Therapy aid worksheet
A therapy aid worksheet is a structured clinical tool that guides mental health practitioners through assessment, symptom tracking, and therapeutic planning in one document. It holds the client’s presenting concerns, severity ratings, treatment goals, and measurable progress, so a single form covers intake and every session after it. Scattered session notes make progress hard to […]
Self-Compassion Journal ACT Worksheet
A self-compassion journal is a worksheet that walks you through one difficult moment and helps you answer it with warmth instead of blame. The free template below follows Kristin Neff’s three pillars of self-compassion: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindful awareness. You describe the situation, name the emotions and the self-talk that came with it, then […]
Social work intake form template: Essential sections and best practices
A social work intake form is the structured document you use at the start of service engagement to gather a client’s essential information. It covers demographics, presenting concerns, medical and mental health history, risk factors, housing status, and consent for services. A complete intake runs to eight sections. They start with personal details and the […]
Serenity prayer worksheet: A therapist’s guide and template
A serenity prayer worksheet asks a client to name what they keep trying to control and what they can genuinely change. It turns a 25-word prayer into nine open questions across two parts. Therapists use it in individual sessions, group work, and 12-step meetings. Grab the file below, then read on for the prayer itself […]
Worksheet on anger management: 5 clinical formats for therapists
Five anger management worksheet types, what each one captures, and how to use them in session, plus a free PDF of all five.
Patience worksheet
A free patience worksheet PDF with four guided sections covering understanding, triggers, coping strategies, and reflection.
Relationship anarchy worksheet: Free template for therapists & couples
A relationship anarchy worksheet is a therapeutic tool that helps individuals and couples define their own relationship values, boundaries, and structures. It drops the assumption that every relationship has to follow one predetermined shape. The free worksheet below covers five domains: values and needs, intimacy, boundaries, commitment, and cohabitation. Each one is answered on its […]
Free empathy test to download: What it is and how to administer one in clinical practice
Compare the EQ, IRI and Jefferson empathy scales, read the score bands right, and download a free template.
Free RAIN mindfulness worksheet + what it is and ways to fit the worksheet into a therapy practice
A RAIN mindfulness worksheet gives a client four printed sections, one for each step of the technique: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture. You can download ours free below. Every section carries its own prompt, so the client needs no prior meditation experience and no therapist reading a script aloud. One pass through the sheet takes 10 […]
Social work case note: Template, examples & best practices
A social work case note is the written record of a single contact with a client. It captures what you observed, what you did, and what happens next. It is also the file a supervisor, an auditor, or a judge reads when you are not in the room. Most notes run 250 to 500 words […]