You became a therapist
to help people —
not to do paperwork.
AI notes, scheduling, billing, client portal — $39/month flat. Nothing hidden.
Sound familiar?
The software is supposed
to help you. So why
does it
feel like a second job?
Every EHR out there was built for large clinics and hospital systems — then awkwardly scaled down for you. You pay the price for that mismatch. Every single day.
The bill keeps growing
SimplePractice starts at $49/mo — then add $35 for AI notes, $20 for SMS reminders, transaction fees, claim fees. A full-time therapist pays closer to $430–800/month. The advertised price is a starting bid, not a final answer.
"I started at $49. Two years later I'm paying over $150 a month. Same practice."
Notes eat your evening
You have 10 minutes between sessions. The software takes 15. So the notes pile up, and by 8pm you're still at your desk — finishing paperwork instead of resting. Therapists spend over 8 hours a week just on documentation.
"I became a therapist to help people. I spend more hours on notes than I do in sessions."
Your records, held hostage
Miss a payment and you lose access to years of client records — records that are legally yours. Some platforms make export so painful it's effectively impossible. That's not an accident. That's how they keep you.
"I tried to export my data. It took three weeks and a support ticket. They made it intentionally hard."
Built for hospitals, billed to you
You pay for multi-provider scheduling, group billing modules, department management, and hospital-grade compliance workflows. Features you will never, ever use — baked into the price you pay every month.
"I'm one person seeing 20 clients. I don't need a 50-seat enterprise platform. I just need something that works."
Cancellation by design — painful
SimplePractice made national news for making it nearly impossible to cancel. Hidden buttons, long hold times, transfers between departments. They know a frustrated customer who gives up is worth more than a happy one who stays.
"Four phone calls to cancel. They kept telling me someone would follow up. Nobody did."
Price hikes with 30 days notice
When Vista Equity bought SimplePractice, therapists got a 69% price increase with a month's warning. Private equity doesn't buy companies to keep prices flat — they buy them to extract more. Your March 2025 bill was proof.
"I got an email. Price is going up in 30 days. No explanation, no negotiation, no choice."
A different way
What if your software
just got out of the
way?
Serenanote was built specifically for solo therapists — not adapted from hospital software, not scaled down from a clinic platform. Built from scratch, for exactly your situation.
Notes done before your next client
Jot 2–3 sentences after a session. Serenanote turns them into a complete SOAP, DAP, or BIRP note — ready to review and sign in under 5 minutes. Not 25. Not after dinner. Before they walk in the door.
Billing that just happens
Session ends, invoice is sent automatically. Clients pay from their phone. You see what's paid, what's pending, what's overdue — no spreadsheet, no chasing, no manual entry. Just done.
Scheduling that runs itself
Clients book online, reminders go out automatically, and cancellations land in your calendar without a text exchange. You stop being your own receptionist.
Secure client portal
Clients complete intake forms, view invoices, and pay online — no app download needed. HIPAA-compliant and mobile-friendly.
Your records. Yours.
Export everything anytime — one click, all formats, no support tickets. Even if you cancel, read-only access stays on for 90 days so nothing gets lost. Your records are yours. That's not a feature. That's just right.
$39/month. That's it.
AI notes included. Scheduling included. Billing included. Client portal included. The price you see is what you pay — this month, next year, and forever. We won't send you an email in 30 days telling you it's gone up.
The honest comparison
What you're actually paying for
Other platforms charge $35–40/month extra just for AI notes. That's on top of their base price. Ours is included.
| Feature | SimplePractice | TherapyNotes | Serenanote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $49/mo (real: $430+) | $69/mo | $39/mo flat |
| AI notes included | ✕ $20–40/mo extra | ✕ $40/mo extra | ✓ Included |
| Mobile app | ✓ Yes | ✕ None in 2026 | ✓ Mobile-ready |
| Hidden fees | ✕ Many | ✕ Several | ✓ Zero |
| Data export anytime | ✕ Restricted | ✕ Limited | ✓ Always |
| Built for solo therapists | ✕ Group/enterprise | ✕ Group focus | ✓ Solo only |
| Cancel anytime | ✕ Reported issues | ✓ Yes | ✓ 1 click |
SimplePractice
TherapyNotes
Serenanote ✓
What it costs
One price. No calculator needed.
No starter plan. No "professional" plan. No add-ons. Just one price that covers everything — because that's what you deserve after years of being nickel-and-dimed.
Solo Therapist Plan
Regular price: $39/mo
Join before we hit our early access limit and lock in $19/month for life. When we launch, the price goes to $39. Your rate never changes. And if we don't ship within 12 months — full refund, no questions, no hassle.
100% refundable if we don't ship · Cancel anytime
From therapists, for real
They were fed up too.
Real frustrations. Real people. Scroll to read more.
"Started at $49. Now I'm paying $163 a month — same practice, same clients. I don't know when it became acceptable to just keep raising the price."
"TherapyNotes has no mobile app. In 2026. I drag a laptop everywhere just to do notes between sessions. That's my whole routine, and it's ridiculous."
"I did the actual math. Sessions Health is $39 base plus $35 for AI notes — $74 before anything else. Serenanote is $39 total. That's $420 a year I'm keeping. It wasn't a close call. The AI notes being included was the whole decision."
"After Ensora bought TheraNest, invoices disappeared. Notes I'd signed vanished. Support never gave a clear answer. Three years of trust, gone. I need software I can actually leave if I have to."
"Got the price increase email. 30 days notice, no negotiation, $79 to $131. I'd referred three colleagues. I felt embarrassed. Started looking for an alternative that week."
"I was spending Sunday evenings on Friday's notes. That's not a workflow problem — that's a software problem. If it makes you work weekends, it's broken."
Questions
Honest answers
V1 is built for private-pay practices — invoicing, superbill generation, and online payments. If you take insurance, you can still generate superbills for clients to submit themselves.
Full EDI insurance claim submission (the kind SimplePractice charges extra for) is on the V2 roadmap. Early access members get it free when it ships — no upgrade needed.
8 hours a week back.
Starting now.
The practice you actually wanted when you started.
You didn't spend years training to spend your evenings on notes. Join therapists who decided to stop accepting that — and got their time back.
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