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Therapy Modalities Library

Modality-specific templates for evidence-based therapy approaches — CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, IFS, motivational interviewing, and more. Each template captures the structure and clinical reasoning specific to that modality.

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CBT Session Note

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy session note with thought records, behavioural experiments, and homework.

Structure · 7 sections
AgendaMood CheckHomework ReviewSession ContentThought RecordBehavioural ExperimentsHomework Set
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ACT Session Note

Session note grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Tracks work across the six hexaflex processes — defusion, acceptance, present-moment contact, self-as-context, values, and committed action — alongside the client's relationship with experiential avoidance and chosen valued domains. Suits psychologists and therapists practising ACT.

Structure · 6 sections
Values ExploredDefusion ExercisesAcceptance WorkMindfulnessCommitted ActionHomework
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistCounsellorPsychotherapist+11 more

Schema Therapy Session Note

Schema Therapy session note documenting schema modes, limited reparenting, and imagery work.

Structure · 6 sections
Schema ModesMode ShiftsTherapeutic TechniquesLimited ReparentingImagery WorkHomework
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistPsychotherapistCounsellor+5 more

IFS Session Note

Internal Family Systems session note documenting parts work, unburdening, and Self-leadership.

Structure · 6 sections
Parts IdentifiedTarget PartUnburdeningSelf-LeadershipSystem UpdateNext Steps
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistPsychotherapistCounsellor+5 more

CFT Session Note

Session note in the Compassion Focused Therapy framework. Documents work with the three affect-regulation systems (threat, drive, soothing), self-criticism and shame patterns, compassionate-mind imagery, and progress on building soothing-system capacity. Designed for clinicians using CFT with shame-based or self-critical presentations.

Structure · 5 sections
Affect Regulation SystemsCompassionate Mind TrainingImagery ExercisesSelf-Compassion PracticeHomework
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistPsychotherapistCounsellor+5 more

DBT Session Note

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy session note covering mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills.

Structure · 6 sections
Diary Card ReviewTarget BehavioursSkills ModuleSkills PracticeChain AnalysisHomework
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistPsychotherapistSocial Worker+8 more

EMDR Session Note

Session note for EMDR therapy structured around Shapiro's eight-phase protocol. Tracks target memory, negative and positive cognitions, SUDS and VOC ratings, the desensitisation set used, and any installation, body scan, and closure work. Suits trauma-informed clinicians delivering structured EMDR.

Structure · 7 sections
Target MemorySUDS RatingVOC RatingDesensitisationInstallationBody ScanClosure
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistPsychotherapistCounsellor+5 more

CBT-I Session Note

CBT for Insomnia session note covering sleep hygiene, stimulus control, and sleep restriction.

Structure · 6 sections
Sleep Diary ReviewSleep EfficiencySession FocusBehavioural StrategiesCognitive RestructuringSleep Window
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistGeneral PractitionerCounsellor+5 more

Narrative Therapy Session

Narrative Therapy note focusing on externalising conversations, re-authoring stories, and identifying unique outcomes.

Structure · 6 sections
Problem StoryExternalising ConversationsUnique OutcomesRe-authoringWitnessingHomework
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistCounsellorSocial Worker+9 more

SFBT Session Note

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy note utilising the miracle question, scaling questions, and exception finding.

Structure · 6 sections
Best HopesMiracle QuestionScaling QuestionsExceptionsComplimentsNext Steps
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CounsellorSocial WorkerPsychologistClinical Psychologist+12 more

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic session note exploring unconscious processes, transference, and defense mechanisms.

Structure · 6 sections
Free AssociationTransference/CountertransferenceDefense MechanismsDream AnalysisInterpretationsPlan
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PsychotherapistPsychologistClinical PsychologistPsychiatrist+3 more

Play Therapy Session

Child-centered play therapy note documenting play themes, toys used, and child-therapist interaction.

Structure · 6 sections
Play ThemesToys/ActivitiesEmotional RegulationChild-Therapist RelationshipLimit SettingParent Feedback
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistCounsellorSocial Worker+10 more

Art Therapy Session

Art therapy session note focused on creative expression, media used, and symbolic processing.

Structure · 6 sections
Art MaterialsCreative ProcessArtwork DescriptionThemes & SymbolsClient ReflectionTherapeutic Interventions
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CounsellorPsychotherapistPsychologistClinical Psychologist+10 more

Gestalt Therapy Session

Gestalt therapy note focusing on here-and-now awareness, contact, and experiments like the empty chair.

Structure · 6 sections
Here-and-Now AwarenessContact BoundaryUnfinished BusinessExperimentsBody AwarenessIntegration
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PsychotherapistCounsellorPsychologistClinical Psychologist+4 more

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing note tracking change talk, sustain talk, and readiness for change.

Structure · 6 sections
Target BehaviourStage of ChangeChange TalkSustain TalkOARS Skills UsedPlan
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistCounsellorSocial Worker+17 more

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

Interpersonal Psychotherapy note focusing on grief, role disputes, role transitions, or interpersonal deficits.

Structure · 6 sections
Problem Area FocusRecent Interpersonal EventsMood & SymptomsCommunication AnalysisRole PlayingHomework
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistPsychiatristCounsellor+5 more

EFT Couples Therapy

Session note for Emotionally Focused Therapy with couples. Maps the negative interactional cycle, identifies primary versus secondary emotions, traces underlying attachment needs and injuries, and tracks within-session enactments and progress through the EFT stages. For couples therapists trained in EFT.

Structure · 6 sections
Cycle TrackingPrimary EmotionsSecondary EmotionsAttachment NeedsDe-escalationRestructuring
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistCounsellorSocial Worker+5 more

Gottman Method Couples

Gottman Method couples therapy note addressing the Sound Relationship House and conflict management.

Structure · 6 sections
Four HorsemenConflict ManagementLove Maps/FondnessShared MeaningInterventionsHomework
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistCounsellorSocial Worker+5 more

Eating Disorder Session Note

Structured session note for eating disorder treatment covering food behaviours, body image, medical monitoring, and therapeutic interventions.

Structure · 8 sections
Session DetailsCurrent PresentationFood and Eating BehavioursBody Image and WeightMedical MonitoringTherapeutic InterventionsRisk AssessmentPlan
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistPsychiatristCounsellor+8 more

Grief and Loss Session Note

Session note for grief and bereavement counselling including loss details, grief responses, and therapeutic support.

Structure · 8 sections
Session DetailsLoss InformationCurrent Grief PresentationGrief ResponsesTherapeutic InterventionsSupport and CopingRisk AssessmentPlan
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistCounsellorSocial Worker+13 more

Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) Session Note

Structured session note for Trauma-Focused CBT with children and adolescents, covering PRACTICE components.

Structure · 6 sections
Session DetailsTF-CBT ComponentTrauma Narrative ProgressParent/Carer ComponentRisk AssessmentPlan
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PsychologistClinical PsychologistCounsellorSocial Worker+9 more
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