Author: Maria Szandrach, CEO of Mentalyc
Maria Szandrach is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mentalyc, a clinical intelligence platform for mental health practitioners that transforms therapy sessions into insurance-ready notes, treatment plans, and progress insights.
With an MSc from London Business School and experience founding three startups, Maria combines entrepreneurial expertise with a personal mission – shaped by her own journey with an eating disorder – to make psychotherapy more effective and accessible.
Recognized as a thought leader in AI in mental health and clinical documentation, she leads Mentalyc in redefining how technology supports therapists, from documentation automation to tools like Alliance Genie™ and Impact Tracker that improve therapeutic outcomes and strengthen therapeutic relationships.
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Being a therapist can be a demanding job, requiring long hours of sessions, followed by an even longer process of writing progress notes. However, Thomas Hanna (LMHC, NCC, CCTP, CCATP), a licensed therapist from Tempest Counseling in Tampa, Florida, found a way to streamline his note-taking process, freeing up time and energy to focus on his clients. The […]
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As a therapist, it is common to seek out methods for creating notes that do not require manual writing. There are many different tools available on the market that can aid in the note-taking process for therapists. These tools can range from typing time-reducing, customizable templates, to software that fully automates the note-taking process and […]Maria Szandrach, CEO of Mentalyc -
Writing progress notes for every client session can be overwhelming and time-consuming, especially when you’re managing a full caseload. Many therapists describe dreading documentation—staying late after sessions, losing weekends to catch up, or feeling stuck trying to “sound professional” in notes meant for insurance. Fortunately, you don’t have to do it all manually anymore. With […]Maria Szandrach, CEO of Mentalyc -
How we met and discovered our shared passion Georgi and I met during the Entrepreneur First Accelerator program, where we learned about our shared desire to help other people and our passion for building something that would be meaningful to us. Having had problems with an eating disorder as a teen myself, it was natural […]Maria Szandrach, CEO of Mentalyc