Why Therapy Notes Feel Harder Than They Actually Are

1. 1Identify the mental context switch required for therapists to write notes
2. 2Analyze the different modes of operation during sessions and documentation
3. 3Design tools that minimize cognitive expense and facilitate easy switching between modes
4. 4Develop features that support structure, summarization, and compliance framing in documentation
5. 5Test and refine tools with feedback from clinicians to ensure they meet their needs

Developers and product managers building tools for therapists can benefit from understanding the cognitive challenges therapists face when writing notes, to design more effective and user-friendly solutions.

💡 The mental context switch required to write therapy notes is cognitively expensive and affects therapists' productivity.

📝 Therapy notes feel harder to write due to mental context switching, not the note itself! 🤯