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Note Designer

At Note Designer, your clinical expertise remains at the forefront – with Ethical AI as an optional support tool. Our clinician-focused platform puts you in charge of your documentation.

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Built, owned and operated by fellow clinicians

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Designed with privacy, ethics, and simplicity in mind.

At Note Designer, everything we build is shaped by the real needs of mental health professionals. From secure data handling to intuitive workflows and optional AI, our platform puts you and your values first.

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Privacy-First

We never record sessions or store client data. Your clinical notes remain fully confidential.

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Ethical AI

Optional AI that never trains on your inputs. Use it when you want it, or not at all.

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Time-Saving

Write better notes faster and get your time back—without cutting corners.

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Trusted by over 10,000 therapists.

Note Designer is built by clinicians for clinicians, making therapy documentation faster, easier, and fully customizable.

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    Includes SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SIRP, PIE notes, treatment plans, intake reports, and more — including optional AI assistance. No hidden fees. Ever.

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    Why therapists choose Note Designer

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    Built by clinicians

    Designed by and for mental health professionals. We understand documentation challenges. Helping our fellow clinicians save time and reduce stress is our goal.

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    Secure

    Fully HIPAA and PIPEDA-compliant. Your data stays in your control – no identifying information is ever stored in the cloud or anywhere else.

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    Affordable

    Choose a flexible plan that fits your needs. Unlimited number of clients and notes. Pay monthly or annually with no hidden fees, caps, or gimmicks.

    Powerful features that fit your practice

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    Smart Templates For Any Note Style

    Use built-in templates for SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SIRP, PIE notes, treatment plans, intake reports, and more.

    Save time and stay clinically aligned. All templates are fully customizable.

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    Optional AI For Smarter Note Writing

    Ethical AI helps rewrite or summarize your notes when needed, without ever replacing your clinical judgment.

    Stay in full control of your clinical voice. Or don’t use AI at all - your choice.

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    Supports Diverse Treatments

    Covers over 20 therapy approaches for individual, Couples, Child, Family and Groups (e.g., ACT, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Trauma-Focused, Play Therapy and more)

    Built to support every approach you practice.

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    AI Insights at Your Fingertips

    Get clinical support while writing. Our AI assistant answers questions and offers instant guidance.

    Your thinking partner in clinical care

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    What therapists are saying

    • — J.C., San Jose, California

      I have a small practice. I searched several months for the right therapy note tool to decrease the time spent creating notes. I found Note Designer, but was still not sure it would meet my needs. The search continued with 30 day trials. Finally, I decided upon Note Designer. It’s concise, user friendly. Note Designer allows me to incorporate my standard notes, while teaching me how to effectively write notes. I document, and file way. That simple!

    • — B.P., LCSW, California

      Documentation has always been my least favorite part of being a therapist. Note Designer transformed my note-writing time from mindless drudgery into an opportunity to mindfully reflect on my clients and my practice. I love that Note Designer allows me to protect my clients’ confidentiality by avoiding the use of the cloud. Thank you!

    • — J.H., MS, LCPC, Illinois

      Dear Note Designer, I want to tell you again, how much I love your product. It makes my life so much easier and I wouldn’t be as effective in my work without it!’

    • — G.C., LCSW-C

      One of my personal goals as a therapist is to use proper clinical terms when writing progress notes for my clients . However, I found it difficult to come up with or look for the right terms to use. Note Designer has made it easier for me to not only use clinical terms but also the proper terms for clinical intervention. I am spending less time in doing my notes. The software is easy to use, you can add your own items and interventions. I am very satisfied with this software and highly recommend it.

    • — M.G., LPC, Colorado

      Just completed my first note! Love the program, what a time and energy saver!

    • — R.H., M.S., LPC, Oklahoma

      I am glad I purchase Note Designer, it has saved me a lot of time, I have also recommended to co-workers. Thank you !

    • — JL, PhD

      Thank you. I love your product

    • — L.K., Art Therapist, New Jersey

      Thank you for your message. That’s very helpful. I want to also say how pleased I am with this product it has been immensely helpful, and was exactly what I needed. Have a great day

    • — S.S., Psychologist, Ontario, Canada.

      Thank you! I LOVE the program! It has been incredibly useful, effective and efficient!!!

    • — H.S., MAMFT, Tennessee.

      Hi there, I am a therapist in Chattanooga, TN and I just purchased your Note Designer. In just one hour from the time I discovered your product, I purchased and logged 6 client notes without any issue or trouble. This included learning to navigate associated passwords and all. The thing I tend to dread in my practice is note taking and it has now has become a source of thoughtful more meaningful engagement allowing me to add my own voice where needed. I have already shared my excitement and enthusiasm with 15 colleagues in our practice and a sister practice we recently launched for pre-licesnced therapists. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Warmly,

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      FAQs

      We know therapists value clarity and control. Here are some of the most common questions about Note Designer to help you feel confident before getting started.

      At Note Designer, we pride ourselves on offering personalized, responsive customer support — provided by real humans who truly understand the work you do. As a clinician-founded company, we know how important it is to feel heard, supported, and respected, especially when it comes to the tools you rely on every day.

      When you reach out to us, you’re not speaking to a bot or navigating a help desk maze. You’re connecting with fellow professionals who care about your experience and are committed to helping you succeed. Whether you have a technical question, need help customizing a template, or just want to offer feedback, we’re here — and we listen.

      In a time when automated support is the norm, our users consistently tell us how refreshing it is to get fast, thoughtful, and human responses. Your feedback truly shapes how we grow, and we’ll always do our best to help you feel supported every step of the way.

      Yes. Note Designer is built to help you write therapy notes quickly and effectively, with the flexibility to use them in your own secure systems.

      Most users either print their notes, export them as PDFs, or copy and paste the completed note into their EHR (Electronic Health Record) system or into a word processing program like Microsoft Word for final editing, formatting, and secure storage.

      Note Designer is not an EHR and does not transmit or store your notes on the cloud or on our servers. It’s a documentation tool — not a storage platform — designed to support structured, efficient, and customizable note composition.

      For guidance on secure storage options and best practices, visit: https://notedesigner.com/resources/storage

      Because Note Designer is a note writing software and not a record storage system (such as with Electronic Health Records), and because user-identifying information never leaves your browser, HIPAA compliance is not an issue. You are fully in charge of where and how you store your confidential data – with Note Designer your identifying protected health information is never stored in the cloud or on our server – they remain in your hands on your device. Read more about HIPAA here.

      Note Designer’s Ethical AI is built on the principles of transparency, user control, and security. Our AI system is not powered by a third party—instead, we manage a private instance of an open-source model (currently Microsoft’s Phi-4) hosted on our HIPAA-compliant AWS server space. Because we manage the AI model, Microsoft has no access to your client data, and no information is ever shared externally.

      Key features of our Ethical AI approach include:

      • No identifying client information is ever sent to the AI. Patient details from your Headings tab remain entirely within your browser.
      • AI processing is encrypted and secure. When you click “AI Rewrite,” only non-identifiable note content is sent to the AI model, and results are securely returned to your browser.
      • Nothing is stored or reused. Inputs and outputs are never stored, never shared, and never used to train any AI model. The model we use is pre-trained and static.

      We are committed to ethical clinical AI. For more thoughts on this, we invite you to read Patricia’s blog posts or reach out to us directly at info@notedesigner.com.

      Yes — you can try Note Designer risk-free. We offer a free demonstration note so you can explore how the software works and see the quality of our templates and interface before subscribing.

      And when you purchase a subscription, you’re fully protected by our 30-day money-back guarantee. If Note Designer isn’t the right fit for your practice, you can request a full refund within the first 30 days — no hassle, no questions asked.

      This way, you can experience how Note Designer simplifies and elevates your clinical documentation with complete confidence.

      No. Your notes are never uploaded or stored in the cloud — you stay in control of where and how your notes are saved.

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