SimplePractice Free Trial: What Therapists Should Check Before Signing Up
SimplePractice is an electronic health record (EHR) and practice management platform for therapists. This page covers what it includes, how its Care Aide add-on works, and what to check before you sign up. Details are from SimplePractice’s pricing and Care Aide pages, checked October 28, 2026. SimplePractice sets final terms at sign-up.
Affiliate disclosure: MCM South Medical Billing Service, LLC has an affiliate relationship with SimplePractice. If you sign up through our SimplePractice link, we may receive compensation. Every link to SimplePractice on this site is an affiliate link.
Where can you see SimplePractice’s current offer?
SimplePractice changes its free-trial and discount terms by link and date. On its public pricing page on October 28, 2026, SimplePractice listed a 30-day free trial that starts on the Plus plan, with no credit card required. It also listed 50% off for the first 3 months if you start a paid plan in the first 7 days, for new customers only. The offer cannot be combined with other promotions, you add a card within 7 days, and you are charged the same day. The discount does not cover the $20 yearly AMA CPT® code fee per clinician, card-processing fees, the ePrescribe setup fee, or the prescription drug monitoring registration fee. See the current offer on SimplePractice and read the terms on the sign-up screen before you commit. Disclosure: we may receive compensation if you sign up through this link.
What is Care Aide?
Care Aide is SimplePractice’s paid AI add-on. Its support guide lists Intake Summaries, Session Prep, Session Sidekick, Client Summaries, Treatment Planner, and Note Checker (for supervisees). SimplePractice says clinicians must review all AI-generated content and that client consent is required before using the AI features.
On October 28, 2026, SimplePractice’s pricing page listed Care Aide at $59 per month for the account owner and $49 per month for each additional clinician. It also listed a free 45-day Care Aide period, labelled as a World Mental Health Day offer, and showed no end date. Confirm the current terms and any end date on the sign-up screen. The separate Note Taker add-on was listed at $35 per month and is included with Care Aide.
SimplePractice at a glance: a review for therapists
Source: SimplePractice’s pricing and Care Aide pages, checked October 28, 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm on the sign-up screen. This is our read of what SimplePractice publishes, not a hands-on test of every feature, and it is not a reader rating.
| What SimplePractice lists | |
|---|---|
| Plans (solo, list price per month) | Starter $49, Essential $79, Plus $99 |
| Group practice | Plus plan; additional clinicians are listed from $74 per clinician per month |
| Telehealth | Telehealth is included in every plan; group telehealth is listed on Plus |
| AI add-on | Care Aide add-on: $59 per month for the account owner and $49 per month for each additional clinician. Note Taker alone: $35 per month |
| Insurance claims | Insurance Navigator add-on listed as coming soon, at $1.79 per claim after a 30-day free period |
| Prescribing | ePrescribe add-on: $49 per month plus an $89 one-time setup fee |
| Annual CPT® code fee | $20 per clinician per year, passed through for AMA CPT® code access |
What works well, and what to weigh
Strengths, from what SimplePractice publishes
- Scheduling, notes, and telehealth in one login.
- An appointment request widget and group telehealth are listed.
- Care Aide tools are built in, with a stated clinician-review and client-consent requirement.
- Pricing and the free-trial terms are public, so you can compare before you start.
Things to weigh
- Care Aide costs extra beyond your plan: $59 a month for the account owner on October 28, 2026.
- Insurance Navigator is listed as coming soon, so ask what handles claims and denials today.
- Free-trial and discount terms change by link and date. Read the terms at sign-up.
- Group practices pay per practitioner. Add up the cost for your whole team.
- Prescribers: SimplePractice lists ePrescribe as a paid add-on at $49 a month plus an $89 one-time setup fee. Confirm that the prescribing features you need are included. We have not verified them.
Who it fits, and who should look elsewhere
May fit: solo therapists and small group practices that want records, scheduling, and telehealth under one login and are willing to pay for add-ons as they grow. See who MCM South serves.
Look closer: psychiatrists and other prescribers (confirm prescribing features); larger groups that need custom pricing; practices that want someone to chase every denied claim, which is billing-service work and not a software feature.
Five things to check before you start
- How you see clients. Individual, group, and telehealth.
- Who will use it. A solo owner or a team with separate logins.
- How you handle insurance claims. The pricing page lists an Insurance Navigator add-on marked as coming soon. Ask what is available now.
- Your consent forms. Update them before turning on any AI tool.
- What it costs after any trial or discount ends. Look up the regular monthly price on the pricing page, and note the $20 yearly AMA CPT® code fee per clinician.
Where does billing help fit in, and why do we link to SimplePractice?
Deciding whether to take insurance at all? Read Credentialed or Noncredentialed with Insurance. Software keeps your records and schedule in order. A billing service works your claims, denials, and appeals. MCM South only does mental and behavioral health billing for psychotherapists and psychiatrists. Learn the terms in our glossary: EHR terms and clearinghouse terms. See the CPT and E/M code guide for the codes you will bill, and browse the full billing terms glossary or all billing resources.
Our founder, Michael Williams, consulted for SimplePractice for seven years, working with its clearinghouse on billing issues. SimplePractice is the only software company we link to as an affiliate. Disclosure: we may receive compensation if you sign up through our link. More at our SimplePractice page and affiliates page.
Frequently asked questions
Does SimplePractice have a free trial?
Yes. On October 28, 2026, SimplePractice’s public pricing page listed a 30-day free trial on the Plus plan with no credit card required. Offers change, so check the terms on the sign-up screen.
Do SimplePractice discounts last?
Promotional discounts apply for a set period. On October 28, 2026, the pricing page listed 50% off for 3 months if you start a paid plan within the first 7 days of the trial, for new customers only. After that you pay the regular monthly price. Check the terms on the sign-up screen.
Do you get paid if I sign up?
We may receive compensation if you sign up through our link.
Is Care Aide included in the free trial?
Care Aide is a separate paid add-on with its own free period. On October 28, 2026, the pricing page listed a free 45-day Care Aide period, labelled as a World Mental Health Day offer, with no end date shown. After that it listed $59 per month for the account owner. Check the terms and any end date on the sign-up screen.
Where MCM South works
MCM South bills for psychotherapists and psychiatrists in Georgia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Texas, Florida, New York, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Illinois. Want claims handled while you run your practice? Get a free quote.
