The Therapist's AI Handbook

A Practical Guide to AI for Therapists

Miles Draper

You became a therapist to sit with people, not to spend your evenings wrestling with progress notes. The Therapist's AI Handbook is written for licensed clinicians who want their administrative hours back without putting client trust at risk. Miles Draper walks you through building AI-assisted workflows you can actually stand behind, from session to finished note in minutes, with the privacy line clearly drawn before you type a single prompt. Inside, you'll find practical guidance on crafting prompts that fit clinical language, using AI as a thinking partner for treatment planning, spotting and correcting clinical errors before they reach the file, and handling consent, ethics, and the law in an AI era. There are templates, sample prompts, and a 90-day plan to get you started at your own pace. If you've been curious but cautious, this is the place to begin.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Why AI Belongs in Your Practice (and Where It Doesn't)
• The Privacy Line You Cannot Cross
• Your First AI Workflow: From Session to Note in Minutes
• Prompt Craft for Clinicians
• Progress Notes, Treatment Plans, and Letters That Write Themselves
• AI as Your Clinical Thinking Partner
• Between-Session Support Without Losing the Therapeutic Frame
• Marketing Your Practice with AI (Without Sounding Like a Robot)
• Automating the Boring Stuff: Scheduling, Billing, and Intake
• When AI Gets It Wrong: Spotting and Fixing Clinical Errors
• Ethics, Consent, and the Law in the AI Era
• Building Your Personal AI Toolkit
• Scaling Up: AI for Group Practices and Supervision
• The Intake-to-Discharge Paper Trail, Automated End to End
• Working Alongside Your EHR, Portal, and the Tools You Already Pay For
• Your AI Playbook: Templates, Prompts, and a 90-Day Plan
• About the Author