Therapy Progress Note Software for Mental Health Professionals

A Different Approach to Writing Your Clinical Notes

Note Designer® is therapy documentation software designed by mental health professionals, for mental health professionals.

For over 10 years, clinicians have used Note Designer to create professional progress notes quickly and efficiently—while remaining in control of what goes into their documentation.

Choose from customizable note formats, clinical content reflecting more than 25 treatment approaches, and optional Ethical AI tools that can help you write and refine your notes. No recording or transcription of your therapy sessions is required.

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Write the Note You Need

Every clinician documents differently. That’s why Note Designer gives you the flexibility to create notes that reflect your clinical work, your treatment approach, and your documentation requirements.

Choose from a wide range of progress note formats, including:

• SOAP Notes
• DAP Notes
• BIRP Notes
• PIRP Notes
• GIRP Notes
• SIRP Notes
• PIE Notes
• Basic Progress Notes
• Risk Assessment Notes
• Intake Notes
• Treatment Plans
• Termination and Discharge Notes

Note Designer also includes specialized documentation tools for individual, couples, family, group, addiction, and supervision work.

Documentation That Reflects How You Actually Practice

Clinical documentation shouldn’t force every therapist into the same generic language.

Note Designer includes professionally written clinical content representing more than 25 therapeutic approaches, including CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, IFS, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Focused Therapy, MBT, Supportive Therapy, and more.

Select and customize the language that fits the work you actually did.

Use AI If You Want It. And Stay in Control If You Do.

Note Designer includes optional Ethical AI tools to make documentation even more efficient.
Use our AI Auto Note to help transform your own brief clinical input into a polished progress note. Use AI Rewrite when you want help refining something you’ve already written.

But Note Designer is not an AI scribe.

We don’t record your sessions or create transcripts of your clients’ confidential disclosures. You decide what clinical information to provide and what belongs in the record.

Prefer not to use AI at all? You don’t have to. Our original non-AI version, Note Designer Classic, is also available.

Created by Clinicians Who Understand Clinical Documentation

Note Designer wasn’t created because AI suddenly made clinical documentation an attractive technology market.

We’ve been helping mental health professionals write their notes for more than a decade.

Note Designer was developed by experienced mental health professionals with an understanding of both the clinical importance of documentation and the reality of trying to complete notes at the end of a busy clinical day.

Our goal has always been simple: help clinicians spend less time struggling with documentation while preserving their own clinical judgment and voice.

Some Common Questions and Answers:

• What is therapy progress note software?
  • Therapy progress note software helps mental health professionals document their clinical work efficiently and consistently. Note Designer provides customizable note-writing tools developed specifically for therapists and other mental health professionals.
• What types of therapy notes can I create with Note Designer?
  • Note Designer supports many common clinical documentation formats, including SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SIRP, PIRP, PIE and Basic progress notes, as well as intake notes, treatment plans, risk assessments, termination and discharge notes, and more.
• Can I customize my therapy notes in Note Designer?
  • Yes. Note Designer is designed to support clinician judgment rather than impose a standardized note. Clinicians can select, edit and customize content to reflect the individual client, session and treatment approach.
• Does Note Designer support different therapeutic approaches?
  • Yes. Note Designer includes documentation content for more than 20 therapeutic approaches, including CBT, ACT, DBT, EMDR, psychodynamic therapy, motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, IFS, MBT and trauma-focused approaches, and more.
• Does Note Designer use AI to write therapy notes?
  • AI is optional in Note Designer. Clinicians can use Note Designer’s Ethical AI features when they choose, or create their notes without using AI.
• Does Note Designer record therapy sessions?
  • No. Note Designer does not record or transcribe therapy sessions. The clinician decides what information to enter into the documentation process.

Helpful Resources for Writing Therapy Progress Notes

Explore our practical guides to writing clear, professional clinical documentation, developed specifically for mental health professionals.

1. Comparing Types of Progress Notes: SOAP, BIRP, DAP and BASIC Notes
2. The Complete Guide to Writing Progress Notes Quickly
3. How to Write a SOAP Note
4. How to Write a DAP Note
5. How to Write a BIRP Note
6. How to Ensure Your Progress Notes Meet Medical Necessity Standards
7. Audit-Ready Documentation: How to Prepare Your Therapy Notes for Compliance Reviews

Straightforward, Affordable Pricing

Note Designer is available for $15/month or $150/year, with unlimited notes and unlimited clients.

Optional Ethical AI tools are included.

No per-note charges. No recording minutes. No complicated pricing tiers.
Group subscriptions are also available.

Write better notes. Spend less time doing it. Stay in control of your clinical documentation.

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