AI virtual secretary for speech therapy practices

Speech therapists on WhatsApp: the AI secretary that answers patients and parents, books sessions and reduces no-shows

While you're in session you can't break off to answer a parent or rearrange a course of appointments. Wably answers for you on WhatsApp: it gives information on areas, assessments and fees, books sessions, reschedules them and sends reminders, in your practice's tone of voice and at any time.

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On your WhatsApp Business number Up and running in under 10 minutes Answers 24/7 Fewer gaps in the schedule No technical skills

The problem

Between one session and the next there's no time for the front desk

In speech therapy the day is made of sessions one after another, often with children who need all your attention. Every message from a parent that arrives during work is an answer postponed, and those answers end up taking time away from your personal life too: in the evening you catch up on pending chats, call back whoever wanted a time and rearrange missed sessions.

Meanwhile every unanswered request is a possible booking lost, and an absent child leaves an empty slot that's hard to fill at the last minute. Wably is here to take all of this off your hands: it answers patients and parents and manages the sessions for you, quickly, neatly and professionally.

The difference

It answers patients and parents like your secretary, not just a booking tool

A real secretary doesn't just set appointments: she knows how to answer when a parent asks “do you treat stuttering?”, “do you assess learning disorders?”, “do I need a pediatrician's referral?”. Wably does exactly this on WhatsApp, at any moment, and in the same conversation it books the session. An online calendar books but knows nothing about your practice; a generic chatbot may answer but never touches your calendar. Wably does both, like a real virtual secretary.

  • Your areas and treatments: language, articulation, stuttering, voice, swallowing, learning.
  • How the first speech assessment works and what to bring to the first session.
  • The frequently asked questions: referral, length of the course, courses of sessions, invoice for tax purposes.
  • The practical info: where the practice is, parking, payment methods.
  • And, in the same chat, it offers the free slots and confirms the booking.

All in one assistant

What Wably does for your speech therapy practice

Answers about areas, assessments and fees

It explains to patients and parents the areas you treat, how the speech assessment works and the practical info: the same answers you would give, given by it.

Sets and rearranges appointments

It shows only genuinely available slots, confirms the booking and, if a child is sick or a parent needs to move it, reschedules the session in the same chat.

Holds courses of sessions together

A speech therapy course can last months, with weekly appointments: Wably plans the recurrences and recovers missed sessions, without you having to chase anyone.

Cuts no-shows with reminders

It notifies the parent the day before the session, in the form you decide: this way absences drop and the slots in your calendar stay full.

Saves new patients to the address book

At the first booking it records the patient's or parent's contact by itself: no name lost on a scrap of paper and an always up-to-date address book.

Works on your number, 24/7

It answers on your WhatsApp Business number, even in the evening and at weekends, when parents finally have a moment to write.

Pinpoint scheduling

It handles courses and recurring sessions precisely, and you're still free to do it by hand

In a speech therapy practice every course has a different rhythm: some come once a week for months, others alternate assessments and check-ups. While an ordinary calendar shows fixed slots that drift from reality, Wably checks your real calendar with every request and offers only slots that are truly free. It knows your rules and always respects them.

  • The right duration for each session, whether a one-hour assessment or a 45-minute treatment: each appointment takes the time it needs.
  • Room to breathe between one patient and the next: the pause to tidy up and take notes, never back-to-back sessions.
  • Your real hours, even split ones: morning and afternoon, with after-school times always the most requested.
  • Recurring courses of sessions: weekly appointments planned without re-entering them by hand each time.
  • No last-minute rush: the assistant always leaves your minimum notice.

Fewer no-shows

Automatic reminders to reduce missed sessions

A missed session interrupts the course and leaves an empty slot that's hard to fill at the last minute. Wably prevents it: it reminds them of the appointment the day before, on WhatsApp. You decide how the reminder should work.

01

Notification only

A message that reminds the parent of the session. Simple and discreet, when you just want to give a reminder.

02

Confirmation request

A message with the Confirm · Reschedule buttons: one tap for the parent and, if the child can't come, the slot is freed up in time.

You set the mode you prefer and change it whenever you want. A slot freed up in advance is a slot you can reassign: this way automatic reminders recover much of the missed sessions and protect your schedule.

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Contacts and reputation

It keeps the address book in order and grows your reviews

A good secretary recognizes who comes back and never loses a contact. Wably recognizes who's writing and, at a new patient's first booking, it creates the contact by itself: no more names jotted down in a hurry between one session and the next.

It never deletes anything from your Google address book: it can read and add, never remove. And, if you enable it, with one switch it adds new patients to your Google Contacts as well.

Privacy and security

Built for those who care for people's health

Assessments, session notes and clinical content stay yours: Wably doesn't need them to work. Wably does not collect health data: it handles only neutral service categories and the calendar, staying outside the scope of Article 9 of the GDPR. Data stays isolated for each practice and you can disconnect and delete whenever you want.

  • No clinical data processed: only bookings and service information.
  • Infrastructure on Oracle Cloud, in Europe, in the Frankfurt data center.
  • Data encrypted at rest.
  • On your WhatsApp Business number, with no app for the patient to download.

Why Wably

It's not management software. It's not a chatbot. It's a secretary.

01

Management software

Good at booking and invoicing, but on WhatsApp it stops at notifications: it stays silent if a parent asks about an area, the assessment or how the course works.

02

Generic chatbots

They can chat, but they ignore your calendar and don't understand a speech therapy practice: no different durations, breaks, recurring courses or real hours.

03

Wably

It talks like a secretary and books the appointment in your real calendar, in the same message, on your WhatsApp Business number. Both things together.

Quick activation

How it works

1

Set up your practice

In under 10 minutes you write areas, fees, hours, the duration of assessments and sessions, breaks and booking rules. All guided, no technicalities.

2

Connect WhatsApp

You use the WhatsApp Business number you already have: patients and parents keep writing where they always do.

3

Choose the tone

Professional, welcoming or direct: the assistant replies in line with your practice's style.

4

Let Wably work

It answers, offers slots, confirms sessions, handles reschedules and sends reminders and reviews, 24/7.

Try Wably free for 30 days

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Plans

Two simple plans, with a 30-day free trial

Starter

€24.90 / month

  • AI assistant on WhatsApp, on your current number
  • Answers patients and parents about your areas
  • Bookings with Google Calendar sync
  • AI management per individual contact
  • Multilingual
  • Email support
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wably's AI virtual secretary for speech therapists?

It's an AI assistant that, on WhatsApp, answers patients and parents about areas, assessments and frequently asked questions and manages appointments (bookings, courses of sessions, reschedules, reminders) in place of the front desk, 24/7.

Does Wably really answer parents or only send reminders?

It answers. Unlike management software that only sends notifications, Wably has a conversation: it explains your areas, how the speech assessment works, answers frequently asked questions and, in the same chat, offers slots and confirms the booking.

Can I use the WhatsApp Business number I already use at the practice?

Yes. Wably works on the WhatsApp Business number you already use: no new number, no app for the patient to download, no change to your communications or business cards.

Does Wably handle recurring courses of sessions?

Yes. Speech therapy courses often last weeks or months, with weekly sessions. Wably manages recurring appointments, offers times consistent with your calendar and reschedules missed sessions, without you having to re-enter them by hand each time.

What do I need to use Wably?

You need a Google account with Google Calendar, which Wably uses as the calendar, and Google Contacts, for the patient address book. Plus your practice's WhatsApp Business number. Nothing else: no app to install and no technical skills.

How long does it take to set up? Do I need to be technical?

No, you don't need any technical skills. Setup is guided and takes under 10 minutes: you write, in your own words, your areas, fees, hours and answers to the most common questions.

Does Wably help reduce no-shows?

Yes. It sends an automatic reminder the day before the session, in the way you choose: a simple notification or a confirmation request with the Confirm and Reschedule buttons, so the parent frees up the slot in time if the child can't come.

Does Wably process patients' health data?

No. Wably does not collect health data: it handles only neutral service categories, staying outside the scope of Article 9 of the GDPR. Data is isolated for each practice and encrypted at rest, on Oracle Cloud infrastructure in Europe (Frankfurt data center).

Does Wably replace the speech therapist?

No. Wably does not replace the professional and does not make clinical or assessment decisions. It only handles the admin side: answering information, booking, managing courses and reschedules, sending reminders and review requests.

Bring your speech therapy practice's front desk to WhatsApp

Turn WhatsApp from a source of interruptions into a secretary that answers, books and reminds patients and parents of their sessions, on your current WhatsApp Business number, day and night.

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