# 150 AI prompts for Therapists & Counselors — free list of every prompt

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150 AI prompts for Therapists & Counselors

Every one of the 150 prompt titles in the book, in the book's own eight
groups. Twelve are printed in full and marked; use those today.
The yellow parts are the blanks you fill in.

Setup & Voice Prompts 1–15

#1Your permanent profilePaste 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.”

#2The tone calibrator

#3The plain-English filter

#4Shorter, always

#5Three versions

#6The de-jargonizer

#7Teach it your voice

#8The reverse brief

#9Fix my dictation

#10Email to text

#11The second opinion

#12Explain like a colleague

#13The checklist maker

#14The translation pass

#15What did I forget

The Paperwork Mountain Prompts 16–40

#16The 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.”

#17The practice-case series

#18The note critique (blank template only)

#19The template builder

#20The intervention phrase bank

#21The risk-documentation cue card

#22The goal bank

#23The discharge summary skeleton

#24The treatment-plan language bank

#25The informed-consent outline

#26The policy stack

#27The good-faith-estimate helper

#28The 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.”

#29The telehealth consent outline

#30The social-media policy

#31The emergency-coverage plan

#32The fee agreement

#33The records-request response kit

#34The forms audit

#35The AI-disclosure paragraph

#36The supervision contract outline

#37The note-debt triage

#38The office SOP

#39The board-question prep

#40The paperwork hour

Client-Facing Communication Prompts 41–65

#41The 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.”

#42The inquiry reply, solo

#43The wrong-fit referral

#44The waitlist message

#45The waitlist check-in

#46The consult-call script

#47The first-session prep

#48The policy email that stays warm

#49The repeat-pattern conversation opener

#50The fee-conversation script

#51The boundary reply

#52The quiet-after-consult follow-up

#53The 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.”

#54The session-format options note

#55The crisis block

#56The after-hours auto-reply

#57The vacation message

#58The telehealth hiccup kit

#59The sliding-scale reply

#60The letter-request boundary

#61The reminder set

#62The schedule-change announcement

#63The difficult-message defuser

#64The termination letter

#65The careful goodbye (nonpayment)

Money — Private Pay & Insurance Prompts 66–85

#66The 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.”

#67The benefits-question sheet

#68The GFE cover note

#69The payment-policy refresher

#70The appeal engine

#71The timely-filing appeal

#72The medical-necessity framework

#73The EOB decoder

#74The panel-rate negotiation letter

#75The alliance-safe balance note

#76The 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.”

#77The card-declined note

#78The balance ladder, touch two and three

#79The rate-increase letter

#80The sliding-scale policy

#81The pro bono / community line

#82Tax-time sorter

#83The billing-integrity refusal

#84The private-pay value answer

#85The Friday money sweep

Referrals & Professional Standing Prompts 86–105

#86The 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.”

#87The referrer thank-you

#88The physician one-pager

#89The school one-pager

#90The profile rewrite

#91The profile variants

#92The ethics-safe non-response

#93The review triage

#94The consultation-group intro

#95The networking note

#96The reconnect note

#97The openings note

#98The full-caseload note

#99The cross-referral map

#100The speaking pitch

#101The conference proposal

#102The podcast pitch

#103The local-article pitch

#104The bio, three lengths

#105The professional post

Clinical-Adjacent Creation Prompts 106–120

#106The 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.”

#107The handout series

#108The article distiller

#109The book brief

#110The worksheet builder

#111The group curriculum

#112The single-session plan

#113The metaphor menu

#114The CE distiller

#115The supervision organizer

#116The clinician’s own journal

#117The niche intake questions

#118The resource list

#119The learning plan

#120The training decision helper

Ethical Marketing Prompts 121–145

#121The 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.”

#122The niche page

#123The modality page

#124The FAQ page

#125A month of posts

#126The answer post

#127The content calendar

#128The guarantee striker

#129The homepage

#130The about page

#131The referral cadence

#132The workshop outline

#133The 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.”

#134The lead magnet

#135The newsletter

#136The directory ad / boosted listing copy

#137The credential announcement

#138The practice-launch announcement

#139The talk follow-up

#140The niche clarifier

#141The practice-name check

#142The ‘we also offer’ note

#143The honest-differentiator page

#144The group-practice recruiting post

#145Marketing month in 60 minutes

Admin & Momentum Prompts 146–150

#146The 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.”

#147The SOP writer

#148The quarterly practice review

#149The delegation test

#150The edition-one graduation