SimplePractice Free Trial and 50% Off: What Therapists Should Check in October 2026
SimplePractice’s partner program lists a 7-day free trial plus 50% off your first 4 months for October 2026. It also lists a 45-day Care Aide free trial for clinicians who start it between October 6 and October 21, 2026. Here is what that means and what to check before you sign up. Offer details are from SimplePractice’s partner brief, current as of October 2, 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.
What is in the October offer?
Three pieces, according to SimplePractice’s partner brief:
- A 7-day free trial.
- 50% off your first 4 months.
- A 45-day free trial of Care Aide, if you start it between October 6 and October 21, 2026.
SimplePractice’s public pricing page showed a different version on October 2, 2026: a 30-day free trial and 50% off for 3 months. Offers vary by link and date. Look at the terms on the sign-up screen before you commit. See the current offer on SimplePractice. 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.
SimplePractice at a glance: a review for therapists
Source: SimplePractice’s pricing and Care Aide pages, checked October 2, 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 |
| Public promotion on 10/2/26 | 30-day free trial; 50% off the first 3 months if you start a paid plan within 7 days |
| Group practice | Plus plan, first practitioner $49.50 and $37 for each additional practitioner during the public promotion; 6+ practitioners by sales consultation |
| Telehealth | Includes group telehealth |
| AI add-on | Care Aide, a paid add-on (public page showed $29.50 a month during its promotion, regular $59) |
| Insurance claims | Insurance Navigator add-on listed as coming soon |
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.
- Insurance Navigator is listed as coming soon, so ask what handles claims and denials today.
- Promotions differ between SimplePractice’s public page and its partner offer. Read the terms at sign-up.
- Group practices pay per practitioner. Add up the cost for your whole team.
- Prescribers should confirm that the features they 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 happens after the discount ends. Look up the regular monthly price on the pricing page.
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. The October 2026 partner offer lists a 7-day trial, and its public pricing page listed 30 days on October 2, 2026. Check the sign-up terms.
Is the 50% discount permanent?
No. The offer covers your first 4 months, per the partner brief.
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?
It is a separate add-on with its own trial. The partner brief lists 45 days for starts between October 6 and October 21, 2026.
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.
