Initial Session Solution-Focused Questions

This worksheet can be used as a guide for therapists to ask solution-focused questions during the early sessions of therapy. The questions are designed to stimulate the growth process of clients from their very first encounter with a therapist.

Solving Problems With Reverse Brainstorming

This form can be used to help clients who are “stuck” in a particular situation and can’t seem to find any appropriate solution to a problem or challenge. It can be used with individuals, but any kind of brainstorming is generally most productive in a group situation.

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms Assessment

The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) is a rating scale designed to learn more about the severity and type of symptoms in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Information from the client is taken in an interview format, and this form should only be used by professionals trained in interview and assessment techniques. (PDF)

Scheduling Time For Your Obsessive Thoughts

This form can be used to help clients who have distressing reoccurring thoughts. The technique involves having clients deal with daily intrusive thoughts by “scheduling” them for a specific time, and using the technique of mindfulness to better deal with them. PDF