START pod: Moody Abdul, CEO & Co-Founder, Klarify "AI Agent for Therapists"

START pod: Moody Abdul, CEO & Co-Founder, Klarify "AI Agent for Therapists"

Author: Fondo June 3, 2026 Duration: 11:35

AI shouldn't replace therapists.
It should help them spend more time being therapists.

Not because AI won't get smarter

Because good therapy isn't just information
It's trust
It's compassion

It's the human element.

Most therapists spend only about half their time doing therapy

The other half?

Running the business

Notes. Paperwork. Marketing. Insurance claims.

Klarify automates the work around the session so therapists can focus on the work only they can do

Today, more than 7,000 therapists use the platform

The result is clear: they spend less time running a business, more time doing the work only they can do

Moody Abdul, Co-Founder & CEO of Klarify, on Fondo START Podcast

01:53 Therapy changed my life
02:22 A therapist asked to use my previous product
02:31 Therapists spend much of their time on admin
03:22 Surpassing 7,300 therapists on the platform
03:46 Why AI won't replace therapists
05:07 The real value hidden inside therapy notes
05:28 Turning session insights into therapist marketing
06:09 Building tools for independent therapists
07:00 Fighting insurance claim denials with AI
07:28 Why therapist SEO and client discovery matter
08:17 The therapist Klarify serves today
09:32 From solo therapists to 60-person clinics
10:00 Solving therapist-client matching

Learn more at www.klarify.ca


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