AI scribe for Illinois marriage and family therapists (LMFT)
Facts checked on 17 October 2026.
MentalNote is an AI scribe for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) and associate licensed marriage and family therapists 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. Associate licensees practicing under clinical supervision can use it with their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.
Illinois marriage and family therapists see couples, families and individuals in Chicago and suburban group practices, community agencies, hospital programs and telehealth practices that reach downstate counties. MentalNote records the session in your browser (with everyone's consent) and drafts the note in the format you use. 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 LMFTs and associate licensees in Illinois
- LMFTs and associates: Illinois marriage and family therapists are licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. The associate license allows supervised practice only, and drafts can go through your supervisor's review as usual.
- All-party consent: Illinois law requires everyone in a private conversation to consent before it is recorded. In a couples or family session, that is everyone in the room.
- Couples and family sessions: one speaker-labeled transcript and one draft per recording. Labels are generic, so confirm who is who before you sign.
- Your own structure: save one custom format (up to 500 characters) to match an agency template or a section for each family member. It controls structure only.
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 LMFTs and associate licensees: DAP notes for LMFTs, GIRP notes for LMFTs, BIRP notes for LMFTs, progress notes for LMFTs, 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, parents disagreeing about a teen's curfew (DAP)
Data
Parents report three arguments this week about their 16-year-old's curfew, each ending with one parent leaving the room. They agreed on one weekend rule before the session. One parent said: "It helped that we decided before he asked."
Clinician helped the couple separate their own disagreement from the conversation with their son and rehearsed a joint message.
Assessment
Co-parenting conflict continues, with early success when the parents agree in advance.
Plan
Continue weekly couples sessions, with the teen joining in two weeks. Parents to agree on the weekday rule together. Next session: review the rule.
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 marriage and family therapists
Illinois LMFTs and associates document under 225 ILCS 55 and the IDFPR rules, plus any Medicaid, agency or 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, and the AAMFT Code of Ethics expects written consent before a session is recorded. In a couples or family session, that means everyone in the room. MentalNote asks you to confirm consent before every recording.
- Supervision: Associate licensees 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 LMFTs and associates?
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 I record a couples or family session?
Yes, with everyone's consent. You get one speaker-labeled transcript and one draft per recording. Speaker labels are generic, so confirm who is who before you sign.
Can associate licensees use MentalNote?
Yes. Associate licensees practicing under clinical supervision can draft notes with MentalNote and follow their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.
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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