facts checked on 16 October 2026.
MentalNote is an AI scribe for Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) in Texas: 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. LPC Associates can use it too, with their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.
Texas LPCs carry big caseloads across private practice, group practices, schools and agencies, and the notes still pile up after the last client. MentalNote listens to the session (with your client's consent) and drafts the note in the format your practice uses, so you finish documentation between sessions instead of on Sunday night. 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 in Texas
- LPCs and LPC Associates: Texas counselors are licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, part of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC). Associates can draft notes and route them through their supervisor's review as usual.
- Goal-linked notes: GIRP and Treatment Plan drafts tie each session to the goals in the plan, which is what a payer or auditor looks for.
- 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 or a modality such as CBT or solution-focused work.
- Consent first: the web app asks you to confirm your client's consent before every recording.
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: GIRP notes for LPCs, DAP notes for LPCs, BIRP notes for LPCs, progress notes for LPCs, and the Texas mental health documentation overview.
What a GIRP 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 7, panic symptoms and work stress (GIRP)
Goals
Treatment plan goal 1: reduce panic attacks so the client can drive to work without pulling over. Client reports 1 panic attack this week, down from 3 at intake.
Intervention
Reviewed the panic cycle and practiced paced breathing in session. Built the first three steps of an interoceptive exposure plan with the client.
Response
Client practiced breathing with good effect and rated anxiety 7/10 before and 4/10 after the exercise. States: "I made it the whole way down the highway on Thursday."
Plan
Continue weekly sessions. Homework: paced breathing twice a day and step one of the exposure plan three times this week.
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 Texas LPCs
Texas counselors document under the rules of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors and the Behavioral Health Executive Council. The board does not prescribe one note format, so DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SOAP and narrative progress notes are all common. What matters is that each note is accurate, timely and tied to the treatment plan.
- Consent to record: Whatever Texas'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: LPC Associates keep the 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 Texas 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: if you see clients by video, record a call that runs in a browser tab. 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 Texas LPCs?
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 LPC Associates in Texas use MentalNote?
Yes. Associates can record sessions and draft notes, then follow their supervisor's usual review and sign-off. You stay responsible for every note you sign.
Can I use it for telehealth sessions?
Yes. Record a video call that runs in a browser tab; MentalNote captures the tab audio and your microphone. No bot joins the call.
Does it meet Texas board documentation rules?
MentalNote drafts the note; you make sure it meets the Texas board's rules and your payer's requirements 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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