Mental Health Intake Software
Built for Modern Practices

Ondara replaces paper packets and clipboard intake with HIPAA-compliant digital intake forms, automated patient invitations, and AI-generated clinical summaries — so therapists and psychologists walk into every first session already prepared.

No credit card required · HIPAA-compliant from day one · BAA available

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The Problem with Paper Intake

Most mental health practices still rely on paper packets, fax-back forms, or generic survey tools that weren't built for clinical work.

Paper Forms Lose Information

Handwritten responses are illegible, sections get skipped, and packets arrive incomplete. You spend the first session catching up instead of treating the patient.

Generic Form Tools Aren't HIPAA-Safe

Google Forms, Typeform, and JotForm collect PHI without the encryption, audit trail, or BAA your practice actually needs to stay compliant.

Manual Data Entry Wastes Hours

Every paper packet means re-typing responses into your EHR or notes. That's hours per week of administrative work — work an intake platform should do for you.

What Ondara's Intake Software Does

Everything you need to digitize patient intake for your therapy or psychology practice.

Custom Intake Templates

Drag-and-drop builder for therapy intake forms. Sections for demographics, medical history, presenting concerns, family history, substance use, trauma history, and more.

Import Existing PDF Forms

Upload the intake packet you already use. Ondara converts it into a digital form your patients can complete on any device.

Automated Patient Invitations

Send secure intake links via email and watch completion status update in real time as patients fill out their forms.

AI Clinical Summaries

Once intake is submitted, Ondara generates a structured clinical summary in about 12 seconds — Reason for Referral, Family History, Presenting Concerns, and more.

HIPAA-Compliant by Default

AES-256-GCM encryption, PHI redaction before AI processing, complete audit logs, and BAA available for all paid plans.

Built for Group Practices

Share patients between providers, manage roles with fine-grained permissions, and standardize intake across your entire team.

How Ondara's Intake Workflow Works

From paper-and-clipboard to fully digital intake in three steps.

1

Build or Import Your Intake Forms

Use the drag-and-drop builder to create intake forms tailored to your practice, or upload your existing PDF intake packet and let Ondara digitize it.

2

Invite Patients Securely

Send a secure intake link by email. Patients complete the form on their phone, tablet, or computer. Their responses are encrypted the moment they hit submit.

3

Walk Into the First Session Prepared

Ondara generates a clinical summary from the intake responses. Review it in your dashboard, refine it in your own writing style, and start the session ahead — not behind.

Mental Health Intake Software vs. The Alternatives

How Ondara compares to paper intake, generic survey tools, and EHR-bundled intake.

Ondara

Purpose-built for mental health. HIPAA-compliant, AI clinical summaries, BAA available, drag-and-drop builder, automated patient invitations, complete audit trail.

Paper Intake Packets

Cheap upfront but expensive in admin time. No structured data, no audit trail, illegible handwriting, packets arrive incomplete or get lost in transit.

Google Forms / Typeform / JotForm

General-purpose survey tools. No PHI encryption guarantees, limited audit logs, no BAA on most tiers, no clinical summary generation, not built for the workflow.

Mental Health Intake Software FAQ

Common questions from therapists and psychology practices evaluating Ondara.

What is mental health intake software?

Mental health intake software is a HIPAA-compliant platform that lets therapy and psychology practices send digital intake forms to new patients, collect demographics, medical history, and presenting concerns securely, and turn that data into clinical documentation. Ondara goes a step further by generating AI clinical summaries from intake responses so clinicians walk into the first session already prepared.

Is Ondara HIPAA compliant?

Yes. Ondara encrypts all patient data with AES-256-GCM at rest and in transit, redacts PHI before AI processing, enforces role-based access controls, and maintains a complete audit trail. A Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is available for all paid plans.

Can I import my existing PDF intake forms?

Yes. You can import the intake packet you already use into Ondara or build new ones from scratch using our drag-and-drop template builder. Most practices migrate their entire intake packet in under an hour.

How do patients fill out intake forms?

Patients receive a secure email invitation with a link to their intake forms. They can complete forms on any device — phone, tablet, or computer — at their own pace. Their responses are encrypted the moment they're submitted.

Does Ondara work for solo therapists and group practices?

Yes. Ondara is used by solo therapists, psychologists, neuropsychology practices, and group practices. Team collaboration features let you share patients between providers, manage roles with fine-grained permissions, and standardize documentation across your organization.

How is this different from a psychological evaluation platform?

Intake software focuses on the pre-session data collection — demographics, history, presenting concerns. A psychological evaluation platform handles the assessment side: test scores, batteries, cognitive domains, and evaluation reports. Ondara provides both in one HIPAA-compliant workflow.

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