Client files: create, edit and find clients

    Checked against the app on 24 October 2026

    One file per person holds the sessions, an Overview with what needs doing, the Plan, Measures, Documents and Reports. Create a client with Ctrl+N; only the name is required.

    Olive Grove’s Edit client window for the fictional client Maya Okafor: name, client code, pronouns, date of birth, contact details, caseload status, client type, consent and background notes.

    Where: Clients (Ctrl+3)

    1. Step 1: Press New client (Ctrl+N), or Clients > + New > New client…. Type the name; you are warned if it already exists.

    2. Step 2: Press Edit client to add a code, pronouns, date of birth, contact details, address, referral source, caseload status, client type and background notes.

    3. Step 3: Add the client’s email address if you will send reminders, booking emails or invoices.

    TabWhat is there
    SessionThe note and transcript of the session you clicked.
    OverviewTo do (drafts to sign, measures due, safety flags, unlogged bookings), latest scores with a trend chart, background, goals and recent sessions. Ask this client’s record answers a question with dates and quotes.
    PlanTreatment plan, conceptualization and playbook. See Treatment plans.
    MeasuresQuestionnaires given, scores and trends. See Give a questionnaire.
    DocumentsReferral letters, intake forms or reports you attach (PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, CSV). Their text can be included in what the AI reads.
    ReportsLetters and reports written for this client.

    Find a client

    • The client list shows type, status, last seen and next appointment. Filter sorts, shows by type, groups couples and families, or shows archived files.
    • Caseload shows clients in four columns: Intake, Active, On hold and Discharged. Drag a card to change its status; each move can be undone for 10 seconds.
    • The header search finds clients, and words in notes and transcripts, as you type.

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