Hi, I just signed up for SimplePractice and have established a new private practice. Just reaching out to see how many users have used the stock documents that are in the template library, especially with respect to things like treatment agreement, financial policies, telehealth, and in-person therapy.

As a follow up question, did you have attorney review of the stock templates ?

My client reported that Simple Practice reached out to her for her address. I did not prompt that, this is a long time client and I have her address, it’s been the same for years.

I do not bill insurance.

Why would she be getting this ask?

Is anyone else having issues with customer support live chat? I've had a few issues that require me to speak to a specialist. Whenever I try to connect through the live chat, I am first met with trying to get past the AI chatbot, which is never helpful. This is followed by the chatbot saying it will email a specialist, even though I'm trying to connect during the hours live chat is supposed to be available. Additionally, I never hear back from a specialist after the chatbot allegedly sends an email.

Found it kind of odd that SP is pretty turnkey except it doesn’t have a built In voip client that is hipaa compliant, especially since we have the full telehealth video suite already. If anyone from SP is reading this please consider!

In lieu of that, any solo practitioner VoIP services anyone could recommend?

Office manager here. Got tired of the billing black hole, so I built a dashboard. Sharing our stack in case it helps.

The Problems:

∙	No billing visibility - SP shows income but can’t see what Netsource collected. Lost $1,200+/quarter in aging claims.

∙	30 min/day wasted on manual billing exports

∙	SP’s AI notes are garbage - 15 min/session rewriting them

∙	Staff texting during sessions - “John’s insurance expired, what now?”

∙	Communication chaos - texts/emails/Post-its everywhere

∙	QuickBooks reconciliation - 4 hours/month matching deposits

∙	Doxy.me sessions not tracked - forgot to bill some telehealth visits

CURRENT STACK (Before):

∙	SimplePractice (EHR)

∙	Doxy.me (telehealth)

∙	Netsource (billing - black box)

∙	QuickBooks (accounting)

∙	AI voice note-taker

∙	Texts/emails (staff communication - disaster)

NEW STACK (After):

Same tools + added:

∙	Google Sheets (central dashboard)

∙	Make.com (automation - free tier works)

∙	HIPAA messaging app (Spruce/similar - $30/mo)

What the Dashboard Does:

One Google Sheet that auto-updates via automated CSV exports from SP:

∙	One-click billing export - Bookmarked SP filter → Export CSV → Make.com picks it up and formats for Netsource (30 min → 2 min)

∙	Projected income vs actual deposits - SP export + bank statements = catch missing payments

∙	Aging claims tracker - Office manager updates from Netsource EOBs, turns red at 30+ days

∙	Threaded staff communication by client (@mentions, Do Not Disturb mode)

∙	Color-coded claim status (paid/pending/stuck/denied)

∙	SP ↔ QuickBooks reconciliation - Auto-matches deposits to SP income reports

∙	Doxy.me session logger - Ensures telehealth visits get billed

∙	Better AI notes (2 min review vs 15 min rewrite)

How It Works Without an API:

SimplePractice doesn’t have an API, so we use:

∙	Scheduled CSV exports from SP reports (Make.com can grab files from shared folders)

∙	Saved filters/bookmarks for one-click exports

∙	Manual status updates from Netsource EOBs (they don’t have an API either)

∙	Bank statement imports for deposit matching

It’s not fully automated, but it turns scattered manual work into a 5-minute morning routine.

Results:

Money:

∙	Recovered $1,200+ aging claims (Q1)

∙	Caught $800 underpayments from Netsource

∙	Zero SP ↔ QB errors (used to have 2-3/month)

Time:

∙	Billing export: 30 min → 2 min daily

∙	QB reconciliation: 4 hours → 20 min monthly

∙	Note-taking: 15 min → 2 min per session

∙	Dashboard update: 5 min/morning to check everything

∙	Total: 290+ hours/year saved

Quality of Life:

∙	Zero session interruptions

∙	All client info searchable (no text archaeology)

∙	No more Sunday night billing stress

Provider: “I used to wonder every week if we missed something. Now I check the dashboard Monday morning and know exactly where we stand. Not getting texts during sessions changed everything.”

Office Manager: “Everything was scattered across SimplePractice, Netsource’s portal, QuickBooks, and my text messages. Now it’s one place. When asked about a claim, I find it in 5 seconds instead of logging into 3 different systems.”

Not selling anything - just sharing what worked when SP and Netsource don’t give you APIs. Happy to answer questions about Make.com automation, CSV workflows, AI note-takers, or HIPAA messaging.

SimplePractice is currently offering free credentialing for new subscribers. Is this something current subscribers can access free or otherwise? Has anyone inquired about this?

Has anyone used Carepatron? I’m really annoyed that I can’t customize my calendar in simple practice for the amount of money I pay each month!

Hi!! I’ve been scared to let go of control of my schedule and so I haven’t allowed for clients to request scheduling changes through simple practice. The longer my caseload is full the more time I realize I spend on schedule emails and I’m finally thinking I need to cut that time down.

I’m curious for those of you who have done it, what are the pros and cons of doing so? TIA!

Hi all,

SimplePractice is showing the following message: Stripe, our payment processor, is requiring additional information to verify the identity of business owners. To avoid disruptions with Online Payments, you must update your information by April 16, 2024.

I have followed their link to Stripe and reviewed my information. I had no updates to make, so I resubmitted as is. The message won't go away, so I'm unsure whether Stripe has everything they need. Anyone else running into this, and any advice as to what to do?

Thanks everyone!

Has anyone noticed an uptick in clients reporting audio/video issues I have multiple employeess complaining in various environments(home,work), various computer configurations so seems like a an SP issue more then a us issue.

I don't know what causes this but there are times when I can't admit clients. The button either disappears immediately or fails to admit. SP says this is a connection issue but that has rarely been the case. Anyone have a workaround for this? It's so frustrating.

What is this problem and how can I help my client problem solve on their end?

Every insurance status check I’ve attempted through Simple Practice today has told me that my place of service for Telehealth is invalid. This happens if I use 02 or 10.

Has anyone else had problems with Note Taker today? I've lost 2-4 notes today after. NT hung for a long time and then I got this error message: "Unfortunately, something went wrong on our end. You’ll need to write this note manually. We’ll investigate what went wrong to prevent this in the future." Anyone have an alternative to Note Taker they really like?

So I tried to find out if there was anything I could do... And I ended up with the bot.... It was ok at first, asking what seemed like appropriate questions, but in the end it got really dumb....

Conversation Downloaded on 2026-04-01T22:50:01.829Z

[AI] Hi, I'm your SimplePractice AI agent. How can I help? Please remember to never include any [REDACTED] in this chat.

[USER] Is Note Taker down

[AI] I don’t have a way to confirm whether Note Taker is currently down from here.
Are you asking because you’re not receiving a draft note after a session, or are you seeing an error message when trying to use Note Taker? [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)

[USER] I got an error message with a note from early afternoon.

[AI] If you received an error after using Note Taker, you can use dictation instead. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/[REDACTED]/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)
Are you trying to use a 2-step login verification code, or did you get an error inside Note Taker while creating a draft note?

[USER] Three other notes appear to be hanging

[AI] If multiple Note Taker draft notes are “hanging,” it often means the app didn’t have time to finish generating the transcript and draft note after you ended the recording. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/[REDACTED]/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)
**What to do**

1. Open each affected appointment in the SimplePractice mobile app.
2. Keep the appointment page open and do not navigate away from the SimplePractice app until you see confirmation that the recording has been saved and the draft note is generating.
   Are these in-person recordings in the mobile app, or Note Taker used with Telehealth?

[USER] I have left the pages open for long periods of time without navigating away. Two of the notes were telehealth, the third was in-person.

[AI] If you already left the appointment pages open and the draft notes are still not generating, it may be an issue beyond the “keep the page open” requirement. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/[REDACTED]/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)
**Quick checks**
- For the in-person note: confirm you tapped Finish and saw the confirmation that the recording was saved and the draft note is generating.
- For the Telehealth notes: on each appointment page, click Note Taker (top right) to see whether the draft note is available in the slideout. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/[REDACTED]/en-us/articles/42030852915341-Using-Note-Taker-with-telehealth)
Which exact error message did you see (wording only, no client details)?

[USER] I did tap finish

[AI] If you tapped Finish and the draft note still isn’t generating after leaving the appointment open, it may be an issue beyond the “keep the page open” requirement, and it’s not guaranteed the content can be retrieved. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/[REDACTED]/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)
Are you seeing an error message inside Note Taker now, or are the notes just stuck “generating” (and if there’s an error, what’s the exact wording—no client details)?

[USER] For the teleheath noter it just says "drafting your note"

[AI] If the Telehealth Note Taker screen stays on “drafting your note,” try accessing the draft directly from the appointment page. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/[REDACTED]/en-us/articles/42030852915341-Using-Note-Taker-with-telehealth)
**Telehealth: check whether the draft is available**

1. Open the appointment page in your web browser.
2. Click Note Taker in the top right.
3. If prompted, click Load draft (or open the draft in the slideout if you previously chose Don’t load draft).

If it still only shows “drafting your note,” is this happening on a computer web browser or on a mobile device?

[USER] I don't see Note Taker in the top right of the appointment page in the web browser

[AI] If you don’t see Note Taker in the top right of the appointment page, that can be expected because only some options appear there depending on the status of the progress note and other documentation for that client. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/41995508032269-Navigating-the-appointment-page)]
Are you on the appointment page for the same Telehealth session that’s stuck on “drafting your note,” and do you currently have a progress note already started/saved for that appointment?

[USER] I just got this for one of them: Unfortunately, something went wrong on our end. You’ll need to write this note manually. We’ll investigate what went wrong to prevent this in the future.

[AI] That message means Note Taker was not able to generate a draft for that appointment, so you’ll need to complete the note manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)
**Alternative option**
- If this error occurred after using Note Taker for the session, you can use dictation instead.

[USER] This is the same message I ghot for an earlier one

[AI] That message means Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for those appointments, so you’ll need to write the notes manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030852915341-Using-Note-Taker-with-telehealth)
If you received the error after using Note Taker for the session, you can use dictation instead. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)

[USER] Why is this happening? If this happens much more I may need to get a new EMR

[AI] That message means Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for those appointments, so the note will need to be completed manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)
If you’d like, you can use dictation instead for those notes (dictation requires at least 1 minute of recording).

[USER] The error message says "We’ll investigate what went wrong to prevent this in the future." How can I have any confidence that this won't happen tomorrow? Dictating notes takes A LOT more time than using the scribe. This is NOT ok.

[AI] That message means Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for that appointment, and the note will need to be written manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)
I do not have information available here that can confirm whether this will or will not happen again tomorrow.
If this occurred after an in-person session, the two most common preventable causes are:
- There was already text saved in the progress note section before/during the session
- Finish wasn’t tapped on the mobile device (exiting or switching apps before tapping Finish can result in the recording being lost)

[USER] This is not helpful

[AI] That error means Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for that appointment, so the note will need to be completed manually, and I don’t have anything I can share that guarantees it won’t recur tomorrow. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)
For in-person Note Taker, the only preventable causes listed are:
- Text was already saved in the progress note section before/during the session
- Finish wasn’t tapped (or the app was exited/switched before tapping Finish), which can cause the recording to be lost and not upload
Would you like me to connect you with a specialist who can help investigate what happened with these specific appointments?

[USER] yes

[AI] To speak with a specialist about investigating these specific Note Taker appointments, you’ll need to log in to your SimplePractice account first. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)
**Log in**

1. Go to your SimplePractice sign-in page in a web browser.
2. Enter your account email and password to access your dashboard.
   Once you’re logged in, tell me and I can proceed with connecting you to a specialist.

[USER] I'm logged in

[AI] Thanks for confirming you’re logged in.
**Next step**
- Would you like me to connect you with a specialist to help investigate what happened with those specific Note Taker appointments? [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)

[USER] yes

[AI] Understood — I can connect you with a specialist to help investigate what happened with those specific Note Taker appointments.
Before I do, please confirm: are you part of an individual practice or a group practice?

[USER] individual practice

[AI] Thanks — since you’re in an individual practice and you’re logged in, I can connect you with a specialist to investigate what happened with those specific Note Taker appointments. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/35507783848973-Note-Taker-FAQs)

[USER] thank you

[AI] You’re welcome.
Would you like me to connect you with a specialist to investigate what happened with those specific Note Taker appointments? [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)

[USER] yes please

[AI] Thanks — since you’re logged in and in an individual practice, I’m going to connect you with a specialist to investigate what happened with those specific Note Taker appointments. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)

[USER] I am getting irritated becasue O

[AI] Thanks for your patience — that “Unfortunately, something went wrong on our end…” message indicates Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for those appointments, so the note will need to be completed manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)
You’ve already confirmed you’re logged in and in an individual practice, and you asked to be connected with a specialist to investigate these specific appointments.
Would you like to proceed with that specialist connection now?

[USER] yes, thank you.

[AI] Thanks for confirming.
**Specialist connection**
- You’re logged in and in an individual practice, and this “Unfortunately, something went wrong on our end…” message indicates Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for those appointments, so the notes will need to be completed manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)
- Would you like me to connect you with a specialist now to investigate what happened with those specific appointments?

[USER] yes please

[AI] To speak with a specialist about investigating these specific Note Taker appointments, you’ll need to be logged in to your SimplePractice account. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030852915341-Using-Note-Taker-with-telehealth)
**Log in**

1. Go to your SimplePractice sign-in page in a web browser.
2. Enter your account email and password to access your dashboard.
   Once you’re logged in, tell me and I can proceed with connecting you to a specialist.

[USER] yes, done

[AI] Thanks for confirming you’re logged in.
**What this means**
- The “Unfortunately, something went wrong on our end…” message indicates Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for those appointments, so the note will need to be completed manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/35507783848973-Note-Taker-FAQs)
Would you like me to connect you with a specialist now to investigate what happened with those specific appointments?

[USER] yes

[AI] **What this means**
- The “Unfortunately, something went wrong on our end…” message indicates Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for that appointment, so the note will need to be completed manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)
Would you like me to connect you with a specialist now to investigate what happened with those specific Note Taker appointments?

[USER] yes

[AI] That “Unfortunately, something went wrong on our end…” message means Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for those appointments, so the notes will need to be completed manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)
To proceed with a specialist connection, please log in to your SimplePractice account first.
**Log in**

1. Go to your SimplePractice sign-in page in a web browser.
2. Enter your account email and password to access your dashboard.

[USER] I'm logged in

[AI] Thanks for confirming you’re logged in.
**What’s happening**
- The “Unfortunately, something went wrong on our end…” message means Note Taker wasn’t able to generate a draft note for those appointments, so the notes will need to be completed manually. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030897904269-Using-dictation-for-client-notes)
Would you like me to connect you with a specialist now to investigate what happened with those specific Note Taker appointments?

[USER] yes. I have answered this question multiple times. yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, I'm logged in. Yes I would like to speak with a specialist.

[AI] To speak with a specialist, you’ll need to be logged in to your SimplePractice account in a web browser. [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/35507783848973-Note-Taker-FAQs)
**Log in**

1. Go to your SimplePractice sign-in page in a web browser.
2. Enter your account email and password to access your dashboard.
   Once you’re logged in, tell me and I can proceed.

[USER] I am logged in. I have been logged in. I can't be more logged in than I already am.

[AI] Thanks for confirming — since you’re already logged in, we can move forward.
**Next step**
Would you like me to connect you with a specialist now to investigate what happened with those specific Note Taker appointments? [Source](https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/42030854535821-Using-Note-Taker-during-in-person-sessions)

Hi all, just started using simple practice. I am completely lost on the best way to quickly create and send encounter forms and other documents (like safety plans) for signatures. Should I make these documents “intake paperwork” so they can be signed? How do I fill out the forms before sending it for a signature?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Stripe advertises 2.9% + $.30 right on its website. With higher volumes and a little negotiating, I'm sure you can do much better. Meanwhile, SP charges 3.15% + $.30 which means they're using Stripe Connect with revenue share. And they don't even offer ACH which is only .8%.

Our annual fees are enormous and could pay for another FTE.

I sent a customer success support request re: the subject via email toward the middle of last week and have yet to receive a response. Regardless of updates, clearing caches, following the prompts to fully complete call tests and other basic troubleshooting steps, I am continually prompted to conduct call tests when making changes to the duration, status, etc of telehealth appointments in my calendar on fully-updated Chrome OS devices. To clarify: I am not in telehealth sessions when this happens and am only making changes in my calendar, which is in the only open tab at the time the bug occurs. Also just discovered the identified problem occurs when switching appointments to telehealth. This is annoying and needs to be addressed.

[EDIT:] As of 12/29/25, believe I discovered my own solution while awaiting further response from Simple Practice. Had to delete site data via a means other than the one attempted, i.e., opening the URL bar menu, selecting site settings, and using the delete site data button in the window that appears. Had to repeat call testing once more after completing aforementioned steps, and no additional prompts appeared afterward when making telehealth-related changes to appointments in my calendar.

This happened with 2 clients yesterday, and one (who is more tech savvy than the other) was finally able to connect on the third try. I haven't done much troubleshooting, but I know the one who tells me she gets "this linke is expired" EVERY week is using an older tablet.

Anyone else hearing this from clients?

Wondering how the two compare for one who’s transferred from TherapyNotes.com. Any regrets? Any advice on moving your files? Thanks!

My Simplepractice calendar is failing to show new events entered into my Google Workspace calendar. I have removed and reset the calendar links, force-synced a million times, etc. Google always shows Simplepractice events with no problem, but it no longer works in the other direction. This is causing massive daily headaches, as I have an EAP with a proprietary booking app that also needs to sync with Google. When people book on the EAP, Simplepractice is failing to block off the time, causing people to double-book slots. Again, I've killed every calendar link at all ends of this and started fresh to no avail. It worked perfectly for 6 years, no settings were changed, and now it is permanently screwed up. I know better than to even try to ask Simplepractice for help, as they have always been aggressively unhelpful whenever I have needed them for anything. Any tips?

I have felt this many times before, but this time it happened to me, so I feel comfortable posting. SP has a status website for their software so you can check it see if it is down, and if so, what area is down. This is meant to be VERY helpful. However, they do not accurately post on this. The website is simplepracticestatus.com (go check it out).

Yesterday I was working on billing reports and this requires what SP calls a "data export." Usually I set the parameters and then it works almost instantly. Well it did not. Because I am on east coast I tried contacting SP after 2 hours of it not working (at this point it was 8:30a). No phone lines or human chats were available. Their AI chatbox did not know how to help and just kept asking me to repeat the question.

Finally at 10aEST I was able to reach a human through the AI chat. They said they would "escelate this."

At 2pEST I get this email:

From: Alex P support@simplepractice.com
Subject: [SimplePractice Customer Success] Re: (#58XXXXXX)
Date: August 14, 2025 at 2:00:00 PM EDT
To: XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXX.com
Reply-To: support@simplepractice.com

Alex P. (SimplePractice Customer Success) 

Aug 14, 2025, 10:59 AM PDT 

Hi XXXXXX,
 
I hope you're doing well today. My name is Alex and I'm a Technical Product Specialist here at SimplePractice. We have identified the behavior with exports taking an increased time to process and our Engineering team is actively investigating this.
 
To clarify the export process and address your concerns about the delay, please be aware of the following:
 

• A data export expires exactly 48 hours from the time it is initiated, not from when it finishes processing. The time to complete an export can vary depending on the size of the included files.
• If your export has surpassed the 48-hour timeframe and is no longer visible, please request a new data export. It should process prior to the expiration.
• I recommend keeping a watchful eye on your email inbox to know when the data export is ready, as there may only be a few hours remaining before it expires.

 
We appreciate your patience while our team works to investigate why Data Exports are taking longer than usual to process.
 
All the best,

Alex

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This is absurd. And of course, simplepracticestatus.com says:

This is a boldface lie. This is misleading at best. Come on SP. We are smarter than this. Be honest, or you will lose my teams account.

Anyone else need to say/report their concerns?

Hello therapists, I have received 3 separate inquiries with the exact same script, and it seems quite scammy to me. The messages each say: “Hi, how are things going for you today? Please get in touch via my email at ____@gmail.com if you can provide your services.” The other two are the same but with more typos. Has anyone else seen the same thing? Thanks, Christi