Group library

Run tonight’s group in five minutes

120 printable group packets, each with facilitator instructions, teaching content, prompts, activity, homework, note language and the client handout, in 12 categories. Plus 16 written-out session plans and an AI group note writer.

How it works

Pick a topic

12 categories: icebreakers, CBT, DBT, relapse prevention, processing, relationships, life skills, creative, trauma and grief, spirituality, recovery pathways, group energy.

Print the packet

Facilitator instructions, teaching content, prompts, activity, homework and the handout, in one PDF.

Run the group

Every packet lists the ASAM dimensions and modalities it supports, for the note.

Write the note

Goal and intervention language is in the packet; the note writer drafts the rest.

Every topic in the library (120 packets · 16 session plans)

Open any topic for what the client does, the note topic, the modalities and the handout. Downloads need the Clinician plan.

All 120 Icebreakers & Warm-Ups 9 CBT 13 DBT & Emotional Regulation 13 Relapse Prevention 15 Processing & Vulnerability 12 Codependency & Relationships 9 Life Skills & Aftercare 13 Creative & Experiential 11 Trauma & Grief 8 Spirituality, Identity & Meaning 8 Recovery Pathways 5 Humor, Games & Group Energy 4

Group · 7 ppThe Memory GameIcebreakers & Warm-Ups · Game

Group · 8 ppAnything But "Fine"Icebreakers & Warm-Ups · Discussion

Group · 9 ppStand Up IfIcebreakers & Warm-Ups · Physical activity

Group · 7 ppTwo Truths and a LieIcebreakers & Warm-Ups · Game

Group · 7 ppWhat's In Your PocketIcebreakers & Warm-Ups · Activity

Group · 7 ppCount to TenIcebreakers & Warm-Ups · Game

Group · 9 ppRules We Wrote OurselvesIcebreakers & Warm-Ups · Discussion

Group · 8 ppIntroduce a StrangerIcebreakers & Warm-Ups · Activity

Group · 8 ppThree Minutes in the ChairIcebreakers & Warm-Ups · Activity

Group · 9 ppThoughts Aren't FactsCBT · Psychoeducation

Group · 10 ppName That DistortionCBT · Game

Catch It, Check It, Change It, first page

Group · 8 ppCatch It, Check It, Change ItCBT · Worksheet

Group · 11 ppTrial of My Inner CriticCBT · Roleplay

So What Does That Say About Me?, first page

Group · 8 ppSo What Does That Say About Me?CBT · Worksheet

Group · 8 ppMotivation Comes SecondCBT · Psychoeducation

Six Bad Ideas and One Good One, first page

Group · 7 ppSix Bad Ideas and One Good OneCBT · Activity

Group · 7 ppAnd Then What?CBT · Discussion

Group · 7 ppRun the ExperimentCBT · Activity

Group · 8 ppFifteen Minutes to WorryCBT · Activity

Group · 8 ppGuilt vs. ShameCBT · Psychoeducation

Ten Minutes, Ten Months, Ten Years, first page

Group · 10 ppTen Minutes, Ten Months, Ten YearsCBT · Discussion

Group · 7 ppThe Comparison TrapCBT · Discussion

Group · 8 ppWise MindDBT & Emotional Regulation · Psychoeducation

Group · 8 ppCold Water and Push-UpsDBT & Emotional Regulation · Physical activity

Group · 9 ppThe STOP SkillDBT & Emotional Regulation · Roleplay

Getting Through the Next Twenty Minutes, first page

Group · 10 ppGetting Through the Next Twenty MinutesDBT & Emotional Regulation · Worksheet

Group · 8 ppFighting Reality and LosingDBT & Emotional Regulation · Discussion

Group · 10 ppDo the OppositeDBT & Emotional Regulation · Activity

Group · 10 ppEmotions Have JobsDBT & Emotional Regulation · Psychoeducation

Group · 9 ppThe Body VotesDBT & Emotional Regulation · Worksheet

Group · 7 ppThe Blow-Up, Frame by FrameDBT & Emotional Regulation · Worksheet

Group · 10 ppMaking the AskDBT & Emotional Regulation · Roleplay

Describe It Without Judging It, first page

Group · 7 ppDescribe It Without Judging ItDBT & Emotional Regulation · Activity

Group · 7 ppThe Anger IcebergDBT & Emotional Regulation · Worksheet

You Don't Have to Agree to Validate, first page

Group · 9 ppYou Don't Have to Agree to ValidateDBT & Emotional Regulation · Roleplay

The Relapse Crime Scene Investigation, first page

Group · 10 ppThe Relapse Crime Scene InvestigationRelapse Prevention · Roleplay

Group · 12 ppEmergency Coping Kit BuildRelapse Prevention · Creative

Triggers You Can See and Triggers You Can't, first page

Group · 9 ppTriggers You Can See and Triggers You Can'tRelapse Prevention · Worksheet

Group · 10 ppUrge SurfingRelapse Prevention · Activity

Group · 8 ppPlay the Tape ForwardRelapse Prevention · Writing

Relapse Starts Before You Use, first page

Group · 8 ppRelapse Starts Before You UseRelapse Prevention · Psychoeducation

Write the Plan You'll Actually Use, first page

Group · 11 ppWrite the Plan You'll Actually UseRelapse Prevention · Worksheet

Group · 10 ppThe 3 A.M. PlanRelapse Prevention · Activity

Group · 12 ppWhen Somebody OffersRelapse Prevention · Roleplay

Group · 9 pp"I Already Blew It"Relapse Prevention · Discussion

Why You Feel Worse at Day 45, first page

Group · 10 ppWhy You Feel Worse at Day 45Relapse Prevention · Psychoeducation

Group · 9 ppThe Empty SaturdayRelapse Prevention · Activity

Delete, Block, Change the Number, first page

Group · 9 ppDelete, Block, Change the NumberRelapse Prevention · Activity

Group · 9 ppSwapping One for AnotherRelapse Prevention · Discussion

Narcan, Fentanyl, and the Talk Nobody Wants to Have, first page

Group · 9 ppNarcan, Fentanyl, and the Talk Nobody Wants to HaveRelapse Prevention · Psychoeducation

Group · 9 ppIf You Really Knew MeProcessing & Vulnerability · Discussion

Group · 7 pp16 PersonalitiesProcessing & Vulnerability · Activity

What I'd Tell My Younger Self, first page

Group · 9 ppWhat I'd Tell My Younger SelfProcessing & Vulnerability · Writing

Group · 9 ppWhat We See In YouProcessing & Vulnerability · Writing

Group · 8 ppThe Resentment ListProcessing & Vulnerability · Worksheet

Group · 8 ppThe One I HurtProcessing & Vulnerability · Writing

Group · 8 ppNobody Believes You YetProcessing & Vulnerability · Discussion

The Rules You Learned About Feelings, first page

Group · 8 ppThe Rules You Learned About FeelingsProcessing & Vulnerability · Discussion

Five Minutes, No Interruptions, first page

Group · 9 ppFive Minutes, No InterruptionsProcessing & Vulnerability · Activity

Group · 9 ppThe Anonymous Question BoxProcessing & Vulnerability · Activity

Alone in a Room Full of People, first page

Group · 7 ppAlone in a Room Full of PeopleProcessing & Vulnerability · Discussion

Group · 8 ppThe Day I KnewProcessing & Vulnerability · Discussion

Group · 7 ppThe Let Them TheoryCodependency & Relationships · Discussion

Boundaries Are Not Punishments, first page

Group · 9 ppBoundaries Are Not PunishmentsCodependency & Relationships · Worksheet

Group · 9 ppHelping or Enabling?Codependency & Relationships · Activity

Group · 8 ppThe Drama TriangleCodependency & Relationships · Psychoeducation

Group · 8 ppDating in Your First YearCodependency & Relationships · Discussion

What Your Family Is Actually Afraid Of, first page

Group · 9 ppWhat Your Family Is Actually Afraid OfCodependency & Relationships · Discussion

Why You Pick the People You Pick, first page

Group · 7 ppWhy You Pick the People You PickCodependency & Relationships · Psychoeducation

Group · 9 ppHow to Have a FightCodependency & Relationships · Roleplay

Group · 8 ppIntimacy Without Being HighCodependency & Relationships · Discussion

Group · 11 ppJob Interview SkillsLife Skills & Aftercare · Roleplay

The Résumé You Can Actually Hand Someone, first page

Group · 9 ppThe Résumé You Can Actually Hand SomeoneLife Skills & Aftercare · Worksheet

Keeping the Job After You Get It, first page

Group · 8 ppKeeping the Job After You Get ItLife Skills & Aftercare · Discussion

Group · 9 ppWhere the Money WentLife Skills & Aftercare · Worksheet

Group · 9 ppThe Document ScrambleLife Skills & Aftercare · Activity

Court Dates, POs, and Paperwork, first page

Group · 7 ppCourt Dates, POs, and PaperworkLife Skills & Aftercare · Worksheet

Where Are You Sleeping on Day One?, first page

Group · 8 ppWhere Are You Sleeping on Day One?Life Skills & Aftercare · Activity

What Happens the Day After You Leave, first page

Group · 10 ppWhat Happens the Day After You LeaveLife Skills & Aftercare · Worksheet

Sleeping Without a Substance, first page

Group · 8 ppSleeping Without a SubstanceLife Skills & Aftercare · Psychoeducation

You Haven't Eaten a Real Meal in Two Years, first page

Group · 7 ppYou Haven't Eaten a Real Meal in Two YearsLife Skills & Aftercare · Psychoeducation

Taking Your Meds Like It's Your Job, first page

Group · 8 ppTaking Your Meds Like It's Your JobLife Skills & Aftercare · Discussion

Group · 8 ppThe Resource MapLife Skills & Aftercare · Activity

Group · 9 ppNobody Throws You a ParadeLife Skills & Aftercare · Discussion

Group · 7 ppThe Mask You Wear HereCreative & Experiential · Creative

Group · 8 ppVision BoardCreative & Experiential · Creative

Group · 7 ppThe Song That Gets YouCreative & Experiential · Media-based

Group · 8 ppThe Movie ClipCreative & Experiential · Media-based

The Road Map of How You Got Here, first page

Group · 7 ppThe Road Map of How You Got HereCreative & Experiential · Creative

Group · 7 ppThe Group MuralCreative & Experiential · Creative

Group · 7 ppSix WordsCreative & Experiential · Writing

Group · 9 ppTalk Me Through ItCreative & Experiential · Physical activity

Journaling for People Who Hate Journaling, first page

Group · 9 ppJournaling for People Who Hate JournalingCreative & Experiential · Writing

Group · 8 ppBlackout PoetryCreative & Experiential · Creative

Group · 9 ppTear It UpCreative & Experiential · Physical activity

Group · 9 ppEMDR Walk-and-TalkTrauma & Grief · Movement

Group · 8 ppGetting Back in the RoomTrauma & Grief · Activity

Why Your Body Reacts Before You Do, first page

Group · 7 ppWhy Your Body Reacts Before You DoTrauma & Grief · Psychoeducation

Group · 7 ppThe Letter You Never SentTrauma & Grief · Writing

Grief Doesn't Come in Stages, first page

Group · 9 ppGrief Doesn't Come in StagesTrauma & Grief · Psychoeducation

Group · 11 ppLosing Your Best FriendTrauma & Grief · Discussion

The People Who Are Still Alive But Gone, first page

Group · 8 ppThe People Who Are Still Alive But GoneTrauma & Grief · Worksheet

Group · 9 ppWhy Them and Not MeTrauma & Grief · Discussion

Sexuality Spectrum & Fear of Judgment, first page

Group · 10 ppSexuality Spectrum & Fear of JudgmentSpirituality, Identity & Meaning · Discussion

A Higher Power You Can Live With, first page

Group · 8 ppA Higher Power You Can Live WithSpirituality, Identity & Meaning · Discussion

The Ten Things You Say You Value, first page

Group · 8 ppThe Ten Things You Say You ValueSpirituality, Identity & Meaning · Activity

What Do You Want Said About You, first page

Group · 7 ppWhat Do You Want Said About YouSpirituality, Identity & Meaning · Writing

Group · 7 ppThe Roles You PlaySpirituality, Identity & Meaning · Activity

Gratitude Without the Bumper Sticker, first page

Group · 7 ppGratitude Without the Bumper StickerSpirituality, Identity & Meaning · Writing

Group · 8 ppService Without CreditSpirituality, Identity & Meaning · Activity

Forgiveness Isn't Saying It Was Okay, first page

Group · 8 ppForgiveness Isn't Saying It Was OkaySpirituality, Identity & Meaning · Discussion

The Twelve Steps Without the Jargon, first page

Group · 8 ppThe Twelve Steps Without the JargonRecovery Pathways · Psychoeducation

Group · 7 ppSMART RecoveryRecovery Pathways · Psychoeducation

There's More Than One Way to Do This, first page

Group · 8 ppThere's More Than One Way to Do ThisRecovery Pathways · Activity

Are You Really Sober If You're on Suboxone?, first page

Group · 9 ppAre You Really Sober If You're on Suboxone?Recovery Pathways · Discussion

Your First Meeting, and How to Get a Sponsor, first page

Group · 9 ppYour First Meeting, and How to Get a SponsorRecovery Pathways · Roleplay

Group · 7 ppThe 12 Steps of InsanityHumor, Games & Group Energy · Creative

Group · 9 ppYes, AndHumor, Games & Group Energy · Game

Group · 10 ppTreatment TriviaHumor, Games & Group Energy · Game

Group · 10 ppFeelings CharadesHumor, Games & Group Energy · Game

AI group note writer

Describe the group you ran. Get the note.

Goal, intervention, group summary and a per-client response skeleton, drafted from a sentence or two about what happened. A draft to individualize and sign in your own EMR, never identical notes.

Good to know

Every packet is original work written for SUD and co-occurring groups in residential, PHP and IOP settings.
Adapt to your clients and your licensure. Notes from the writer are drafts to individualize per client.

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