Why therapists choose Note Designer
Note Designer streamlines documentation without losing your voice. It’s private, fast, flexible, and supports many treatment styles. Ethical AI is optional—you’re always in control.
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With a focus on clinical integrity, Note Designer is shaped entirely around actual therapy workflows. From clinical templates to personalized terminology, it works the way you think — not the other way around.
- Designed specifically for therapy and counseling
- Templates for individual, couples, child, family, group therapy and more
- Optional AI tools that never override your judgment
Ethical AI, optional and respectful
We believe AI should be a tool, not a replacement for your judgment. Note Designer includes optional AI rewriting and summarizing, but only when you choose to use it.
- Use AI only when it helps. It is never on by default.
- Rewrites and summaries maintain your clinical voice.
- Your notes are never used for training or data sharing.
- Use AI or don’t – as you wish.
Privacy-first by default
No cloud storage. No hidden syncing. No data tracking. Your notes stay with you, on your device. Note Designer is fully HIPAA and PIPEDA compliant, so your work stays secure and confidential.
- Fully HIPAA and PIPEDA compliant.
- No automatic backups, syncing, or external storage.
- Privacy is built into every part of the software.
Customize everything
From font size to note layout, you’re free to adjust the software to your needs. Whether you’re a detail-heavy supervisor or a fast-paced solo practitioner, Note Designer fits your workflow.
- Adjust text size, layout, and clinical terms.
- Create your own tabs, categories, and dropdowns.
- Customize templates for any type of session.
- Built to support your habits and preferences.
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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.
Note Designer also includes specialized templates for various types of therapy, including:
- Individual therapy
- Child and adolescent therapy
- Couples and family therapy
- Group therapy
- Clinical supervision notes
- Addiction counseling notes
Yes – Note Designer was built with flexibility in mind, making it easy to create progress notes that reflect your individual clinical style and therapeutic approach.
There are many ways to customize. For each note you create with Note Designer, you can readily add your own tailored content. For instance, you can choose to add introductory and closing paragraphs to each of your notes. You can also modify the wording of our 500+ pre-set statements to match your particular clinical situation and style. The program also allows you to generate and add your own content (e.g., common difficulties you work with, particular types of interventions you make, typical exercises you implement) that can be saved for use in all your future notes. If you choose to use our AI-rewriting feature, you are also free to edit and modify your note output by making additions or deletions as you wish.
Finally, the program has been set up to allow for even more extensive customization by the user: You can create entirely new note templates by moving around elements or even creating new tabs, subtabs, or categories of content. All of these features are designed to balance structure and convenience with flexibility and customizability. Your customizations are stored on our secure server so they are available on all your devices.
Whether you’re a psychologist, social worker, counselor, or psychotherapist, Note Designer helps you write better, faster, and more personalized clinical notes — your 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.
Yes — Note Designer is thoughtfully designed for a wide range of mental health professionals, including psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and other licensed clinicians. Whether you’re in private practice, a group setting, or a nonprofit agency, Note Designer provides professional, flexible, and easy-to-use documentation tools that support your unique workflow.
Our platform supports clinical work across diverse client populations, including individuals, children, couples, families, therapy groups, and those receiving addiction counseling or clinical supervision. Note Designer also accommodates a broad range of therapeutic approaches, such as CBT, ACT, EMDR, trauma-focused therapy, Gottman-based couples work, sex therapy, gender-affirming care, art and play therapies, psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy, behavior medicine, and parts work, including Internal Family Systems (IFS). With customizable templates for every note type — from SOAP and DAP to treatment plans and risk assessments — Note Designer helps you create clear, comprehensive documentation that aligns with your clinical voice and theoretical orientation.
Note Designer supports a wide range of treatment modalities through our robust Content Library, where you can easily select clinical language and interventions tailored to your preferred therapeutic approach. Whether you use structured, insight-oriented, trauma-focused, or integrative models, our platform gives you the flexibility to document in your own voice and within your chosen framework.
We currently offer content for the following treatment approaches:
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
- Adult ADHD Interventions
- Art & Expressive Therapy
- Attachment-Focused Therapy
- Behavioral Medicine
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Reprocessing
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- EMDR
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Inner-Child Therapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- OCD Specific Treatment
- Psychodynamic & Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Supportive Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Spiritually Integrated Therapy
If you don’t see your approach represented, just send us an email at info@notedesigner.com — we’re happy to create and add the clinical content you need. Our goal is to support your unique style and orientation while making your documentation process faster, clearer, and more personalized.
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