Best AI medical scribes for psychologists, therapists & behavioral health in United States
Therapy notes are not GP notes — DAP / BIRP / GIRP / PIRP formats, treatment plans, and the therapeutic alliance nuance of a session. Session content is also among the most sensitive data in healthcare; the no-training-on-your-data question is non-negotiable.
Filtered to 10 tools that serve United States and document fit for psychologists, therapists & behavioral health. The full United States list lives on /best/united-states.
- 018.9
Read the reviewCommure Scribe
Ambient scribe inside Commure's $7B AI-native RCM and EHR platform — strongest US-market note quality we've tested, with HIPAA + SOC 2 + onshore data + audio-not-stored built in.
Best for: US clinicians and health systems who want enterprise-grade note quality with a self-serve entry price
- 02
Read the reviewHeidi Health
The 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
- 035.8
Read the reviewUpheal
ProvisionalAI-native EHR for therapists — broadest behavioral-health compliance posture in the field (HIPAA + SOC 2 Type II + PHIPA + PIPEDA + GDPR), a real usage-capped pricing model, and deep practice-management EHR integrations.
Best for: Therapists, counselors and behavioral-health practices that want an all-in-one AI-native EHR with a real free tier and usage-capped pricing
- 045.5
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
- 055.4
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
- 065.1
Read the reviewS10.AI
ProvisionalEHR-agnostic ambient scribe with an unusually broad compliance enumeration (HIPAA + GDPR + PIPEDA + ISO 27001 + APP) and a claimed 100+ EHR integration count.
Best for: Practices that want an EHR-agnostic deployment with a multi-jurisdiction compliance posture
- 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
- 084.6
Read the reviewSunoh.ai
ProvisionalAmbient scribe by healow with native eClinicalWorks integration, mobile-first capture and broader EHR support across athenahealth, Epic, Cerner and ModMed — 100,000+ doctors cited.
Best for: eClinicalWorks practices and primary-care groups that want a low-friction ambient layer on an established US EHR stack
- 094.3
Read the reviewFreed AI
ProvisionalThe most transparent self-serve scribe pricing in the US market — three published tiers from $39/mo, HIPAA + SOC 2 Type II, used by 26,000+ clinicians and 1,300+ clinics.
Best for: Solo and small-practice US clinicians who want self-serve onboarding with published pricing
- 103.8
Read the reviewEleos Health
ProvisionalBehavioral-health "system of action" — scribe + compliance review + RCM + clinical insights, deployed across community behavioral-health and substance-use treatment organizations with HITRUST + SOC 2 II + ISO 27001/27799/42001.
Best for: Community behavioral-health agencies, substance-use treatment programs and care-at-home providers — not solo therapists
What to look for when choosing
Specialty-specific notes — apply these on top of the United States-wide compliance posture covered on /best/united-states.
- Native DAP / BIRP / GIRP / PIRP and treatment-plan templates
- An explicit, written 'we do not train on your data' clause
- Audio-retention behaviour (deleted post-transcription is the floor)
- Therapy-modality fit — CBT note structure differs from psychodynamic