Built for UK therapists

Your practice,
managed.

Scheduling, session notes, outcome measures, billing, and GDPR compliance. One platform, built for how UK therapists actually work.

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Dashboard

Monday, 15 March 2026
Today's Sessions
6
2 remaining
Active Clients
23
3 this month
Pending Invoices
£840
4 outstanding
CPD Hours
18.5
of 30 target
Today's Schedule
09:00
Sarah M.
Individual · 50 min
10:00
James & Priya K.
Couples · 80 min
11:30
David R.
Assessment · 90 min
14:00
Emma T.
Individual · 50 min

You became a therapist to help people. Not to juggle five apps.

The average UK therapist cobbles together separate tools for scheduling, invoicing, notes, forms, and client communication. None of them understand GDPR, BACP, or UK insurance.

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Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Built specifically for talking therapies, not adapted from a generic healthcare platform.

Scheduling

Calendar with online booking, recurring sessions, bank holidays, and buffer times. Clients book directly from your booking page.

Session Notes

SOAP, DAP, treatment plan, and risk assessment templates. Auto-save, full-text search, and distraction-free mode.

Outcome Measures

PHQ-9, GAD-7, CORE-10/34, PCL-5, AUDIT-C, ORS, SRS. Auto-scored with severity bands, trend charts, and clinical alerts.

Invoicing and Payments

Stripe payment links, GoCardless direct debit, BACS. UK insurance billing templates for BUPA, AXA, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, and Cigna.

Supervision and CPD

Log supervision sessions, track CPD hours against BACP and UKCP targets. PDF exports formatted for annual renewal.

GDPR Compliance

Data retention policies, subject access requests, right to erasure. A proper compliance dashboard, not a tick-box exercise.

See it in action

Everything you need to run your practice, in one place.

Schedule at a glance

Week view with colour-coded appointment types, recurring session indicators, and a daily agenda sidebar. Book individual, couples, family, group, and assessment sessions.

MON
9
TUE
10
WED
11
THU
12
FRI
13
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
Sarah Mitchell
Individual
James & Priya K.
Couples
David Robertson
Individual
Emma Thompson
Individual
Michael Barnes
Assessment
Lucy Okafor
Individual
Rachel Adams
Individual
Aisha Patel
Individual
Chris Donovan
Individual
Grace Liu
Review
Olivia Harris
Individual
Jack Reeves
Individual
Support Group
Group
Ella Morrison
Individual
Ben Taylor
Individual
Anna Kowalski
Individual

Client pipeline

Track every client from first enquiry through to discharge. Drag-and-drop kanban board with risk-level badges, waiting time indicators, and priority scoring.

Enquiry3
Rebecca Lane
1 day
Tariq Hassan
3 days
Fiona Clarke
5 hours
Waitlist4
Daniel OseiMedium
2 weeks
Hannah Price
10 days
Marcus WebbHigh
6 days
Isla Campbell
3 days
Assessment2
Michael Barnes
1 day
Priya SharmaMedium
4 days
Active8
Sarah Mitchell
3 months
James & Priya K.
2 months
Lucy Okafor
6 weeks
Chris DonovanMedium
5 weeks
Olivia Harris
4 weeks
Review2
Grace Liu
8 weeks
Nathan Brooks
12 weeks

Billing and invoicing

Create invoices, track payments, and chase overdue balances. Batch invoice from unbilled sessions, send Stripe payment links, and manage UK insurance claims.

Outstanding
£520.00
Overdue
2
Paid this month
£2,340
Drafts
1
InvoiceClientDateAmountStatus
CW-2026-0052Sarah Mitchell14 Mar£65.00Overdue
CW-2026-0051James & Priya K.13 Mar£90.00Sent
CW-2026-0050Chris Donovan12 Mar£65.00Overdue
CW-2026-0049Lucy Okafor11 Mar£65.00Paid
CW-2026-0048Olivia Harris10 Mar£65.00Paid
CW-2026-0047Emma Thompson10 Mar£65.00Paid
CW-2026-0046Chen Family9 Mar£95.00Paid

Session notes

SOAP, DAP, treatment plan, and risk assessment templates with auto-save. Full-text search across all notes, GDPR-compliant retention policies, and supervision tagging.

Sarah MitchellSOAPCompleted
Session 12
Client reported improved sleep patterns over the past week. Continuing to practise progressive muscle relaxation...
James & Priya K.SOAPDraft
Session 8
Explored communication patterns around financial decisions. Both partners identified triggering phrases...
Chris DonovanRisk AssessmentCompleted
Session 5
Risk level: Medium. Client disclosed increased alcohol use following job loss. No suicidal ideation...
Lucy OkaforDAPCompleted
Session 9
Discussed progress with exposure hierarchy. Client successfully completed Level 3 exposure tasks...
Michael BarnesTreatment PlanCompleted
Assessment
Initial assessment completed. Presenting issues: generalised anxiety, work-related stress. PHQ-9: 14...

Video sessions

UK-hosted video calling with screen sharing, in-session notes, chat, and GDPR-compliant recording. All traffic routed through London. No Zoom links needed.

Session in progress47:12
UK hostedEncrypted
SM
Sarah MitchellClient
AT
Dr. Aris ThorneTherapist
Mute
Camera
Share
Chat
Notes
End

CPD and supervision

Track CPD hours against BACP and UKCP targets with category breakdowns and monthly trends. Log supervision sessions, manage action points, and export PDF reports for renewal.

Hours this period
18.5
Remaining
11.5
Status
On Track
Days until renewal
87
Category breakdown
Workshops & Training
6.5h
Conferences
4h
Supervision
3.5h
Reading & Research
2.5h
Online Courses
1.5h
Peer Consultation
0.5h
Monthly trend
2.5h
Oct
3h
Nov
1.5h
Dec
4h
Jan
3.5h
Feb
4h
Mar

Purpose-built for UK private practice

Across 17 competitors analysed, no platform offers all three of these.

6

UK insurance providers

Pre-formatted claim templates for BUPA, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, and Cigna. Auth code tracking and CCSD clinical coding.

8

Outcome measures

PHQ-9, GAD-7, CORE-10/34, PCL-5, AUDIT-C, ORS, SRS with auto-scoring, RCI calculation, and severity bands. Clients can self-complete via the portal.

100%

GDPR-native

All data in eu-west-2 (London). Subject access requests, right to erasure, data retention policies, and breach notification logging. Not a HIPAA wrapper.

Less than a single session fee.

Cancel anytime. No lock-in.

MonthlyAnnualSave ~20%
Foundation
For therapists starting in private practice
£15/mo
billed annually
  • Calendar with day, week, and month views
  • Online booking page with GDPR consent
  • Up to 30 active clients
  • Client records and session notes
  • SOAP, DAP, treatment plan, risk assessment, supervision, and quick-start note templates
  • Invoicing with line items and payment recording
  • Appointment reminder preferences
Coming soon
Most popular
Professional
Everything you need to run your practice
£31/mo
billed annually
  • Everything in Foundation
  • Unlimited active clients
  • Outcome measures (PHQ-9, GAD-7, CORE-10/34, PCL-5, AUDIT-C, ORS, SRS) with auto-scoring, clinical alerts, and trend charts
  • Supervision log and CPD tracker with PDF and CSV export
  • Automated supervision and CPD compliance reminders
  • Integrated telehealth with screen sharing, GDPR-compliant session recording, in-session notes, chat, and audio-only fallback
  • SMS reminders (50/month included)
  • Secure in-app messaging
  • Batch invoicing from unbilled sessions
  • Credit notes and invoice cloning
Coming soon
Premium
For power users and growing practices
£47/mo
billed annually
  • Everything in Professional
  • AI session note drafts (voice-to-text)
  • AI treatment insights
  • Case formulation tools (CBT, genogram)
  • Reflective practice journal
  • UK self-assessment tax report with quarterly breakdown
  • Revenue, cash flow, and cancellations reports
Coming soon

Questions and answers

Couchwork is an all-in-one practice management platform for UK therapists. It replaces the 3-5 separate tools most therapists use for scheduling, notes, billing, outcome measures, and compliance tracking.

Solo therapists and small practices (1-5 practitioners) in the UK. Counsellors, psychotherapists, CBT therapists, and clinical psychologists registered with BACP, UKCP, BPS, NCS, or BABCP.

Yes. All data is stored in AWS eu-west-2 (London). Couchwork is GDPR-native with built-in data retention policies, subject access request workflows, and right to erasure automation.

Yes. Couchwork includes pre-formatted claim templates for BUPA, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, and Cigna. It tracks authorisation codes and session counts, and supports CCSD clinical coding.

PHQ-9, GAD-7, CORE-10, CORE-34, PCL-5, AUDIT-C, ORS, and SRS. All auto-scored with severity classification, clinical alerts, trend visualisation, and Reliable Change Index calculation.

Yes. Log supervision sessions with structured action points and theme tags. Track CPD hours against BACP (30 hrs/yr) and UKCP (250 hrs/5yr) targets. Export PDF reports formatted for professional body renewal.

Spend less time on admin. More time with clients.

Couchwork is launching soon for UK therapists.

Coming soon