Next Session Worksheet/After starting
- Review the previous worksheet and take note of any changes.
- Other than reporting/updating Jes on what’s happened since we last spoke- what are my focused questions/intentions for this session?
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- Was there anything in particular from last session that helped? What insights have I had since?
- After my last session, was there anything that we discussed or Jes said that didn’t feel accurate/bothered me?
- Where am I still stuck? What do I feel motivated/ready to work on?
- What specific situational examples can I bring to unpack? What memories connect to what I am presently working on?
- What are my deeper core issues/fears/beliefs about myself that have been a pattern in my life and/or are surfacing now?
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- What is life trying to teach me?
- If I were to ask my closest loved ones & friends (those who often interact and/or deeply see/know me the most), what suggestions might they offer about what they consider to be my difficulties? If I don’t know, might it be safe for me to ask them and can I be assured by them that they will only respond in gentle kindness as they try to help me identify areas of growth?
- What actions am I working on outside my therapy sessions that is directly correlated with insights gained from therapy?
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- What choices are within my control?
- What choices are not within my control?
- What plans have I made to tackle a need/task?
- What routines need to be implemented?
- What hard conversations need to be had?
- List concrete action steps (and mini-steps), as well as time frames necessary for each goal, and track my consistency.