CounsellingClient · Therapy Modality Framework

Your modality. Your structure.

CounsellingClient supports structured documentation for CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, somatic, narrative, solution-focused, and custom therapeutic frameworks. Each modality has its own field set, progress tracking, and treatment plan integration — so your documentation reflects how you actually practice, not a generic template.

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Therapy modality framework showing CBT thought record structure alongside treatment plan integration
The problem with generic notes

A SOAP note wasn't designed for therapy.

Most practice software gives therapists the same note format used by physiotherapists and nutritionists. But a CBT session needs thought records and behavioural experiments documented. A DBT session needs skills module tracking. An IFS session needs parts mapping. Generic notes lose the therapeutic structure that makes documentation clinically useful.

Supported modalities

Every major therapeutic framework. Structured.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Structured thought records, behavioural experiments, cognitive distortion identification, and homework assignment tracking.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Skills modules (mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness), diary cards, and skills coaching logs.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Values clarification, psychological flexibility assessment, defusion exercises, and committed action tracking.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Parts mapping, protector and exile identification, unblending documentation, and Self-leadership progress.

Somatic & Body-Based

Somatic experiencing, body sensation tracking, nervous system state documentation, and grounding technique records.

Narrative Therapy

Externalization, unique outcome documentation, re-authoring conversations, and alternative story development tracking.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Miracle question responses, scaling questions, exception finding, and goal-oriented session documentation.

Custom Modalities

Define your own therapeutic framework with custom structured fields. Integrative practitioners can blend approaches within a single treatment plan.

How it connects

Modality documentation feeds the clinical record.

Thought records connect to session notes. Skills module progress connects to treatment plans. Outcome measure scores connect to the modality framework that produced them. The documentation isn't siloed — it builds a cohesive clinical picture of the therapeutic work.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Treatment plans support multiple modality assignments. A client might have CBT-structured thought records alongside somatic experiencing exercises. Each modality maintains its own structured documentation while feeding into a unified progress view.

Your therapeutic approach deserves software that understands it.

See how CounsellingClient structures modality-specific documentation into a connected clinical record.