In Brief
My motivation for starting Blueprint in 2019 was deeply personal. Years earlier, I lost a close friend to suicide. At that time, the conversation in mental health care was largely focused on improving access to care—and for good reason. But my friend had access to care, and tragically, even that wasn’t enough.
So, we set out with a different goal: to help therapists provide the most effective, high-quality care by embracing measurement-informed care—a data-driven approach proven to improve outcomes. We built a platform that enabled therapists to effortlessly capture meaningful data from clients between sessions, enabling them to make better, data-driven decisions at the point of care.
We saw progress. Thousands of therapists were using Blueprint, helping hundreds of thousands of clients. But something more troubling emerged: therapists were—and still are—burning out at unprecedented rates, and it’s not because they aren’t committed to providing quality care. The reality is that the growing mental health crisis, coupled with increasing caseloads and mounting documentation requirements, has made it nearly impossible for even the most dedicated therapists to keep up.
Therapists enter this profession to help people, not to drown in paperwork. But today, they’re spending up to 30% of their time on documentation just to meet insurance demands. It’s not just draining their energy—it’s impacting the very care they’re working so hard to provide. The system was making it impossible for them to deliver the high-quality care they know their clients deserve, and this constant struggle was leading to widespread burnout.
In early 2023, we introduced Doc Snippets. This feature took the outcomes data we were collecting and transformed it into natural language therapists could easily integrate into their documentation. It was a game changer. Therapists who adopted Doc Snippets were 2-3x more engaged on our platform than those who didn’t. But there was still a barrier: the feature was difficult to discover, because it required therapists to first adopt a measurement-informed care approach in order to access the time-saving benefits of Doc Snippets.
Determined to eliminate the hurdles and friction therapists faced with documentation, we went back to the drawing board. In early 2024, we launched our AI Notetaker, harnessing the latest advancements in artificial intelligence. This breakthrough allowed therapists to automatically transcribe therapy sessions and generate complete clinical documentation in just minutes—saving them valuable time and energy.
Just eight months after launch, we’re now processing millions of session minutes each week, helping therapists reduce their documentation burden and reclaim their time and energy. But we knew there was still more we could do. While freeing therapists from “documentation jail” helps them be more present and deliver better care, we remained committed to our original vision: that therapists, armed with the right data and insights at the right time, can drive better client outcomes.
And that’s why today, we’re excited to introduce Blueprint 2.0.
Introducing Blueprint 2.0
Blueprint 2.0 is a first-of-its-kind AI Assistant built for therapists. Yes, it still automates progress notes and drafts smart treatment plans, but now it goes even further, surfacing AI-powered insights and suggestions to enhance care delivery across the entire client journey.
Here’s what therapists can expect with this release:
- Before sessions: Receive a summary of the previous session, along with reminders of key areas you wanted to focus on so you come into every session fully prepared
- During sessions: Access key client details, assessment results, and worksheets at your fingertips
- After sessions: Get AI-powered suggestions for assessments and worksheets to assign clients between sessions, enhancing engagement
- Anytime: Explore and assign from our full library of clinical assessments and worksheets, available whenever you need them
At Blueprint, our mission has always been clear: to bring technology to mental health care that empowers therapists to deliver exceptional, high-quality care. Designed by therapists, powered by AI, Blueprint enables therapists to make a greater impact on every client they work with—while still going home at 5 PM.
Therapists – we can’t wait to hear how Blueprint 2.0 transforms the way you practice!
