Free BIRP Note Generator for Therapists
A free BIRP note generator built for therapy sessions, IOP programs, group work, and skills-led care. Draft Behavior, Intervention, Response, and Plan from live sessions. Ten notes each month, no credit card, clinician review before signing.
What is actually free
A working BIRP tool, not a 14-day countdown.
The free BIRP note generator is a permanent tier for therapists who want to test the format on real clinical workflow before upgrading. You get ten AI-generated BIRP notes per month, no watermark, and the same live-session drafting engine used on paid plans.
- ✓ 10 AI-generated BIRP notes per month, every month
- ✓ BIRP as the default format, with SOAP, DAP, and GIRP available
- ✓ In-session transcription from a live browser session
- ✓ Edit, sign, export to PDF, or copy into your EHR
- ✓ No watermark on exported notes
- ✓ No credit card required to start
- ✓ Free-plan use for evaluation, training, or non-PHI contexts when your practice needs a BAA first
BAA note: the free plan does not include a Business Associate Agreement. If your covered entity needs a BAA before any PHI is processed, use the free plan only for evaluation, training, or non-PHI contexts until the agreement is in place.
BIRP built for therapy
Built around the intervention-response loop.
In a DBT skills group, the Intervention and Response sections carry more clinical weight than the Behavior section. The free BIRP note generator drafts each one from what it hears you do, not just what the client reports. That fits IOP, group therapy, SUD work, and CBT exposure sessions where the technique is the note's spine.
Presenting concern, observed affect and behavior, client-reported symptoms, function, and relevant safety information. Enough context to understand why this session needed care.
The therapeutic action you delivered. DBT distress tolerance, CBT exposure, ACT defusion. Name the technique, not the topic.
How the client engaged with the intervention, what shifted in session, what skill they demonstrated, and any measurable before-and-after change that belongs in the record.
Homework, next-session focus, coordination, risk follow-up, and the clinical reasoning that connects the response to the next care step.
If you want the clinical reasoning behind the four sections, read the BIRP notes guide. If you are deciding whether BIRP, SOAP, or DAP fits a caseload better, use the BIRP vs SOAP vs DAP comparison.
From session to signed note
Three steps from live session to edited BIRP draft.
Sign up free
No credit card. Choose BIRP as your default format, pick the modality language that fits your work, and start with a practice session if you want to test the flow first.
Run the session
Open a live therapy session in the browser, enable the microphone, and work normally. No pop-ups, no audio cues, no visible interface change during the session. The tab stays quiet until you end the recording.
Review the BIRP draft
When the session ends, read the Behavior, Intervention, Response, and Plan sections. Edit, sign, export, or copy into your EHR. The clinician stays responsible for the signed note.
Free vs paid, plainly
What the free BIRP tier does, and what it does not.
The free BIRP note generator runs the working clinic loop. Live session transcription, BIRP drafting, format switching, editing, and export. Paid plans are for clinics that outgrow that loop. Unlimited notes, BAA, integrations, audio backfill, Planning Agent continuity, and multi-clinician controls.
| Capability | Free plan | Paid plans |
|---|---|---|
| AI-drafted BIRP notes | 10 per month | Unlimited |
| BIRP as the default note format | Included | Included |
| SOAP, DAP, and GIRP available alongside BIRP | Included | Included |
| In-session transcription | Included | Included |
| Edit, sign, export, or copy | Included | Included |
| Business Associate Agreement (BAA) | Not included | Professional and Enterprise |
| Direct EHR integrations | Manual export | Included where available |
| Audio backfill from past sessions | Not included | Included |
| Planning Agent continuity | Not included | Included |
| Multi-clinician practice features | Not included | Professional and Enterprise |
Free BIRP support, Emosapien vs the alternatives.
The comparison below is limited to the free-tier and BIRP-format capabilities a therapist can evaluate before committing to a paid documentation workflow.
| Free-tier capability | Emosapien | Upheal | Mentalyc | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing free tier with BIRP support Monthly free note generation rather than only a short trial window | Fully supported | Partially supported | Partially supported | Not available |
| No card required to evaluate the note flow A therapist can try the workflow before adding payment information | Fully supported | Partially supported | Partially supported | Not available |
| BIRP plus SOAP, DAP, and GIRP in the same account Switch format per client or program without changing tools | Fully supported | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Live browser transcription on the free tier Draft from a live therapy session rather than only an upload workflow | Fully supported | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Therapy-specific format framing Progress-note structure for psychotherapy, group work, and skills-led care | Fully supported | Partially supported | Partially supported | Partially supported |
Format family
Use BIRP when the intervention is the note's spine.
BIRP is one documentation format in a broader therapy-note family. Use the clinical documentation hub for the full format map, and the free SOAP note generator when a Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan default fits better.
Emosapien drafts the BIRP note. You review and sign. The clinical call stays yours.
BIRP is what my groups need because the response to the intervention is the story. Emosapien gives me the four sections quickly, then I edit the clinical wording before I sign.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The free BIRP note generator includes 10 AI-generated BIRP notes per month, every month, with no credit card required. It is a permanent free tier, not a short trial.
It drafts the four BIRP sections: Behavior, Intervention, Response, and Plan. The draft is meant for clinician review. You edit and sign the final note according to your license, payer rules, and clinic policy.
Yes. BIRP can be your default, and you can switch to SOAP, DAP, or GIRP per client or per session when a supervisor, program, or payer expects another format.
If your practice creates, receives, maintains, or transmits PHI through Emosapien as a HIPAA covered entity, you need a Business Associate Agreement first. The BAA is on paid plans. The free plan is best for evaluation, training, or non-PHI contexts when a BAA is not yet in place.
AI note generation pauses for the rest of the month. Your account does not lock, and your existing drafts remain available to edit and export. The 10-note limit resets each month, or you can upgrade for unlimited notes.
Yes. Emosapien drafts a progress-note starting point. The clinician reviews, edits, signs, and remains responsible for the final clinical record.