Undisclosed client. NDA restricts use of the company name and logo.

UI/UX

Prototyping

Tablet App

Graphic with kid shaking his/her head

ABA practice management tools serve two very different user types: clinicians running therapy sessions and administrators handling scheduling, billing, and reporting. Designing for both in one product means constant tension between clinical depth and operational simplicity. This client had an initial SaaS product in place but the UX hadn't kept pace with the complexity of what the software was trying to do.

industry

Mental Health / Wellness

project type

B2B / Refresh

role

Lead Designer - Barrel Proof Apps

focus area

UI/UX, Protyping, Tablet app

The Brief

Request

This project came in as a reskin request. The web app was functional but built by a developer-first team with little attention to user flows or information architecture. Core features were there, but they were hard to find and the overall experience felt clunky compared to other tools in the behavioral health space. A mobile app existed alongside it but was missing key functionality from the web version. I pushed back on the reskin framing early and made the case for rethinking the IA and user flows before touching the visual design. The team agreed, and the scope expanded from there. I worked solo on all UI/UX, meeting twice a week with the CEO and a product manager to ask questions, walk through the existing app, and review design changes.

Deliverable

Full UI and UX redesign of both the web and mobile apps, a restructured information architecture, and a new iPad app for in-session therapist use. Wireframes and final UI were delivered for both platforms. The web app was built within an existing purchased template. The iPad app was designed from scratch.

Old App Screens

How the web and mobile apps looked beforehand.

Four App Wireframe Screens

Information architecture with a before and after view of the main and sub navigation.

Private Wealth collection of brand guides, components, and inspiration

Approach

The IA audit came first. I mapped the existing navigation and flagged the structural problems before touching any visual design. Stripping the 'Manage' prefix from nav items sounds like a small change but it immediately made the sidebar more scannable. Reorganizing by frequency of use and moving key actions like adding a new user to modals and inline flows reduced the number of steps for the most common tasks. The new patient onboarding flow was the most complex UX problem. Five screens with a high volume of inputs, used by clinicians who are often context-switching between administrative tasks and patient care. I restructured the field order and introduced progressive disclosure so that certain inputs only appeared when contextually relevant. The goal was to reduce cognitive load without removing anything required. The iPad app required a different mindset entirely. Therapists use it during live sessions with young patients, so speed and minimal friction were the priority over feature depth. I designed the measurement tools, behavior logging, frequency tracking, and duration recording to be accessible in as few taps as possible. The constraint of in-session use shaped every interaction decision. I met with the CEO and PM twice a week throughout, using those sessions to walk through the existing app, pressure test new flows, and course correct quickly.

3 screens of the wealth app design

Outcome

The redesigned web and mobile apps shipped with incremental rollout to avoid disrupting existing users, a common constraint in live SaaS products with an active client base. The project wrapped when I transitioned to a full-time role, but I was brought back after a colleague covered ongoing updates for a period. Clients don't typically re-engage a designer if the foundation wasn't solid.

Let's Chat

Contact me. Or don't. Totally up to you.
As a side note, I'm available for new projects.

Carl + Lyle, 2026

Let's Chat

Contact me. Or don't. Totally up to you.
As a side note, I'm available for new projects.

Carl + Lyle, 2026

Let's Chat

Contact me. Or don't. Totally up to you.
As a side note, I'm available for new projects.

Carl + Lyle, 2026