AI Scribe for TherapyNotes
A cheaper, more portable, format-flexible alternative to TherapyFuel Scribe. Generate your SOAP, DAP, or BIRP note in SOAPNoteAI, review it, then copy it into your TherapyNotes progress note.
HIPAA compliant. BAA available. First 20 notes free, no credit card.
How SOAPNoteAI Works With TherapyNotes
SOAPNoteAI is a standalone scribe you run alongside TherapyNotes. You write the note here, then paste the finished note into your TherapyNotes chart.
Capture the visit your way
Dictate a recap afterward without recording, record the in-person or telehealth session (up to 2 hours), upload existing audio, or type shorthand. TherapyFuel Scribe only captures in-person or TherapyNotes-Telehealth sessions—SOAPNoteAI is not locked to one ecosystem.
Review the note in your format
The AI generates a structured SOAP, DAP, or BIRP progress note in about two minutes. You read it, make any edits, and confirm it reads the way you want—payer-audit-ready and aligned to your golden thread.
Copy it into TherapyNotes
Copy the finished note and paste it into your TherapyNotes progress note. To be clear: this is copy-paste, not a native integration—SOAPNoteAI does not auto-fill or sync into TherapyNotes. Copy-paste is the standard workflow for standalone scribes used with TherapyNotes.
A note on integration—we keep this honest
SOAPNoteAI's 1-click, section-by-section sync works only inside SimplePractice. It does not sync, auto-fill, or push notes into TherapyNotes, Tebra, Jane, or any other EHR. If a tighter, in-chart workflow is what you need and you happen to use SimplePractice, see our AI scribe for SimplePractice page, where the one-click sync does exist. For TherapyNotes, the honest and effective workflow is generate-then-copy.
Forgot a detail? Just tell Penny before you copy
Penny is SOAPNoteAI's built-in AI documentation assistant. Before you paste into TherapyNotes, talk or type to Penny to add something you missed or reassign a statement to the right person, and it folds the change into your note. Penny can also answer questions about your notes and generate documents like treatment plans, referral letters, and visit summaries.
SOAPNoteAI vs TherapyFuel Scribe
TherapyFuel Scribe lives inside TherapyNotes; SOAPNoteAI is a standalone scribe you keep no matter which EHR you use. Here is how they line up.
| TherapyFuel Scribe | SOAPNoteAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $40/clinician/mo add-on | From $29/mo (or $200/yr) |
| Requires a paid EHR underneath | Yes — TherapyNotes base (~$69/mo solo; ~$109/mo all-in) | No — standalone subscription |
| Works with other EHRs | No — TherapyNotes only | Yes — copy the note into any EHR |
| External uploads & outside recordings | No — capture locked to the TherapyNotes ecosystem | Yes — uploads + up to 2-hr in-person/telehealth |
| Dictate a recap without recording | No | Yes — dictation mode |
| Note formats | SOAP-style progress notes | SOAP, DAP & BIRP |
| Keep your scribe if you switch EHRs | No | Yes — no lock-in |
| Free trial | Check current pricing | First 20 notes free, no card |
See every tier and one-time note pack on the pricing page, or browse head-to-head breakdowns in our scribe comparison hub.
Why Run a Separate Scribe on TherapyNotes?
TherapyFuel Scribe is a solid in-EHR option. But there are real reasons a clinician on TherapyNotes reaches for a standalone scribe instead.
You want a cheaper entry point
TherapyFuel adds $40 per clinician per month on top of the TherapyNotes EHR you already pay for. SOAPNoteAI starts at $29/mo with no per-head EHR requirement underneath, so a solo clinician or a cost-conscious group can add AI notes for less.
Your capture is not always in-app
TherapyFuel Scribe only records in-person or TherapyNotes-Telehealth sessions and refuses external uploads. If you run telehealth on another platform, take office or phone recordings, or have audio to upload, SOAPNoteAI accepts all of it.
You document in DAP or BIRP
TherapyFuel Scribe drafts SOAP-style progress notes. SOAPNoteAI generates SOAP, DAP, and BIRP—so if your practice charts in DAP or BIRP, you get the format you actually use, then paste it into TherapyNotes.
You want a scribe you keep
Because SOAPNoteAI is not tied to TherapyNotes, a clinician who leaves a group, opens a second practice, or changes EHRs keeps the same scribe and workflow. No lock-in, no migration.
Both tools can be run compliantly. SOAPNoteAI signs a BAA and encrypts data in transit and at rest—see how we handle it on our HIPAA-compliant AI scribe page.
No Session Recording Required
Ambient scribes—TherapyFuel Scribe included—only work if you record the session. SOAPNoteAI does not force that.
With dictation mode, you skip recording the client entirely. After the session, you dictate a short recap in your own words and the AI builds the progress note from that. For therapists and counselors who are uncomfortable recording a live session—or whose clients would rather not be recorded—this is a meaningful privacy option that in-EHR ambient scribes structurally do not offer.
You can still record in-person or telehealth sessions when it makes sense. If you do record therapy sessions, see our guide to transcribing therapy sessions and obtaining client consent. The choice stays with you, session by session.
Who Should Stay With TherapyFuel Scribe
We are not going to tell you TherapyFuel is bad—it is not. For some practices it is the better fit, and here is when.
- You want the tightest in-EHR workflow. With TherapyFuel, the transcript and the note live inside TherapyNotes with no copy-paste step. If keeping everything in one chart matters more than portability, that is a real advantage SOAPNoteAI does not match for TherapyNotes.
- You already pay for TherapyNotes and are fine with $40/head. If the EHR cost is already sunk and the per-clinician add-on fits your budget, staying native is the simplest path.
- You want the bundled AI suite. TherapyFuel also includes Client History Summaries, Session Assist, and Contact Notes, and enrolling one clinician unlocks some of those for the whole practice. SOAPNoteAI is a focused scribe, not a full in-EHR AI suite.
- You need everything in one certified environment. TherapyNotes holds an AI-focused HITRUST certification for TherapyFuel. If your compliance posture favors a single vendor and environment, that consolidation has value.
The honest pitch: SOAPNoteAI is a cheaper, more portable, format-flexible alternative—not a replacement for a tighter in-EHR experience.
Built for Behavioral Health on TherapyNotes
TherapyNotes practices are insurance-heavy and audit-conscious. SOAPNoteAI writes documentation that holds up.
Therapists & counselors
LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs, and LMHCs document individual, couples, or family sessions in SOAP, DAP, or BIRP, then copy into TherapyNotes.
Psychiatrists & psych NPs
Capture med-management visits by dictation or recording. See our psychiatry documentation guide for structure and examples.
Social workers
Turn a quick recap into a payer-audit-ready note with golden-thread goal alignment, without staying late to chart.
Group-practice owners
Add AI notes for the clinicians who want them without committing every provider to a $40/head add-on across the whole roster.
New to structured behavioral-health notes? Start with our psychiatry SOAP note guide and examples.
Create Your SOAP Note in 2 Minutes
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Plans from $29/mo · HIPAA-compliant with signed BAA · 1-click sync to SimplePractice
Frequently Asked Questions
Not with a native, in-app integration. SOAPNoteAI does not sync, auto-fill, or push notes directly into TherapyNotes—our 1-click section-by-section sync works only inside SimplePractice. With TherapyNotes the workflow is: capture the visit and generate the note in SOAPNoteAI (web or iOS), review and edit it, then copy the finished note into the TherapyNotes progress note. Copy-paste is the norm for standalone scribes used with TherapyNotes, so this is not a disadvantage—but we want to be precise, not imply an integration that does not exist.
TherapyFuel—the AI suite that includes TherapyFuel Scribe—is $40 per clinician per month (verified July 2026) as an add-on on top of your TherapyNotes EHR subscription, which itself runs roughly $69/mo for a solo clinician, so realistically about $109/mo all-in for one provider. SOAPNoteAI is a standalone subscription starting at Lite $29/mo (30 audio notes) or $200/yr, with Standard at $69/mo for unlimited audio and Pro at $79/mo adding typed/shorthand text. It works alongside TherapyNotes with no migration and no per-head EHR requirement underneath. Always verify current pricing on each vendor's site.
No. SOAPNoteAI offers a dictation mode: instead of recording the client, you dictate a short recap after the session and the AI builds the note from that. This is a privacy option many ambient scribes—including TherapyFuel Scribe—do not offer. You can also record in-person or telehealth sessions (up to 2 hours), upload existing audio, or type shorthand, whichever fits the visit. TherapyFuel Scribe, by contrast, only captures in-person or TherapyNotes-Telehealth sessions and refuses external uploads or recordings.
Yes. Penny, SOAPNoteAI's built-in AI documentation assistant, lets you talk or type to refine a finished note before you copy it into TherapyNotes—add a detail you forgot, or reassign a statement to the right person, and it folds into the note. Penny can also answer questions about your notes and generate documents like treatment plans, referral letters, and visit summaries.
Yes. SOAPNoteAI generates SOAP, DAP, and BIRP progress notes—the behavioral-health documentation formats. If you document in DAP or BIRP, you generate the note in your preferred format in SOAPNoteAI, then copy it into the corresponding TherapyNotes note. TherapyFuel Scribe drafts SOAP-style progress notes; verify its current format range on TherapyNotes' own documentation before assuming it matches your workflow.
Yes. SOAPNoteAI is HIPAA compliant, with data encrypted in transit and at rest, and we sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). TherapyNotes reports its own HIPAA compliance, offers a BAA, and holds an AI-focused HITRUST certification for TherapyFuel—so both tools can be operated compliantly. Your first 20 notes in SOAPNoteAI are free with no credit card, and no real patient identifiers are needed to try it.
TherapyNotes and TherapyFuel are trademarks of their respective owner. SOAPNoteAI is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by TherapyNotes. SOAPNoteAI does not integrate with, sync into, or auto-fill TherapyNotes; the workflow described is generating a note in SOAPNoteAI and copying it into TherapyNotes. Pricing and feature comparisons are accurate as of July 2026 and may change—verify current pricing on each vendor's site.