Practice Pad - Therapy Notes

Finish the session. Tap Finalize. Done.

Practice Pad is the clinical documentation app built by a licensed counselor for therapists who handwrite their notes. Capture them by hand with Apple Pencil and they become a finished, signed clinical record — no retyping, no double work.

WRITE BY HAND, FILE AUTOMATICALLY

• Handwrite session notes with Apple Pencil on your iPad
• On-device OCR turns your handwriting into structured clinical text — nothing leaves your iPad during conversion
• Built-in DAP, SOAP, BIRP, and Narrative templates map your writing to the right field
• Browse and install community note templates — including EMDR specialty formats — right into your library (Cloud plan)
• Review section by section, then sign and lock the note

KEEP YOUR RECORD CLEAN AND DEFENSIBLE

• Append-only addenda let you add dated, signed amendments to a finalized note without altering the original record — in compliance with Medicare and HIPAA 45 CFR §164.526
• Biometric Face ID / Touch ID lock on every session
• AES-256 encrypted on-device storage

YOUR DATA, YOUR ACCOUNT

• Sync finished notes to your own Google Workspace — Drive, Sheets, and Calendar (Cloud plan)
• Or copy note text and export PDF into any EHR with a calendar feed (every plan)
• Your templates and your clients live in your account, not ours

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

• We don't collect your data. Ever.
• No PHI ever touches our servers
• A Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is available for your practice

BUILT BY A CLINICIAN, NOT A BILLING COMPANY Practice Pad started because its founder — a Licensed Professional Counselor — was tired of paying $79 a month for software that held his data hostage. It does one thing exceptionally well: turn your handwriting into a clean clinical record, then get out of your way.

Plans start at $15/month with a 14-day free trial. Practice Pad is a documentation tool, not an EHR — no scheduling, billing, or client portal, by design.