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               _____________________________
               Coaching                             Music Therapy
               Cognitive Restructuring              Play Therapy
               Collaborative Problem-Solving        Practice/Teach Skills of:
               Communication Training               _____________________________
               Decision Clarification               Problem Solving Skills Training
               Developing Coping Strategies         Provide Referrals:
               EMDR                                 _____________________________
               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                    Other:
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                             Therapy Interventions
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                                  Detailed Interventions
         Assessed:                                               Direct client to:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Assigned homework/task regarding:                       Discussed concepts of:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Assisted client with accessing:                         Encouraged client regarding:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Assisted client in identifying:                         Evaluated consequences of:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Assisted client in labeling feelings related to:        Examined benefits of:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Assisted client in building support system:             Explored client’s feelings of:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Challenged:                                             Explored onset of:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Clarified/sought clarification regarding:               Facilitated:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Coached client in:                                      Gathered information regarding:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Collaborated with client to:                            Guided client in:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Completed art project to assist with:                   Identified triggers related to:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Consulted regarding:                                    Identified alternative behaviors to:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________,
         Created a plan for:                                     such as:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Created a list of:                                      Identified coping strategies such as:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________,
         De-escalated client by:                                 to assist with:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Demonstrated:                                           Implemented:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Developed coping strategies of:                         Inquired about:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
         Differentiated between:                                 Introduced game to assist with:
         _________________________________                       _________________________________
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                           Therapy Interventions
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                               Detailed Interventions
        Introduced skill of:                               Reassured client regarding:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Introduced strategy of:                            Redirected client regarding:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Labeled feelings of:                               Reflected back to client:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Led client in:                                     Reframed for client:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Modeled for client the practice of:                Reinforced client for:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Monitored:                                         Reviewed progress toward goals:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Normalized feelings of:                            Role played with client:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Normalized thoughts of:                            Set goals related to:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Paraphrased for client regarding:                  Set boundaries regarding:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Planned with client for:                           Summarized for client:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Practiced with client:                             Trained client in:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Problem solved with client regarding:              Used supportive questioning to assist with:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Processed fears of:                                Used behavior management for:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Processed feelings related to:                     Used cues to:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Prompted client to:                                Used imagery/relaxation training for:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Provided Referrals:                                Used play therapy to:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Provided psychoeducation regarding:                Used scaling to identify:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________
        Questioned evidence for concussions of:            Other:
        _________________________________                  _________________________________ 
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