Voice to Text for Psychologists
Your session just ended and the clock is ticking on your documentation. Blurt lets you speak your clinical notes, psychological assessments, and treatment plans while thoughts are fresh. Hold a button, describe what you observed, release. Text appears wherever your cursor is — in your EHR, therapy notes app, or research documents. No transcription backlog. No late-night documentation marathons. Just talk and write.
The Typing Problem
Writing session notes before the next client arrives
You have 10 minutes between sessions. In that time, you need to document what just happened, note clinical impressions, update the treatment plan, and mentally prepare for the next client. You're typing as fast as you can, but your notes end up sparse because there's simply no time to capture everything you observed.
Psychological assessment reports that take hours
The testing is done. Now you need to write a 15-page report integrating test scores, behavioral observations, and clinical recommendations. You know exactly what you want to say — you could dictate the whole thing in an hour — but typing it takes an entire weekend. Your report backlog grows while new referrals keep coming.
Clinical impressions fading by end of day
That subtle shift in affect during minute 32 of the session. The client's word choice when discussing their relationship. You noticed these details, but by 7 PM when you finally get to documentation, the nuances have blurred together. The clinical richness that makes your notes valuable is lost to memory decay.
Research documentation competing with clinical work
You're conducting a study alongside your clinical practice. Every interview needs transcribing, every observation needs coding notes. The research paperwork piles up because client documentation always comes first. Your IRB timeline slips another week.
Your hands ache from a decade of typing notes
Years of documentation have left their mark. Your wrists protest after long writing days. The ergonomic keyboard helped, but you're still typing thousands of words daily. You wonder how many more years your hands can sustain this pace before something has to change.
How It Works
Blurt works in every app psychologists use — SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, Word, or wherever you document. Anywhere you can put a cursor.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Talk naturally
Speak your clinical notes, assessment findings, or treatment observations. Blurt handles punctuation.
Release and done
Text appears at your cursor. No copying, no pasting, no extra steps.
Real Scenarios
Documenting session notes between clients
The session ends and you have 8 minutes before your next client. Hold the button and speak your clinical impressions: 'Client presented with improved affect compared to last session. Discussed cognitive restructuring techniques for managing workplace anxiety. Assigned homework to identify three automatic thoughts this week. Next session will focus on behavioral activation strategies.' Full session note captured in 30 seconds, not 5 minutes of typing.
Writing psychological assessment reports
You've completed a full battery of cognitive testing. Instead of spending Saturday typing, hold the button and dictate your findings section: 'On the WAIS-IV, the client demonstrated significant variability across index scores, with Verbal Comprehension in the High Average range and Processing Speed in the Low Average range. This 25-point discrepancy suggests...' The entire report flows as fast as you can speak.
Capturing behavioral observations during testing
You're administering the WISC and notice the child's frustration tolerance declining on timed tasks. Between subtests, hold and whisper: 'Increased motor restlessness on Block Design. Attempted to continue after time limit. Self-critical comment: I'm so stupid at this.' Observations captured in real-time without disrupting rapport.
Drafting treatment plans after intake sessions
The intake assessment revealed complex presentation. You need to document goals, objectives, and interventions while the clinical picture is clear. Hold and speak through each domain: 'Long-term goal one: Reduce depressive symptoms as measured by PHQ-9 score below 5. Short-term objective: Client will identify three cognitive distortions per week for six weeks.' Treatment plan drafted while walking to the break room.
Research interview notes and memos
You just finished a qualitative interview for your dissertation research. The participant shared something that connects to your emerging theory. Hold button: 'Memo: Participant 12 describes help-seeking as performative — interesting parallel to Goffman's presentation of self. Consider adding dramaturgical lens to analysis. Code this segment under impression management.' Theoretical insights captured before they evaporate.
Progress notes for insurance documentation
The session covered multiple treatment objectives and you need to document medical necessity. Hold and speak: 'Client engaged in exposure hierarchy planning targeting social anxiety. Reviewed cognitive model of anxiety maintenance. Client demonstrated understanding of safety behaviors and agreed to reduce reassurance-seeking this week. GAF improved from 55 to 58.' Insurance-ready documentation in under a minute.
Consultation notes after case conference
The team just discussed a complex case and you need to document the recommendations before your next session. Hold button: 'Consultation with Dr. Martinez regarding medication adjustment. Team recommends psychiatric evaluation for possible ADHD given attention difficulties during testing. Will coordinate with primary care for referral.' Consultation documented while walking back to your office.
Why psychologists choose Blurt over built-in dictation
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single hotkey, instant start | Click microphone icon or use voice command |
| Speed | Text appears in under 500ms | 2-3 second delay before transcription |
| Clinical terms | Handles psychological terminology accurately | Struggles with assessment names and clinical jargon |
| Privacy | No audio stored after transcription | May send audio to Apple servers |
| Reliability | Consistent accuracy across sessions | Often fails silently or mishears |
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