AI scribe for couples therapists

Facts checked on 17 October 2026.

MentalNote is an AI scribe for couples therapists: record a couples or family session in your browser, get a speaker-labeled transcript and one draft note in DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SOAP or Progress format, or in your own custom format, on a free plan or Premium at $99 a month, with a BAA on every plan. You decide whose record the note belongs in.

Couples sessions are hard to write up: two people, two versions of the same week, and a pattern you are tracking between them. MentalNote listens to the session (with consent from everyone in the room) and drafts one note in your structure, with a transcript labeled by speaker so you can check who said what. You review it, edit it and paste it into your EHR.

5 free scribe sessions a month. No credit card. BAA on every plan.

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 couples and family sessions

• Speaker labels: the transcript is labeled by speaker, so you can check each partner's words before you sign. Labels are generic, so confirm which speaker is which.
• One note per recording: each recorded session produces one draft. If your practice keeps a note in each partner's chart, or names one identified client, edit the draft for that record before you file it.
• Your model, your headings: MentalNote has no built-in Gottman or EFT template. Save one custom format (up to 500 characters) with the headings you use, such as cycle, interventions and each partner's response. It controls structure only.
• Interventions you name go in the Intervention section. The app tells the AI not to add interventions, scores or homework that were not in the session.
• Consent first: the web app asks you to confirm consent before every recording.

Note formats you can generate

Also available: SIRP, PIE and Treatment Plan, plus custom instructions for your own structure. Format guides for couples work: DAP notes for couples therapy, BIRP notes for couples therapy, progress notes for couples therapy, GIRP notes for family systems work.

What a couples session 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.

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.

Whose note is it?

Couples and family therapists chart in different ways. Some keep one note for the couple, some write the note in the identified client's record, and some keep a separate note for each partner. MentalNote does not decide this for you: it drafts one note per recording, describing what each person reported and how they responded.

• Identified client: if one partner is the client of record, edit the draft so it focuses on that client and refers to the other partner by role.
• Separate charts: copy the draft into each record and remove what does not belong there before you sign.
• Billing: check your payer's rules for couples and family sessions with and without the client present. The draft does not choose a code for you.

Writing a custom format for your model

Your custom format controls the structure and headings of the note. The app's documentation rules still come first: only what was said, "Not documented in session" for gaps, no invented scores and no diagnosis you did not state. Some starting points:

• Gottman-informed: presenting conflict, skills practiced (for example softened start-up or repair attempts), each partner's response, homework.
• EFT-informed: cycle tracked, emotions accessed, enactments, each partner's response, plan.
• Family session: who attended, family pattern observed, interventions, each member's response, plan.

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.

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

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.

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.