A therapist’s work does not end when a session finishes. There may be emails to answer, appointments to prepare for, notes to organize, and research to keep up with. Claude Duet is designed to help with some of this work. It checks connected apps every few hours, flags items that may need attention, and can continue tasks on its own cloud computer after you close your laptop.
One benefit is that therapists do not have to ask for help with every small task. Duet may prepare a brief from your connected email and calendar, draft a reply, or gather information for a meeting. You can leave a task for it and return later to review the work, which may make a busy day feel more organized.
For example, a therapist could ask Duet to prepare a daily schedule overview, draft a reminder for a team meeting, or organize non-sensitive project information. A researcher or clinical educator could use it to gather updates or prepare a first draft of a project summary. These tasks are best suited to information that is appropriate to share.
By helping with some of the work around therapy, Duet may give clinicians more time and attention for clients, clinical reasoning, and teamwork. It can help prepare and organize, while therapists use their professional knowledge and understanding to decide what is appropriate.
Duet asks for approval before actions such as sending an email, making a payment, signing a document, or deleting something. This gives therapists a chance to review important actions. Drafts and summaries still need checking, because the tool can misunderstand a message or miss an important detail.
Privacy matters greatly in therapy. Follow your workplace’s rules, and do not connect client records or share identifying details unless this is clearly allowed. A safer way to begin is to use Duet for routine tasks that do not include private client information.
Claude Duet is a research preview, and its features may change. It checks connected apps every few hours, so it may not notice something straight away. It should not be used to monitor urgent messages or make clinical decisions.
Used thoughtfully, Claude Duet may help therapists spend less time managing routine tasks and more time on the human parts of care. Its value will depend on protecting client privacy, checking its work, and keeping the clinician responsible for decisions.