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Client intake, consent forms, and therapy agreements — handled securely and signed from any device.
Therapists, counsellors, psychologists, and psychotherapists need signed agreements and informed-consent forms from every client. SignBolt gives mental-health professionals an affordable, audit-trailed e-signature tool for intake, consent, and ongoing therapy paperwork.
The specific contracts, agreements, and forms SignBolt handles for this use case.
Comprehensive intake capturing client history, presenting concerns, medication, and informed consent to treatment.
Signed acknowledgement of mandatory-reporting obligations (self-harm, harm to others, child abuse) and limits of confidentiality.
Scope, fees, session frequency, cancellation policy, and termination terms.
Signed authorisation for therapist to contact emergency contacts in specific circumstances.
Specific, limited releases authorising the therapist to share information with other providers (GP, psychiatrist, family members).
Group confidentiality commitments and group-specific policies, signed by each group member.
Signed intake and consent forms are the cornerstone of ethical therapy practice. SignBolt's audit trail makes it trivial to demonstrate that proper informed consent was obtained before treatment began.
Send the intake package after the first enquiry; client signs everything before they show up for session one. Frees up session time for actual therapy.
Clients complete the paperwork on their phone at home, not in your waiting room. More comfortable for the client, more efficient for you.
SignBolt does not require recipients to create accounts — which reduces the paper trail about the client's treatment. Each signed PDF is stored only where you store it.
Therapy is a trust-and-documentation business. Clients need to sign informed consent; you need to demonstrate that you obtained it; and the paperwork should be the smallest possible friction between first contact and first session. SignBolt at $8-24/month solves this cleanly. Not a substitute for a proper practice-management system — but an affordable, flexible signing layer that many solo practitioners use alongside one.
Combine your intake form, consent to treatment, confidentiality/limits disclosure, and service agreement into a single PDF package.
After the initial enquiry or consultation, email the intake package via SignBolt. Client signs at home before session one.
When specific releases are needed (e.g. to share notes with a GP), send a targeted release form and capture the signed version.
Download signed PDFs and store in your practice-management system or encrypted client folder. SignBolt is a signing tool, not a long-term record system.
For long-term clients, consider re-signing the service agreement or consent forms if your policies change or if significant time has passed.
Yes. Informed consent to therapy can be captured via electronic signature under US ESIGN, EU eIDAS, and Australian ETA 1999. SignBolt's audit trail (timestamp, IP address, signer identity) provides the evidence needed to demonstrate that consent was obtained and when. Some professional bodies may have specific requirements — check your professional registration's code of ethics for guidance.
SignBolt does not currently hold a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA). For US therapists where HIPAA compliance is a regulatory requirement, a BAA-signed provider is usually necessary. Australian therapists are not subject to HIPAA; they are subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and state-specific health-records legislation, which SignBolt's standard service supports.
Include the limits-of-confidentiality content as a standalone page in your intake package with its own signature block. Clients acknowledge they understand the limits (mandatory reporting, safety disclosures) by signing. SignBolt's audit trail timestamps each signature, proving the disclosure was accepted before treatment began.
Yes. For group therapy, each group member signs an individual group agreement covering group confidentiality, attendance expectations, and group rules. Use bulk send (Pro plan) to dispatch the agreement to all group members at once.
Native integrations with PM systems like Halaxy, Cliniko, or SimplePractice are not currently offered. Most therapists using SignBolt download the signed PDFs and upload them to their PM system's document area. For automation, the Business plan's API can be wired into custom workflows.
Release of information forms (to GP, psychiatrist, family doctor) should be specific and limited — what information can be shared, with whom, for what purpose, and for how long. Sign via SignBolt; the signed form is your authorisation to share. Always check that the request falls within the scope of the release before sharing.
For most solo practices, yes. The Pro plan's 50 documents/month covers typical new-client intake volumes with headroom for release-of-information forms and policy updates. Busier practices or group-therapy operators may want Business at $24/month for unlimited documents.