Therapy termination worksheet
A therapy termination worksheet is a short clinical form that guides you and your patient through the last phase of treatment. It captures goals met, coping skills learned, early warning signs, and the support the patient will lean on next. The free worksheet below fits planned endings and unplanned ones alike. This guide explains what […]
Gottman Repair Checklist: A free template for couples therapy
The Gottman Repair Checklist is a one-page list of about 70 scripted phrases that couples use to stop an argument from escalating. The six categories are I Feel, Sorry, Get to Yes, I Need to Calm Down, Stop Action!, and I Appreciate. Dr. John Gottman built it from his research on repair attempts, the small […]
Emotional guidance scale
The emotional guidance scale ranks 22 human emotions, from joy and appreciation at the top to fear, grief, and powerlessness at the bottom. Esther and Jerry Hicks published it in their book Ask and It Is Given. Therapists, coaches, and wellness practitioners use it as a self-awareness map. Patients find their current level, then work […]
Marriage counseling questions
Marriage counseling questions are the structured prompts therapists use to assess a couple’s history, communication, trust, intimacy, and shared goals. This template gives you 40+ questions grouped by session type, from intake and conflict resolution to infidelity recovery, finances, and premarital counseling. It also shows when to re-ask baseline questions, so you can measure progress […]
Therapy letter for emotional support animal
A therapy letter for emotional support animal is a clinical document written by a licensed mental health professional. It confirms that a patient has a disability-related need for an emotional support animal, or ESA. Housing providers treat it as grounds for a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act. Service animals are trained to perform […]
Relationship Needs Checklist
A relationship needs checklist is a structured self-assessment that helps you name and rank what you require from a partner. It covers emotional, physical, social, and safety needs, and sorts each one into a must-have or a nice-to-have. The free template below works for personal reflection, couples counseling, and premarital sessions alike. Most people can […]
Self-care plan template: Free download and 7-area guide
A self-care plan is a written record of the habits you use to protect your wellbeing, set out across seven areas of life. Those areas run from physical and mental care through to work-life balance. What makes it work is the honest scoring you do first, followed by two or three changes you can keep. […]
Habit 1: Be proactive worksheet
The Habit 1: Be proactive worksheet is a guided self-assessment built on Stephen Covey’s first habit from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It asks a person to audit their own reactive language, then sort their worries into a circle of influence or a circle of concern. The last section turns what they control […]
Intelligent Change journal template and daily prompts
The Intelligent Change journal is a guided notebook that pairs daily gratitude with one intention for the day and a short evening review. Its best-known format, the Five Minute Journal, asks four questions across two sittings of about five minutes each. The morning page asks for three things you are grateful for and one outcome […]
Grief worksheet for adults
A grief worksheet for adults is a structured therapeutic tool that guides someone through bereavement with reflection prompts, coping exercises, and emotional processing techniques. It gives shape to feelings that are hard to name, and it works alongside therapy or on its own at home. The free PDF below covers all five stages of grief, […]