Grow Therapy launches AI reflections for deeper therapy insights

NEW YORK, August 19, 2025 — Grow Therapy (Grow), a mental health platform that supports providers in delivering in-person and online therapy and psychiatric care, today announced Between-Session Reflections, an AI-powered feature designed to make therapy more focused and meaningful. The tool gives clients a simple, private way to capture thoughts and feelings between appointments, and uses clinician-guided AI to identify concise themes that can be shared with their therapist if the client chooses.

Between-Session Reflections lets clients respond briefly to targeted prompts about recent experiences, stressors, coping efforts, and progress, or to write longer, free-form journal entries when they prefer reflective writing as part of their care. The AI summarizes the client’s own words into a short list of relevant topics — for example, “work stress,” “sleep disruption,” or “relationship conflict” — which clients can review, edit, and decide whether to send to their provider. Clients remain in control of what information is communicated and can delete anything they do not want to share.

Early feedback from the phased rollout indicates the feature helps preserve important insights that might otherwise be lost between appointments and can assist clients in naming and organizing emotions that are sometimes difficult to express in session. Therapists report receiving more timely, meaningful context before appointments, which helps them prioritize what to address and tailor each session to the client’s most pressing needs. This approach is consistent with evidence that clients who engage in reflection or journaling between sessions often experience better therapeutic outcomes.

“Since most of life is happening outside of a session, a key aspect of therapy is knowing what to focus on in order to make each session as impactful as possible,” said Kevin Ramotar, Psy.D., Director of Clinical Product at Grow Therapy.

“Our new Between‑Session Reflections feature turns the insights, challenges, and victories that clients jot down during the week into a concise, client‑reviewed recap that reaches their therapist before the session starts. By using AI to succinctly summarize between-session activities—while keeping clients in the driver’s seat—we’re helping people build a healthy habit of reflection and giving clinicians the context they need to home in on what matters. The technology facilitates the most important aspect of therapy: building the therapist–client relationship.”

Between-Session Reflections is part of a broader industry trend toward using technology to fill gaps in mental health care and improve continuity between visits. Nearly 60 million adults in the U.S. experience mental health concerns, yet many struggle to access timely, consistent therapy. Therapists are also facing rising demand and increasing burnout. Tools that collect meaningful client insights between sessions can reduce the need for extra appointments, calls, or administrative work while enabling providers to deliver more targeted, efficient care.

Earlier this year Grow Therapy rolled out AI-assisted note-taking tools to support clinicians; those tools now have around a 50% adoption rate among Grow’s network of more than 21,000 providers. Therapists who use AI-assisted note-taking report that it allows them to be more present during live sessions and reduces time spent on documentation. Grow plans to continue expanding provider-focused AI capabilities to support the treatment journey while keeping clinical oversight central to tool development.

“Grow is focused on building AI capabilities that are guided by experienced clinicians who bring empathy and real-world context,” said Alan Ni, Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer.

“While many people turn to generalized language models for mental health support disconnected from clinical care, our approach ensures Grow’s AI remains provider-led and integrated into high-quality care.”

Grow has emphasized that Between-Session Reflections is intended to augment clinical care rather than replace it: the reflections are the client’s own material, and AI is used solely to clarify and summarize so clinicians receive actionable context ahead of appointments. Clients choose whether and what to share, preserving agency and confidentiality in the therapeutic relationship.

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