Socratic Therapy Cheat Sheet | Cognitive Restructuring Tool for Therapists
Created by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Empower your therapy sessions with this printable Socratic Questioning Cheat Sheet, a one-page reference guide designed to help clients examine their thoughts, challenge cognitive distortions, and build insight through structured, open-ended questioning.
Perfect for therapists, counselors, coaches, and mental health professionals, this tool supports clients in identifying unhelpful beliefs and discovering alternative perspectives—all through guided dialogue. Rooted in CBT principles and adaptable to multiple modalities, this cheat sheet simplifies the Socratic method into practical categories and stages you can use in-session or as a handout.
🧠 What’s Included:
6 Core Categories of Socratic Questions:
Clarification
Challenging Assumptions
Evidence Testing
Alternative Viewpoints
Consequences
Reflection
The 5 Stages of the Socratic Method: Receive, Reflect, Refine, Re-state, Restart
Therapist-friendly layout for quick use during sessions
💡 Ideal For:
CBT, DBT, and integrative therapists
Mental health counselors, LCSWs, LMFTs, psychologists
Clinical supervisors and interns
Therapy students building questioning skills
Clients working on challenging automatic thoughts and cognitive distortions
📥 Instant Digital Download – 1-Page PDF
Use in sessions, print for client folders, or keep in your clinical toolkit for quick reference.
Help clients shift stuck thinking patterns and deepen insight—this one-page Socratic cheat sheet brings clarity and structure to therapeutic conversations.
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