AI Scribe for Couples Therapy

Yes—and it is built around the part of couples work that trips up most AI scribes: attribution. In a couples or family session, an ambient scribe has to guess who said what across two similar adult voices, cross-talk, and interruptions during conflict. SOAPNoteAI takes that risk off the table with a dictation mode: after the session you dictate a 60–90 second recap and attribute statements from your own clinical memory ("Partner A raised finances; Partner B withdrew"), and the AI turns that into a structured SOAP, DAP, or BIRP note in about two minutes. You are the most accurate diarizer in the room, so nothing gets mislabeled.

It sidesteps the problem instead of trying to solve it in software. Automatic speaker separation (diarization) is unreliable when partners have similar voices—especially in same-sex couples—and when affect escalates, people talk over each other, or a child or sibling is in the room during a family session. A single misattribution (a threat, a disclosure, or an affair admission tagged to the wrong partner) is a clinical error, not a typo. With dictation mode you attribute every statement yourself from clinical memory, so the note reflects who actually said what. If everyone in the room consents, you can still record the session and let the AI transcribe it—but the attribution stays in your hands.

No. The core workflow is dictation: you record nothing during the session and simply dictate a short recap afterward, so the sensitive relational conflict is never captured. That is often decisive in high-conflict, divorce, discernment, and co-parenting work, and it is the only path that works when one party refuses to be recorded—a refusal that blocks an ambient scribe entirely. Recording is still available when it fits: you can capture an in-person or telehealth session up to two hours long when all parties consent. Some states expect every party to consent before any recording, so confirm consent before you hit record. The choice stays with you, session by session.

You correct it in seconds with Penny, SOAPNoteAI's built-in documentation assistant—no hand-editing required. If a statement lands on the wrong partner, or you remember something one of them said after you've dictated your recap, just type or talk to Penny: tell it to reassign a statement ("attribute this to Partner A") or add the detail you missed, and it folds the change into the drafted note. Because you stay the one directing attribution, the couple's record reflects who actually said what. Penny can also answer questions about your notes and generate related documents such as treatment plans, referral letters, and visit summaries.

Yes. SOAPNoteAI produces SOAP notes plus DAP and BIRP, the behavioral-health progress-note formats reviewers expect for MFT work. Because the relationship is the unit of treatment, the note can document the couple's interaction cycle, each partner's contribution, affect, and response, and the homework or between-session task you assign. It can also suggest ICD and CPT codes for you to review—MFTs commonly bill conjoint codes such as 90847 (family/couples therapy with the patient present) and 90846 (without the patient present)—but you always confirm the coding yourself; the product does not guarantee it.

Yes. SOAPNoteAI is HIPAA compliant, encrypts data in transit and at rest, and signs a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with your practice. Because dictation mode means the session itself is never recorded, the most sensitive material—the live conflict between partners—never leaves the room as audio. You can try it without any real client identifiers, and your first 20 notes are free with no credit card required.

Plans start at Lite ($29/mo for 30 audio notes, or $200/yr). Standard is $69/mo for unlimited audio notes (or $600/yr), and Pro is $79/mo (or $700/yr) and adds typed/shorthand text input. One-time note packs start at $59 if you would rather pay as you go without a subscription. Your first 20 notes are free with no credit card.