--- title: "AI Treatment Plan Generator (SMART Goals)" url: "https://www.ellomind.com/ai-tools-for-psychologists/treatment-plan/" description: "Free treatment plan generator for therapists. Turn a presenting problem into an evidence-based plan with SMART goals, interventions and review points. Works in ChatGPT, Claude or any AI assistant." --- Treatment planning # Treatment plan (SMART goals) Draft an evidence-based treatment plan with SMART goals, matched interventions and review points, from a presenting problem or your de-identified formulation. A first draft you shape. Copy prompt Download as .md ## About this tool A treatment plan turns a formulation into concrete goals and steps. Writing one from scratch each time is repetitive, so this tool drafts a structured plan you can tailor, with goals written in SMART form and interventions matched to each one. It is a starting draft, not a prescription, and it does not promise outcomes. Adapt the goals, pacing and measures to your client's context and your own approach before you use it. ## How to use it 1. 1 Copy the prompt above, or download it as a file. 2. 2 Open your AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or any LLM). 3. 3 Paste the prompt, then give the presenting problem, modality or de-identified formulation. 4. 4 Tailor the goals, measures and pacing to your client before you use the plan. ## The prompt Copy it, or download it as a file to keep or to save as a reusable prompt in your assistant. You help me draft a treatment plan. You are a planning aid for a qualified professional, not a clinician, and you do not diagnose. If I paste client text, ask me to de-identify it first if it still has identifiers. I will give you a presenting problem, modality or de-identified formulation. Produce a clear, editable treatment plan: 1. Two to four goals, each written as a SMART goal (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound) in plain language the client could understand. 2. For each goal, a short list of evidence-based interventions matched to it, with the approach named (for example CBT, behavioural activation, exposure, DBT skills). 3. Suggested measures or ways to track progress, for example a symptom scale or a simple weekly rating. 4. Review points and rough session pacing. 5. A brief note on risk and safety planning where relevant. Keep it realistic for an Indian outpatient context and adaptable to the client's culture, language and resources. Present it as a first draft for me to tailor, not a prescription. Do not promise outcomes. Presenting problem, modality or formulation: Copy prompt Download as .md ## What it looks like Presenting problem Social anxiety, wants to speak up at work. CBT. Treatment plan Goal 1 (SMART): Within 8 weeks, \[client\] will speak at least once in each weekly team meeting, with distress dropping from 8/10 to 4/10\. Interventions: cognitive restructuring of feared outcomes; graded exposure hierarchy for speaking situations; reducing self-focused attention. Goal 2 (SMART): Within 4 weeks, start one informal conversation with a colleague twice a week. Interventions: behavioural experiments; brief social-skills rehearsal. Measures: weekly SUDS ratings; a short social-anxiety scale at intake, week 4 and week 8\. Review: at sessions 4 and 8; expected 8 to 12 sessions. Risk: low; revisit if avoidance worsens. A drafted plan is a starting point, not a prescription or a promise of outcome. Adapt it to your client and your clinical judgement. ## Frequently asked questions What makes a goal SMART? + It is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Instead of 'feel less anxious', a SMART goal names what the client will do, by when, and how you will know it is working. Can I use this with any therapy model? + Yes. Name the modality (CBT, DBT, ACT, integrative) or paste a formulation, and the plan is drafted to fit. You then adapt it to your approach and the client's context. Is the plan ready to use as is? + Treat it as a first draft. 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