# 150 AI prompts for Therapists & Counselors

> Every prompt title in AI for Therapists & Counselors, grouped as the book groups them. Twelve are printed in full, free.

*Every prompt title in AI on the Job: Therapists & Counselors Edition. Twelve printed in full; the rest are in the book.*

## Setup & Voice (Prompts 1–15)

- **#1 Your permanent profile** — Paste into custom instructions: “I’m a [LICENSE TYPE] in private practice in [CITY, STATE], practice name [PRACTICE NAME]. I work with [POPULATIONS/CONCERNS] using [MODALITIES]. You help me with the business side of practice only. I will never share client information with you; any clinical examples I give are fictional. Client- and public-facing writing: warm, plain, professional, 8th-grade level, no hype, no exclamation points, never promise outcomes or results. Leave all fees and dollar amounts as blanks unless I state them.”
- #2 The tone calibrator
- #3 The plain-English filter
- #4 Shorter, always
- #5 Three versions
- #6 The de-jargonizer
- #7 Teach it your voice
- #8 The reverse brief
- #9 Fix my dictation
- #10 Email to text
- #11 The second opinion
- #12 Explain like a colleague
- #13 The checklist maker
- #14 The translation pass
- #15 What did I forget

## The Paperwork Mountain (Prompts 16–40)

- **#16 The practice case** — “Invent a fictional adult therapy client — realistic but entirely made up — presenting with [CONCERN]. Give me a two-paragraph vignette of a mid-treatment session using [MODALITY]. Then write a progress note for that fictional session in [SOAP / DAP / BIRP] format, concise, in language that supports medical necessity. Then explain in three bullets what makes the note defensible. Training exercise — everything stays fictional.”
- #17 The practice-case series
- #18 The note critique (blank template only)
- #19 The template builder
- #20 The intervention phrase bank
- #21 The risk-documentation cue card
- #22 The goal bank
- #23 The discharge summary skeleton
- #24 The treatment-plan language bank
- #25 The informed-consent outline
- #26 The policy stack
- #27 The good-faith-estimate helper
- **#28 The welcome packet** — “Write my new-client welcome email and packet outline: warm welcome, paperwork links [PORTAL], logistics ([PARKING / TELEHEALTH SETUP]), what the first session is like in 3 sentences, my communication and cancellation policies in one line each with links, crisis resources block. Under 250 words for the email.”
- #29 The telehealth consent outline
- #30 The social-media policy
- #31 The emergency-coverage plan
- #32 The fee agreement
- #33 The records-request response kit
- #34 The forms audit
- #35 The AI-disclosure paragraph
- #36 The supervision contract outline
- #37 The note-debt triage
- #38 The office SOP
- #39 The board-question prep
- #40 The paperwork hour

## Client-Facing Communication (Prompts 41–65)

- **#41 The inquiry kit** — “Write my 8 standard client-communication templates in my voice, [BRACKETS] for specifics: (1) new-inquiry reply — warm, fee $[FEE] and insurance/superbill status stated plainly, one next step (free [N]-minute consult), no outcome promises; (2) waitlist reply — honest wait length, referral option offered; (3) consult-call confirmation with what to expect; (4) first-appointment prep; (5) reschedule offer; (6) fee/policy reminder; (7) after-hours auto-reply with crisis block; (8) ‘not a fit’ referral-out, kind, no diagnosis language. Each under 120 words.”
- #42 The inquiry reply, solo
- #43 The wrong-fit referral
- #44 The waitlist message
- #45 The waitlist check-in
- #46 The consult-call script
- #47 The first-session prep
- #48 The policy email that stays warm
- #49 The repeat-pattern conversation opener
- #50 The fee-conversation script
- #51 The boundary reply
- #52 The quiet-after-consult follow-up
- **#53 The insurance-status explainer** — “Write my standard reply explaining that I’m out-of-network: what that means in one sentence, what a superbill is in one sentence, that reimbursement depends on their plan (never guaranteed), and my offer of the benefits-question sheet (#67). Under 100 words, no defensiveness about not paneling.”
- #54 The session-format options note
- #55 The crisis block
- #56 The after-hours auto-reply
- #57 The vacation message
- #58 The telehealth hiccup kit
- #59 The sliding-scale reply
- #60 The letter-request boundary
- #61 The reminder set
- #62 The schedule-change announcement
- #63 The difficult-message defuser
- #64 The termination letter
- #65 The careful goodbye (nonpayment)

## Money — Private Pay & Insurance (Prompts 66–85)

- **#66 The superbill explainer** — “Write a one-page client handout explaining out-of-network benefits in plain English: what a superbill is, how to submit it, ‘deductible’ / ‘out-of-network benefits’ / ‘allowed amount’ in one sentence each, and the exact questions to ask their insurer — including reimbursement for CPT [90837 / 90834] and preauthorization. Friendly, neutral, 8th-grade level. State clearly that I can’t guarantee reimbursement — their plan decides.”
- #67 The benefits-question sheet
- #68 The GFE cover note
- #69 The payment-policy refresher
- #70 The appeal engine
- #71 The timely-filing appeal
- #72 The medical-necessity framework
- #73 The EOB decoder
- #74 The panel-rate negotiation letter
- #75 The alliance-safe balance note
- **#76 The payment plan** — “Write my payment-plan offer for a balance of $[AMOUNT]: [N] payments of $____, starting [WHEN], sessions continue [MY POLICY], what happens if a payment is missed [PER MY SIGNED AGREEMENT — invent nothing]. Respectful — money trouble isn’t a character flaw. Under 90 words.”
- #77 The card-declined note
- #78 The balance ladder, touch two and three
- #79 The rate-increase letter
- #80 The sliding-scale policy
- #81 The pro bono / community line
- #82 Tax-time sorter
- #83 The billing-integrity refusal
- #84 The private-pay value answer
- #85 The Friday money sweep

## Referrals & Professional Standing (Prompts 86–105)

- **#86 The colleague introduction** — “Write a short introduction letter from me to a [REFERRAL SOURCE TYPE] in my area: who I am ([LICENSE], [YEARS]), exactly who I work with ([POPULATION + CONCERNS] — specific), my approach in one plain sentence, the logistics they care about (availability [DETAILS], insurance status [STATUS], telehealth [Y/N]), how I handle referrals (response within [N] business days; care coordination with a signed release), and one line making referring easy. Professional, warm, one page, no outcome promises.”
- #87 The referrer thank-you
- #88 The physician one-pager
- #89 The school one-pager
- #90 The profile rewrite
- #91 The profile variants
- #92 The ethics-safe non-response
- #93 The review triage
- #94 The consultation-group intro
- #95 The networking note
- #96 The reconnect note
- #97 The openings note
- #98 The full-caseload note
- #99 The cross-referral map
- #100 The speaking pitch
- #101 The conference proposal
- #102 The podcast pitch
- #103 The local-article pitch
- #104 The bio, three lengths
- #105 The professional post

## Clinical-Adjacent Creation (Prompts 106–120)

- **#106 The handout builder** — “Draft a one-page psychoeducation handout for adult therapy clients on [TOPIC]. Structure: what it is in plain language (no diagnosis talk), why it happens (2–3 sentences of accurate mainstream psychology — no invented statistics or citations), 3–4 things that help (concrete, modest — ‘many people find,’ never ‘this will’), and when to bring it to therapy. 8th-grade level, warm, zero hype. I’m a licensed clinician and will review and correct before any client sees it.”
- #107 The handout series
- #108 The article distiller
- #109 The book brief
- #110 The worksheet builder
- #111 The group curriculum
- #112 The single-session plan
- #113 The metaphor menu
- #114 The CE distiller
- #115 The supervision organizer
- #116 The clinician’s own journal
- #117 The niche intake questions
- #118 The resource list
- #119 The learning plan
- #120 The training decision helper

## Ethical Marketing (Prompts 121–145)

- **#121 The findability audit** — “Audit my online presence as a stressed stranger would experience it. I’ll paste what exists: [DIRECTORY PROFILE / SITE PAGES / GOOGLE BUSINESS INFO]. Tell me: what a searcher learns in 10 seconds, what’s missing that they need (fees? openings? who I’m for?), what’s inconsistent across listings, and the 3 highest-impact fixes in order.”
- #122 The niche page
- #123 The modality page
- #124 The FAQ page
- #125 A month of posts
- #126 The answer post
- #127 The content calendar
- #128 The guarantee striker
- #129 The homepage
- #130 The about page
- #131 The referral cadence
- #132 The workshop outline
- **#133 The webinar kit** — “Turn my workshop (#132) into an online offering: registration-page copy (honest, no scarcity theater), two announcement posts, the reminder email, and a follow-up email with the handout and one line about consult calls. All no-pressure, all outcome-promise-free.”
- #134 The lead magnet
- #135 The newsletter
- #136 The directory ad / boosted listing copy
- #137 The credential announcement
- #138 The practice-launch announcement
- #139 The talk follow-up
- #140 The niche clarifier
- #141 The practice-name check
- #142 The ‘we also offer’ note
- #143 The honest-differentiator page
- #144 The group-practice recruiting post
- #145 Marketing month in 60 minutes

## Admin & Momentum (Prompts 146–150)

- **#146 The Monday morning brief** — “Organize my week from this mess [PASTE TASKS / DEADLINES / COMMITMENTS — no client names, use my shorthand]: schedule conflicts, the 3 revenue-critical items (unfiled claims? unsent balances?), messages owed, and what I’m forgetting based on what I told you last week [IF IN THIS CHAT]. Ten lines max.”
- #147 The SOP writer
- #148 The quarterly practice review
- #149 The delegation test
- #150 The edition-one graduation


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