by Picture Your Progress Before It Happens
When you first begin therapy, it can feel like standing at the edge of a foggy path—you know you want to feel better, live better, but the steps forward are unclear. That’s why we created this free downloadable worksheet: If Therapy Works.
This worksheet isn’t just a bunch of questions on paper—it’s a powerful tool to visualize your future self and set meaningful therapy goals. Whether you’re a client looking for clarity or a clinician helping someone define success, this worksheet helps make change feel real and attainable.
Download the Free Therapy Goals Worksheet
This beautifully designed, calming worksheet is available totally free as a printable PDF.
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✨ What’s Inside the Worksheet?
The “If Therapy Works” worksheet guides you through thoughtful prompts like:
- Imagining your best self 6 months to a year from now
- Describing how life, routines, emotions, and relationships would change
- Identifying what you’d be proud of
- Letting go of old habits or self-talk that no longer serve you
- Creating a vision board or future-self sketch
It gives structure to the most important question therapy asks:
👉 What do you want to get out of this?
💡 Why This Worksheet Matters
Therapy works best when you know where you’re headed. But not everyone walks into their first session with that vision in mind.
This worksheet helps you:
- Define realistic and motivating therapy goals
- Tap into the emotional “why” behind your sessions
- Create a conversation tool to share with your therapist
- Revisit your hopes on tough days when progress feels slow
- Track personal growth by comparing where you were to where you’re going
It’s empowering to say, “If therapy works, here’s how I’ll know.”
🧠 For Clients and Clinicians Alike
This worksheet is written in plain, inviting language—no clinical jargon—so it’s approachable for clients of all ages, backgrounds, and mental health journeys.
For clinicians, it’s a great early-session or mid-treatment check-in tool. Use it to:
- Facilitate deeper discussion around goals and motivation
- Help clients explore ambivalence, resistance, or hope
- Use the vision board area for creative expression in sessions
❤️ Final Thoughts
Therapy is about growth. About becoming who you want to be—not overnight, but step by step. This worksheet is your invitation to imagine what healing really looks like for you.
You don’t need all the answers. Just start with a vision.
And if therapy works? You’ll get closer to it than you think.
