Made for Counselors
Write a Follow-Up Message That Supports Without Pressuring
Also useful for: Mental Health Counselors
You can draft a brief post-session message that confirms the chosen action, shares agreed support, sets the next check-in, and respects your client's choice and pace.
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Use this when
Use this after a session in which your client chose a next step, requested a resource, or agreed to revisit a plan. Don't use a routine follow-up message in place of your required safety, crisis, reporting, or care procedures.
You'll need
- Session context
- Chosen next step
- Available support
- Agreed resource
- Reconnect plan
- Communication boundary
- Tone preferences
You'll get
- One send-ready message under 130 words
- Every action, resource, date, and support offer confirmed as matching the session
- Your relevant communication boundary included
- Clear permission for the plan to change without blame.
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- One send-ready message under 130 words
- Every action, resource, date, and support offer confirmed as matching the session
- Your relevant communication boundary included
- Clear permission for the plan to change without blame.
Sample
This is sample data, not your prompt. Pro unlocks this higher-stakes Playbook. On Free Playbooks you can still copy the assembled prompt into any AI.
Sample input
Session context: I met with an adult client who felt overwhelmed by several housing tasks. We narrowed the focus to one phone call. Chosen next step: My client chose to call the housing office by Thursday to ask which documents are missing. Available support: I can review the document list at our next session. Agreed resource: I agreed to attach the checklist we reviewed. Reconnect plan: We'll meet next Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Communication boundary: My messages are reviewed during business hours and aren't monitored for urgent support. Tone preferences: Calm and straightforward. Avoid praise and commands.
Sample assembled prompt
Subject: Your next step and checklist... The next step you chose was... If it's useful, we can review... If the plan needs to change,... My messages are reviewed during business... Take care, [Name] Accuracy check: Confirm... is correct.