What are Private Notes?
Private Notes -- also known as psychotherapy notes or process notes -- give clinicians a secure place to capture personal reflections, hypotheses, or process-oriented observations that are not part of the official clinical record.
These notes are:
Visible only to the clinician who created them
Protected under HIPAA, with added privacy requirements
Never shared, exported, or included in Progress Notes
Never used by Blueprint’s AI
When Private Notes Are Helpful
Use this space when you want to record:
Clinical impressions or hunches you’re not ready to include in official clinical documentation
Behind-the-scenes reflections that support your reasoning
Process notes about themes, dynamics, or contextual clues
Personal reminders for future sessions
Because these notes are fully private, they're excluded from:
Client-facing documentation
Progress Notes
AI
EHR syncs
Where Private Notes Appear in Blueprint
Similar to Progress Note, Transcript, and Session Summary, every session you hold within Blueprint has a Private Note. There are two places you can add Private Notes for your clients:
During a session
On the right-hand Assist panel (during recording or telehealth), you’ll see a "Private Note" tab where you can type live reflections as the session unfolds.
After a session
Once the session ends, you’ll find the "Private Note" tab alongside Note, Summary, and Transcript on the session page. You can continue editing or adding content at any time.
Both areas connect to the same Private Note for that session.
How to Add a Private Note
Adding Private Notes during the session
Start your session recording or telehealth meeting within Blueprint
Open the Assist panel on the right
Click Private Note
Type any notes you want to capture in real time, your note saves automatically
When your session is complete, end the session to generate a Progress Note and access your Private Note
Adding Private Notes after the session
From the client's profile or your Sessions Dashboard, open the session you want to add notes for
Select the Private Note tab
Add or edit your notes
Changes save automatically and remain for your eyes only
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Private Notes part of the client's clinical Progress Note?
Are Private Notes part of the client's clinical Progress Note?
No. These are psychotherapy notes and are intentionally separate from the clinical record.
Does Blueprint's AI ever use or access Private Notes?
Does Blueprint's AI ever use or access Private Notes?
No. Private Notes are never analyzed or used by AI features.
Do Private Notes affect Session Credits, billing, or documentation workflows?
Do Private Notes affect Session Credits, billing, or documentation workflows?
No — they are informational only and do not impact usage or billing.
Can I edit my Private Note after the Progress Note has been generated?
Can I edit my Private Note after the Progress Note has been generated?
Yes. You can edit or review your Private Note at any time after the session as long as you have not deleted the session or the Private Note itself.
Can clients request Private Notes?
Can clients request Private Notes?
Psychotherapy notes have special protection and are typically excluded from standard record requests. Your organization may have additional policies.
Can admins, supervisors, or other clinicians see my Private Notes?
Can admins, supervisors, or other clinicians see my Private Notes?
No. Only the clinician who created the note can view it.