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AI phone & front desk for counselling & mental health

A calm, private first point of contact

Reaching out for help takes courage. The AI makes sure every enquiry is answered warmly, books intake sessions, and immediately routes anyone in distress to the right support.

Example call

Sound familiar?

The front-desk problems counselling and mental health practices tell us about

  • Therapists in session can’t answer calls
  • New-client enquiries left on voicemail
  • Sensitive information handled across too many tools
  • Reminders and rescheduling taking up admin time

What’s included

Everything counselling and mental health practices need at the front desk

Six connected modules that share one contact history — so every call, text and booking is in context.

Business phone system

A modern phone system for your whole team

Discreet routing to the right clinician or intake coordinator, with private voicemail.

  • Desk phones, desktop and mobile apps on one number
  • Auto-attendant menus, ring groups and call queues
  • Business-hours, holiday and after-hours schedules
  • Voicemail-to-email, call recording and fax-to-email

AI receptionist

An AI receptionist that never takes a day off

Answers questions about services, fees and availability and books intake calls — with clear crisis routing.

  • Answers calls and texts 24/7, including after hours and overflow
  • Trained on your services, hours, policies and FAQs
  • Books, reschedules and cancels appointments
  • Warm transfer or message-taking when a human is needed

Two-way texting

Text customers from your business number

Gentle, discreet reminders and rescheduling by text, using wording you approve.

  • Shared team inbox on your existing business number
  • Missed-call text-back so callers are never left waiting
  • Appointment confirmations and reminders by text
  • AI-suggested replies and templates

Call logs & insights

Every conversation logged, summarised and searchable

Access-controlled logs so only the right people see enquiry details.

  • Complete call and message history for every contact
  • Call recordings, transcripts and AI summaries
  • Follow-up flags for calls that need action
  • Reports on call volume, missed calls, wait times and bookings

Booking & reminders

Appointments booked while you work

Book intake and recurring sessions by clinician and session type.

  • Booking by phone, text or a link on your website
  • Real-time availability from your calendar
  • Automatic confirmations and reminders
  • Easy rescheduling and cancellations

Automations & integrations

Connected to the tools you already use

Every call, text and booking can trigger the next step automatically — update your CRM, notify your team, send a follow-up or create a job — without anyone copying details by hand.

  • Calendar, CRM and accounting integrations
  • Team alerts in email, Microsoft Teams or Slack
  • Follow-up and review-request texts after visits
  • Custom workflows built around your process

Automations

Popular automations for counselling & mental health

Ready-made workflows we switch on for you — and tailor to your process.

  • Discreet reminders with wording you approve
  • Intake form link sent after the first call
  • Crisis-keyword alerts to the on-call clinician

When

A call is missed

  • Text the caller back right away
  • Create a lead or contact in your CRM
  • Alert the team in Teams or Slack

When

An appointment is booked

  • Add it to the right calendar
  • Text a confirmation
  • Send a reminder the day before

When

A visit is finished

  • Text a thank-you
  • Send your Google review link
  • Schedule the next follow-up

When

A voicemail is left

  • Transcribe it
  • Email it to the right person
  • Flag it if it sounds urgent

When

An urgent call comes in

  • Page the on-call person
  • Text them the caller’s details
  • Log the outcome

When

The day ends

  • Email a summary of calls and bookings
  • List callbacks still open
  • Highlight missed opportunities

Full feature list

Everything that’s included

A complete business phone system and AI front desk — no add-on apps to buy separately.

Calling

  • Local and toll-free numbers
  • Keep your existing number (porting)
  • Unlimited extensions and users
  • Auto-attendant (“press 1 for…”) menus
  • Ring groups and call queues
  • Business-hours, holiday and night modes
  • Transfer, hold, park and pickup
  • Follow-me forwarding to mobile
  • Conference bridges
  • Paging and intercom
  • Music and messages on hold
  • Caller ID name and number
  • Emergency 911 with registered address

AI receptionist

  • 24/7, after-hours or overflow answering
  • Natural, human-sounding voice
  • Trained on your services, prices and policies
  • Books, reschedules and cancels
  • Takes detailed messages
  • Warm transfer to the right person
  • Emergency and urgent-call escalation
  • Answers texts as well as calls

Texting

  • Two-way SMS and MMS on your business number
  • Shared team inbox
  • Missed-call text-back
  • Confirmations and reminders
  • Templates and AI-suggested replies
  • Opt-in and opt-out handling

Voicemail, recording & fax

  • Voicemail-to-email with transcription
  • Shared and personal voicemail boxes
  • Call recording (on demand or always)
  • AI call summaries
  • Fax-to-email and email-to-fax

Booking

  • Booking by phone, text or web link
  • Real-time calendar availability
  • Staff, service and duration rules
  • Reminders to reduce no-shows
  • Waitlist and cancellation fill

Admin & reliability

  • Call logs and reports
  • Live call activity view
  • Desk phone setup and provisioning
  • Desktop and mobile apps
  • Automatic failover to mobiles if your internet drops
  • Local setup, training and support

Integrations

Works with the tools you already use

Calls, texts and bookings flow into your calendar, CRM and team chat automatically. If a system has an API, we can usually connect it.

  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft 365 / Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
  • HubSpot
  • Salesforce
  • Zoho CRM
  • Pipedrive
  • QuickBooks
  • Stripe
  • Google Sheets
  • Airtable
  • Calendly
  • Webhooks & any REST API

Why switch

One connected platform vs. a patchwork of tools

Calls answered after hours
ITwill: AI answers, helps and books
Typical setup: Voicemail or a paid answering service
Texting customers
ITwill: From your main business number
Typical setup: Staff personal phones or a separate app
Booking appointments
ITwill: By phone, text or online — automatically
Typical setup: Phone tag and manual entry
Knowing what happened on a call
ITwill: Logged with an AI summary
Typical setup: Sticky notes and memory
Number of systems to manage
ITwill: One platform, one login
Typical setup: Five or six separate tools
When the office internet goes down
ITwill: Calls fail over to mobiles or the AI
Typical setup: Callers hear a busy signal
Setup and support
ITwill: Configured for you by a local Saskatoon team
Typical setup: Do-it-yourself setup and generic support

FAQ

Questions from counselling and mental health practices

What if a caller is in crisis?

The AI is configured to recognise crisis language and immediately provide crisis resources such as 9-8-8 (Canada’s Suicide Crisis Helpline) and emergency services, and to transfer to staff where available. It never attempts counselling.

How is client privacy protected?

Logs and recordings can be limited or turned off, access is restricted to authorised staff, and data location and retention are set to meet your professional and privacy obligations.

Can we keep our existing phone number?

In most cases, yes. Your existing business number can usually be transferred (ported) to the platform, so customers keep calling and texting the number they already know.

What happens when a caller wants to speak to a person?

The AI can transfer the call to the right person or team during business hours, or take a detailed message and flag it for follow-up. You decide which requests always go to staff.

What happens if our internet goes down?

Calls automatically fail over — to staff mobiles, another office or the AI receptionist — so callers still get through. Service returns to normal as soon as your connection is back.

How long does it take to switch?

Setup and testing happen while your current system is still running. Transferring numbers usually takes from a few days to a few weeks depending on your current provider, and your old service stays live until the switch, so there is no gap.

How much does it cost?

Pricing depends on the number of users, phone numbers and features you need. Book a consultation and we will recommend a setup and give you a clear quote.

Getting started

Switching is simple — we do the work

  1. 01

    Assessment

    We review your lines, numbers, phones and how calls are handled today, then recommend a setup.

  2. 02

    Build & test

    We set up menus, schedules, users, the AI receptionist and integrations, and test them with you first.

  3. 03

    Number transfer

    We handle the porting paperwork. Your old service stays active until the moment we switch.

  4. 04

    Go live & train

    We switch at a quiet time, set up phones and apps, train your team and keep tuning.

What you’ll need

  • A reliable business internet connection
  • Your existing numbers (or new ones from us)
  • Compatible desk phones you own, new ones from us — or just the apps
  • Access to your calendar or booking system

Built for your business

Made for every kind of front desk

The platform is configured around how your industry books, answers and follows up.

See it set up for counselling and mental health practices

Book a demo and we will walk you through calls, texts, call logs and booking configured for a business like yours.