Pre-consultation questionnaires: how AI prepares a first intake before my client arrives

When I started practicing naturopathy, I opened every session with a paper questionnaire and a notebook. I asked questions for forty minutes, took notes on the fly, missed pieces. In the evening I would reread, rebuild, think it through. A ninety-minute session often took as long in preparation and write-up.

Today, when a client books, they fill in a structured questionnaire beforehand. While they answer, I do nothing. And before our session, AI has prepared a clean summary for me, filed by domain. I start the session with an overview, and I keep my full attention for the person.