Best for · Updated May 2026
Best AI medical scribes for private mental-health and therapy practice
Therapy notes are not GP notes — DAP / BIRP / GIRP / PIRP formats, treatment plans, and the most sensitive audio data in healthcare. This list strictly filters to tools that explicitly state they do not train on customer data and document mental-health / behavioral support.
Filtered to 8 tools that match the use-case signal in our data — not by self-reporting.
- 018.9
Read the reviewStenoly
TestedEuropean ambient scribe with 53-language consultation support, a broad clinical-note and correspondence template library, and two-tier AI models (Stenoly Essential and Stenoly Precision) — HIPAA + GDPR + EU MDR Class I compliance.
Best for: Clinicians who want broad consultation-language coverage with a deep template library covering both clinical notes and correspondence
- 02
Read the reviewTali AI
TestedCanada's most-deployed AI scribe and the only Canadian-built one — full PHIPA + PIPEDA + HIPAA + SOC 2 Type II posture, all data processed and stored in Canada.
Best for: Canadian clinicians who need PHIPA + PIPEDA compliance with in-Canada data residency
- 03
Read the reviewHeidi Health
TestedThe broadest-reach ambient scribe in the field — 110 languages across 116 countries, 2M+ consults/week, the best community-shared template system in the category, plus a separate clinical Q&A surface (Heidi Evidence).
Best for: Clinicians who want the broadest template library in the field, a real free plan and global reach
- 04
Read the reviewTandem Health
TestedEuropean regulated clinical AI with the broadest certification stack in the field — but note quality has been the weak point in our hands-on testing, with hallucinations appearing more often than from the precision-focused leaders.
Best for: European and UK clinicians whose primary requirement is the broadest enumerated certification stack — and who can absorb the note-quality gap with careful clinician review
- 055.5
Read the reviewLyrebird Health
ProvisionalWeb-based ambient scribe with a deep Best Practice (Bp) integration and Australian data residency — multi-country availability across AU, UK and US.
Best for: Australian clinicians on Best Practice, plus AU/UK/US users who want a no-install web-based scribe
- 065.4
Read the reviewTwofold Health
ProvisionalSolo-clinician ambient scribe with HIPAA + HITRUST-aligned controls, an explicit no-PHI-training position and 7-day full-feature free trial — 20,000+ clinicians on the platform.
Best for: Solo physicians, therapists and allied-health clinicians who want low flat pricing with HIPAA + HITRUST-aligned security and explicit no-training-on-PHI
- 075.0
Read the reviewMentalyc
ProvisionalAI note-taker for therapists — progress notes, treatment plans and session insights.
Best for: Solo therapists and behavioral-health practices that want a low-cost, multi-jurisdiction-compliant therapy-notes tool
- 084.4
Read the reviewNoteless
ProvisionalNordic ambient scribe with ISO 27001 + CE-marked status, an explicit no-training-on-customer-data position and seven-language consultation support — production-deployed across Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Best for: Nordic and Dutch clinicians who want a CE-marked, ISO 27001 scribe with no audio storage and seven-language coverage
What to look for
Use-case-specific things to verify before you sign a contract — these are the points where ambient scribes differ in practice rather than in marketing.
- Native DAP / BIRP / GIRP / PIRP templates (not just "customisable")
- Explicit, contractual "we do not train on your data" clause
- Audio retention floor: deleted post-transcription, no rolling backup
- Therapy-modality fit (CBT differs from psychodynamic; tools differ too)