Therapy Interventions
Cheat Sheet
The below list is a comprehensive list of psychotherapy interventions that can be
personalized for individual clients. It is divided in two different categories:
Basic
Interventions and Detailed Interventions.
You may resonate with one way of documentation over the other. This is included so that
you can search through and identify what seems most applicable to you for creating check
boxes or starter statements to write your notes more quickly.
Basic Interventions
Anger Management
Mindfulness
Art Therapy
Monitor:
Behavior Reinforcement
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Coaching
Music Therapy
Cognitive Restructuring
Play Therapy
Collaborative Problem-Solving
Practice/Teach Skills of:
Communication Training
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Decision Clarification
Problem Solving Skills Training
Developing Coping Strategies
Provide Referrals:
EMDR
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Exploration of Feelings
Psychoeducation
Involvement of Significant Others
Review of Progress/Goals
Grief Work
Role Play
Homework Assignments
Solution Focused Techniques
Identifying Triggers
Stress Management
Imagery/Relaxation Training
Supportive Questioning
Labeling Feelings
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Detailed Interventions
Assessed:
Direct client to:
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Assigned homework/task regarding:
Discussed concepts of:
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Assisted client with accessing:
Encouraged client regarding:
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Assisted client in identifying:
Evaluated consequences of:
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Assisted client in labeling feelings related to:
Examined benefits of:
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Assisted client in building support system:
Explored client’s feelings of:
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Challenged:
Explored onset of:
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Clarified/sought clarification regarding:
Facilitated:
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Coached client in:
Gathered information regarding:
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Collaborated with client to:
Guided client in:
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Completed art project to assist with:
Identified triggers related to:
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Consulted regarding:
Identified alternative behaviors to:
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Created a plan for:
such as:
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Created a list of:
Identified coping strategies such as:
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De-escalated client by:
to assist with:
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Demonstrated:
Implemented:
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Developed coping strategies of:
Inquired about:
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Differentiated between:
Introduced game to assist with:
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Detailed Interventions
Introduced skill of:
Reassured client regarding:
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Introduced strategy of:
Redirected client regarding:
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Labeled feelings of:
Reflected back to client:
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Led client in:
Reframed for client:
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Modeled for client the practice of:
Reinforced client for:
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Monitored:
Reviewed progress toward goals:
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Normalized feelings of:
Role played with client:
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Normalized thoughts of:
Set goals related to:
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Paraphrased for client regarding:
Set boundaries regarding:
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Planned with client for:
Summarized for client:
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Practiced with client:
Trained client in:
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Problem solved with client regarding:
Used supportive questioning to assist with:
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Processed fears of:
Used behavior management for:
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Processed feelings related to:
Used cues to:
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Prompted client to:
Used imagery/relaxation training for:
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Provided Referrals:
Used play therapy to:
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Provided psychoeducation regarding:
Used scaling to identify:
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Questioned evidence for concussions of:
Other:
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