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Documentation, privacy, and the machines in between.
Written for therapists who ask vendors uncomfortable questions.
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June 10, 2026
Why "HIPAA compliant" isn't enough — where your session audio actually goes
HIPAA compliance tells you a vendor is legal — not where your client's voice goes, how long it's kept, or what it trains. How to read past the badge.
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June 10, 2026
Dictation vs. recording sessions: a consent-first workflow for AI notes
You don't have to record clients to get AI help with notes. How dictation works, when each approach fits, and what to say to clients either way.
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June 10, 2026
How on-device AI transcription works on a Mac (and why it's finally practical)
The full local pipeline behind therapy-note drafting: Whisper-class speech models, diarization, and a quantized LLM on Apple Silicon — no server involved.
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