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 […]
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. […]
Moberg pick-up test: How to administer, score, and interpret
The Moberg pick-up test is a timed hand assessment that measures tactile gnosis, the ability to recognize and handle small objects by touch alone. A patient picks up nine to twelve metal objects twice, once with eyes open and once with eyes closed. You record the seconds each trial takes. The eyes-closed time on the […]
Receptive one word picture vocabulary test: What it measures and how to interpret scores
The receptive one word picture vocabulary test is a norm-referenced assessment of a person’s single-word receptive vocabulary. The person being tested points to one of four pictures that matches a spoken word. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), standardized vocabulary assessments like this are foundational tools. They help identify language disorders, monitor developmental progress, […]
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
A free Intelligent Change journal template with the four Five Minute Journal prompts, plus how therapists use it between sessions.
Grief worksheet for adults
A structured grief worksheet for adults with prompts for all five stages, emotion naming, CBT coping exercises, journaling and self-compassion. Free printable PDF, no signup.
Teenage schizophrenia test: What it covers and what to do next
A teenage schizophrenia test is a structured self-report screening tool that checks whether an adolescent’s experiences match the symptoms of schizophrenia or early psychosis. No online test can diagnose the condition. It sorts questions into the same symptom domains a clinician uses, then tells you whether a psychiatric evaluation is worth booking. Schizophrenia is rare. […]
Childhood Autism Rating Scale
The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) is a 15-item, clinician-administered assessment of autism-related behavior in children. Each domain is rated 1 to 4, so a total score runs from 15 to 60. A total of 30 or above warrants referral for comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, and higher totals indicate greater severity. Schopler, Reichler and Renner developed […]
Cycle of Abuse Wheel
A cycle of abuse wheel is a visual framework that maps the four repeating phases of intimate partner violence: tension building, incident, reconciliation, and calm. Therapists, counselors, and social workers use it to show a survivor where they sit in the pattern. That is where safety planning starts. Psychologist Lenore Walker described the pattern in […]