The HIPAA privacy rules give special protection to “psychotherapy notes,” but providers often misunderstand what are and are not covered and how they differ from other mental health records. I.

Traditional clinical documentation can consume up to 20 minutes per session—a timesuck that quickly compounds over weeks and months. Dr. Dionne Mahaffey, an interdisciplinary entrepreneur, founded ...

We evaluate. Therapists ask question after question, and when we’re not asking questions, we’re noting answers to questions we haven’t asked. We’re so curious—professionally curious. It’s a trained ...

“I mean, I like my therapist, but I have no idea what she means when she tells me I ‘made progress today.’” “If I’m walking out of therapy feeling worse, does that mean it’s not helping me?” As a ...