Informed consent generator
Fill in your practice details and the document writes itself on the right: how sessions are held, fees, cancellation policy, the limits of confidentiality and the data protection clause. Copy it, download it or print it to PDF. It all happens in your browser — nothing is sent or stored.
A starting point, not legal advice. The document is built on Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and covers what most therapy practices in the EU need. It does not replace review by a lawyer, nor the specific obligations of your professional body or jurisdiction. Read it in full, adapt it to how you actually work, and make it yours before you sign it with anyone.
How to use it
Fill in what you already know
Fields marked optional drop out of the document if you leave them empty. The rest appear in square brackets, so you can see exactly what is still undecided.
Switch on only what applies
Recording, AI-assisted notes and minors are optional sections: leave them off and they do not appear. A consent form should not ask permission for something you are not going to do.
Read it through and adapt it
The cancellation policy and the limits of confidentiality especially — those are the two sections that end up being invoked.
Give each party a signed copy
And keep yours somewhere you can find it in five years, which is how long the retention obligation runs.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use this consent form in my practice?
Yes. It is yours the moment you generate it, with no attribution and no licence. What you cannot do is use it without reading it: what you sign with your patients is your responsibility, and the document has to reflect how you actually work.
Is anything I type saved?
No. The generator is JavaScript running in your browser: the fields are never sent to a server, are not stored in Alchely, and disappear when you close the tab. That is why there is no “save draft” button.
Does it work for online and in-person therapy?
For both, and for a mixed practice. Choosing online or mixed adds the sections that only make sense at a distance: a private space, what happens if the connection drops, and that remote care does not replace emergency services.
What about consent for AI on clinical material?
It is a separate, optional clause, and it should be: the GDPR asks for specific consent. In Alchely that permission is given by the patient from their own portal, not by the therapist on their behalf, and they can withdraw it whenever they want.
How often should it be reviewed?
Whenever your fees, your way of working or the tools you use change. And at least once a year, even if nothing has.
The signed consent, inside the clinical record
A signed PDF in a folder works until you need to know who consented to what, and when. In Alchely consent lives in the patient portal: it is signed there, timestamped in the audit log, and the patient can withdraw it without emailing you. And we are in open beta right now: come in as an early adopter and the first year is free.
No card. No countdown.