How to Write Therapy Intake Notes (with Example)

Therapy Intake Note Workflow

The first session is a juggle: empathy, safety, and structure—while your brain is also triaging risk and formulating care. Early in their careers, many clinicians over-collect history and under-document clinical reasoning. Insurance audits usually cure that habit quickly. Intake notes set the tone for treatment. Done well, they capture just enough history to be safe […]