ChatGPT prompts for therapists

Create a copy-paste AI prompt library for my psychotherapy practice. This is a drafting and organization tool, not a substitute for my clinical judgment, informed consent, documentation standards, supervision, crisis protocol, or local law.

Practice details:
[POPULATION AND MODALITIES]
[SETTING AND JURISDICTION]
[COMMON WORKFLOWS]
[VOICE AND DOCUMENTATION RULES]
[PRIVACY AND SAFETY BOUNDARIES]

Produce 10 distinct, ready-to-use prompts for the workflows I named. Cover the highest-value mix of session preparation, psychoeducation handouts, treatment-plan draft language, progress-note organization, client-facing follow-up drafts, group-material planning, and practice administration where relevant. Do not generate diagnosis, determine risk, make eligibility decisions, or give individualized treatment instructions.

For each prompt, provide: a clear title; the exact prompt in first person; 2-5 bracketed inputs; the output format and length; and one safety line. Make each prompt specific to its task. For example, a note-organizing prompt should separate client report, observable information, interventions actually used, response, plan, and items requiring my verification; it must never fabricate session content. A handout prompt should use plain language, avoid promises, include practice options rather than directives, and flag when individual adaptation is needed.

For crisis-related, abuse-related, medication-related, or high-risk material, require me to use my organization’s protocol and consult appropriate emergency, safeguarding, medical, or supervisory resources. Include a brief “never paste” reminder for direct identifiers, unredacted notes, and unnecessary protected health information.

Before answering, check that every prompt is usable without patient-identifying information and that no prompt delegates a clinical decision to the model. Ask up to 3 clarifying questions only if a required practice detail is missing.

Help me organize a de-identified psychotherapy session into a DAP note. My factual session bullets are [SESSION BULLETS], interventions actually used are [INTERVENTIONS], and next-step facts are [PLAN FACTS]. Produce labeled Data, Assessment, and Plan sections in [LENGTH] words, using neutral clinical language and clearly distinguishing client report from clinician observation. Do not add symptoms, risk assessment, diagnosis, interventions, quotes, or outcomes not in my notes. Flag blank sections that require my judgment. Remove or replace any identifier according to [PRIVACY RULE]. Before answering, verify each substantive statement traces to my bullets.

Draft a general psychoeducation handout on [TOPIC] for [AUDIENCE]. Use the framework [APPROACH], at a [READING LEVEL] reading level. Produce a title, a 120-word explanation, 3-5 optional practice ideas, and a “when to seek more help” section. Avoid diagnosis, promises, universal claims, and individualized treatment advice. Use non-stigmatizing language and make clear that the handout supplements, not replaces, professional care. Respect these practice limits: [BOUNDARIES]. Before answering, check that no instruction could be mistaken for crisis guidance; flag content that needs clinician adaptation.

Create a flexible, clinician-reviewed agenda for a [SESSION LENGTH]-minute therapy session. The client’s de-identified goals are [GOALS], prior agreed action items are [PRIOR ITEMS], and relevant themes are [THEMES]. Give a timed outline with opening check-in, collaborative agenda setting, one main focus, a brief skills or reflection segment, and closing plan. Include 2 optional questions per section, not a script. Do not infer diagnosis, risk, or client readiness. Mark where I must make real-time clinical decisions and follow [CRISIS OR SAFETY PROTOCOL] if concerns arise. Check that the agenda leaves time for the client’s priorities and does not present a technique as mandatory.