How to do the work — step by step.
Concrete, clinician-grade walkthroughs for the tasks therapists do every week. Each guide pairs with a free in-app tool so you can move from reading to doing in one click.
Documentation
How to write a SOAP note (with examples)
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan — the audit-ready progress note in under 10 minutes.
How to write a DAP note for therapy sessions
Data, Assessment, Plan — the leaner cousin of SOAP, well-suited to therapy.
How to write a BIRP note (Behavior, Intervention, Response, Plan)
The intervention-forward note format used in community mental health and substance use.
How to write a Mental Status Exam (MSE) for therapy notes
Appearance, behavior, speech, mood, affect, thought, cognition, insight — the 60-second clinical snapshot.
Planning
How to write a therapy treatment plan
From presenting problem to measurable goals, objectives, and interventions.
How to write a case conceptualization (with template)
A working hypothesis that ties presenting problem to history, mechanisms, and treatment plan.
How to prep for a therapy session in 5 minutes
A repeatable pre-session ritual that lifts session quality without burning your day.
How to assign therapy homework clients will actually do
Compliance triples when homework is co-designed, specific, and tied to today's work.
How to build a relapse prevention plan
Map triggers, early warning signs, and concrete responses before the next dip.
How to write SMART therapy treatment goals (with examples)
Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound — goals your client can actually reach and your payer will actually approve.
Assessment
How to administer and score clinical assessments
PHQ-9, GAD-7, PCL-5, AUDIT and friends — and what to do with the score.
How to create a psychoeducation handout
Plain-language explainers that clients actually keep, read, and use.
How to write a biopsychosocial assessment (template + example)
The intake document that frames every session that follows — biological, psychological, social, in one coherent picture.
How to conduct a therapy intake session (90-minute structure)
From the first hello to a signed treatment plan — a paced structure that gathers what you need without overwhelming the client.
Modality skill
How to conduct a DBT behavior chain analysis
The link-by-link tool DBT uses to make sense of any target behavior.
How to do IFS parts mapping in session
Externalize the internal system so the client can meet their parts with curiosity.
How to do ERP (Exposure & Response Prevention) for OCD
Build the hierarchy, run the exposure, prevent the ritual, repeat.
How to run an ACT values card sort
Help clients name what actually matters — then build action from there.
How to build a social anxiety exposure ladder
Graded, repeatable exposures that retrain the threat system.
How to teach urge surfing to clients
Ride the wave instead of fighting it — a mindfulness-based skill for any urge.
How to deliver a clinical hypnosis induction
A safe, evidence-aligned induction structure you can adapt to any presenting issue.
How to translate a concept between therapy modalities
Same client, different lens — CBT to IFS to somatic to EFT.
How to teach radical acceptance (DBT) — script and worksheet
Help clients stop fighting reality without endorsing it — the DBT distress-tolerance skill that breaks suffering loops.
How to teach the window of tolerance to clients
Map hyperarousal, hypoarousal, and the regulated middle zone — and give clients language for what's happening in their body.
How to treat panic attacks in therapy (CBT for panic)
The interoceptive-exposure protocol that resolves panic disorder in 8–12 sessions — without breathing-into-paper-bag advice.
How to use the anger iceberg in therapy
The visual that turns 'I'm just angry' into a conversation about hurt, fear, shame, and unmet need — without lecturing.
How to do behavioral activation for depression
The evidence-based depression protocol that does as well as CBT — and gets clients moving in week 1.
How to teach DEAR MAN (DBT interpersonal effectiveness)
The DBT script for asking for what you want, saying no, and keeping the relationship — without rolling over or burning it down.
How to teach cognitive defusion (ACT)
Get clients to relate to thoughts as thoughts — not commands, predictions, or truths — without arguing with the content.
How to teach DBT wise mind
The integration of emotion mind and reason mind — and the practice that helps clients access it on purpose.
How to deliver CBT-I for insomnia (clinician protocol)
The 4–6 session evidence-based protocol that outperforms sleep medications — without prescribing anything.
How to use the polyvagal ladder in therapy
A three-state autonomic map that gives trauma clients a clear, embodied sense of where they are and how to climb.
Risk & safety
Client work
How to use the feelings wheel in session
Move clients from 'I feel bad' to a specific, workable emotion.
How to teach grounding techniques for anxiety and trauma
5-4-3-2-1, orienting, and body-based skills clients can use anywhere.