AI use cases for therapists & mental health businesses (7)

Therapists and counsellors use AI mainly for paperwork: session notes, letters and treatment plans. Consent and data protection come first. 6 of the 7 cases include reported numbers.

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7 use cases

Documents & knowledgeBeginnerTherapists & mental healthHas numbers

Draft therapy intake and supervision notes with an AI scribe

A clinical psychologist in Singapore uses an AI scribe to transcribe and structure intake, session and supervision notes, then reviews and edits them.

Dr Siew Soon (clinical psychologist) · Singapore

Documents & knowledgeBeginnerTherapists & mental healthHas numbers

Give every clinician in a group practice an AI note-taker

A therapy practice with back-to-back 50-minute sessions had about 10 minutes between clients. Not everyone liked the idea of AI, so they introduced an AI scribe gradually and let …

The Hummingbird Centre

Documents & knowledgeBeginnerTherapists & mental healthHas numbers

Finish psychology notes during the day instead of at night

A psychologist tried several AI documentation tools before finding one that fit her style. Notes are now drafted automatically and she completes them flexibly instead of at the end of …

Dr Olga Lavalle Psychology

Documents & knowledgeBeginnerTherapists & mental healthHas numbers

Stop weekend charting with an AI scribe that learns your template

A psychiatric nurse practitioner used to spend weekends finalising charts to meet insurers' 72-hour deadline. An AI scribe now drafts notes and treatment plans in her template, and she …

Mariah H. (PMHNP)

Documents & knowledgeBeginnerTherapists & mental healthHas numbers

Dictate a quick session summary and let AI write the note

Instead of recording sessions, a psychologist speaks a short summary of key points after each session. The AI turns it into a structured draft, which she refines.

Miki Skinner (psychologist)

Documents & knowledgeIntermediateTherapists & mental healthHas numbers

Write long assessment reports faster with AI structuring

An ADHD assessment clinic considered building its own AI tool, but instead adopted an AI scribe that turns long consultations into structured reports, which clinicians then refine.

Divergence

Customer supportBeginnerTherapists & mental healthQualitative

Share AI-written session notes with clients (with consent)

A person-centred counsellor uses an in-platform AI to transcribe and write notes, so he can focus on clients in session. With consent, he shares the notes with clients as a takeaway.

David Goodman (counsellor)

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