Sessions Health vs Valant (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Sessions Health if

• Fits if you're an insurance-based therapist who files lots of claims and watches the per-claim fee
• Works for group practices with billers and admins, who cost nothing on Professional

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free: 3 active clients, one practitioner and no administrator accounts
• Pricey if you want telehealth and AI notes, at $10 and $35 a month per practitioner on top of the plan
• Skip it if you want a phone app, as it runs only in the browser
• Watch out: claims are 19¢ to 25¢ each, eligibility checks 15¢, and cards 2.9% + 30¢ through Stripe
• Watch out: text reminders sent outside the US may cost extra, and telehealth calls hold 4 people at most

Pick Valant if

• Fits if you run a behavioral health practice with therapists and prescribers
• Makes sense if you run group or IOP/PHP programs

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price, as the pricing page asks for contact details
• Watch out: licences depend on provider count and type, with add-ons on top
• Watch out: revenue cycle management is a separate service
• Skip it if you want a free trial, as none is listed

Sessions Health

• The free plan stops at 3 active clients and has no administrator accounts.
• Telehealth ($10 a month) and AI Assist ($35 a month) are charged per practitioner, on top of the plan.
• Card payments run through Stripe at 2.9% + $0.30; text reminders sent outside the US may cost extra.
• It runs only in the browser; no mobile apps are listed.

Valant

• No prices are published: the pricing page asks for contact details and says quotes are custom.
• The vendor says licenses depend on provider count and type (therapist, prescriber, supervisor), with add-ons priced on top.
• Revenue cycle management is a separate service from the EHR.

Sessions Health

Notes, forms and assessments

Custom forms, note templates, treatment plans and questionnaires from a template library, auto-scored assessments, and loading a new note from the previous one.

Insurance billing

Batch electronic claims from $0.25 down to $0.19 each by volume, ERAs, secondary claims, incident-to billing, real-time eligibility at $0.15 a report, and courtesy billing.

Scheduling and reminders

Two-way or one-way calendar sync, customizable email and text reminders, client time zones and online appointment requests.

Client portal

Paperless intake with e-signature, secure messaging, online scheduling and payments, with handling for minors, couples and conjoint clients.

Telehealth add-on

$10 a month per practitioner for browser video with up to 4 participants, a waiting room, screen sharing and chat; other video tools can be linked in reminders for free.

AI Assist

$35 a month per practitioner: AI notes from a session summary, an audio upload or a live scribe of telehealth and in-person sessions, plus pre-session and treatment summaries.

Valant

Clinical documentation

Narrative-generating documentation, treatment planning and integrated outcome measures, with an AI Notes Assist option.

Intake and consent forms

Consent and intake forms, intake and assessment automation, and prospective patient management for new referrals.

Billing and utilization review

Billing with an integrated clearinghouse, eligibility checking and utilization review, aimed at practices billing insurers.

Group and IOP/PHP support

Group therapy documentation, plus program types for intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization care.

Patient portal and telehealth

A patient portal called MYIO, telehealth, online bill pay and integrated patient communications.

Sessions Health

• Freemium$0

  Up to 3 clients and 1 practitioner, with notes, scheduling, payments, insurance billing and the client portal; no administrator accounts.

• Professional$39

  per month, plus $29 per additional practitioner

  Unlimited clients, unlimited administrators at no cost, and every core feature. Telehealth, claims and AI Assist are add-ons.

Valant

Pricing could not be confirmed. See valant.io.