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EMDR forms and assessment tools for therapists: printable resource library

Compare EMDR forms, validated assessment tools, process ratings, outcome measures, and original printable worksheets without mixing their purposes.

Updated August 29, 202611 min
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By the EMDRSuite Editorial Team

Product claims checked against the current EMDRSuite code and interface.

No independent clinical reviewer is named for this guide.

Editorial policy

Worksheet, form, checklist, handout, scale, script, and protocol are not synonyms

A worksheet or form structures information entered by the therapist; a checklist supports a repeatable operational check; a handout supports discussion with a client; and a rating field records a self-report in context. A script or protocol contains procedural language and clinical decision rules. Calling every document a worksheet hides differences in purpose, authority, copyright, competence, and risk.

Searches for PDF, printable, free, template, or cheat sheet describe a preferred format, not clinical validity. A polished download can still be incomplete, unlicensed, outdated, taken from a training manual, or unsafe outside the assessment and treatment context for which it was written.

This library maps original resources to the therapist's actual task

The linked resources cover Phase 1 history and planning, case conceptualization and goals, target sequencing, Phase 3 target assessment, cognition wording, SUD and VOC tracking, the eight-phase session map, Phase 2 grounding preferences, the future template, progress-note drafting, informed-consent discussion, remote-session checks, and a contingency plan.

Each resource has its own canonical guide and explains what the fields can and cannot establish. The library links to those owners instead of copying thirteen forms into one long page, so updates, translations, sources, and clinical boundaries stay consistent.

The library does not publish protocol scripts or protected assessments

EMDRIA lists professional books and resources that contain scripted protocols and summary sheets. This page does not reproduce their wording, training sequences, decision trees, proprietary worksheets, assessment items, scoring systems, or intervention scripts. Search visibility is not permission to copy clinical or copyrighted material.

A documentation aid cannot select a target, diagnose dissociation, establish readiness, determine pacing, interpret SUD or VOC, resolve blocked processing, demonstrate fidelity, or certify competence. Those decisions remain with appropriately trained professionals using authorized sources, consultation, supervision, and applicable standards.

Use the smallest resource that answers the current documentation question

Start with the task, not the download count. Leave a field blank when information was not elicited or a phase was not reached; do not turn blank into zero, unknown into normal, or a completed box into evidence of treatment completion. Avoid copying the same sensitive material into several browser drafts and records.

The printable forms have no submit destination, server storage, or autosave. Some browsers may restore form state after a reload, so use the explicit clear-fields control before leaving and transfer only the minimum necessary information into the authorized clinical record according to local law, policy, consent, and retention requirements.

Remote-session resources support workflow, not autonomous therapy

The remote checklist and contingency plan address the actual patient device, privacy, location, contact fallback, camera, microphone, stereo audio, BLS display, stop control, interruption, reconnection, closure, and follow-up. They do not prove that a remote session is clinically appropriate or that an emergency plan is complete for a particular jurisdiction.

EMDRSuite provides live video, therapist-controlled visual and auditory BLS, patient links, presence, pause and safety controls, reconnection, and therapist-authored notes. It does not deliver scripts, choose procedures, generate clinical findings, monitor risk, or replace the professional record.

EMDR forms and assessment tools

Six tool categories that answer different clinical questions

Start with the question and authority of the resource, not the word form, free, PDF, or tool. A validated measure and an original documentation worksheet are not interchangeable.

Diagnostic interviews and symptom screens

Question it can support

Whether a trained clinician should assess trauma exposure, PTSD criteria, symptom severity, differential diagnosis, or another presentation with an authorized instrument.

What it cannot establish

No generic EMDR form diagnoses PTSD, selects treatment, replaces interview, or makes one measure valid for every population and language.

Dissociation, safety, and readiness assessment

Question it can support

What requires competent follow-up before reprocessing, including dissociative phenomena, current risk, stability, supports, consent, and setting.

What it cannot establish

A questionnaire total, calm-place exercise, checklist, or software flag does not establish readiness or safety.

Phase 3 target assessment worksheet

Question it can support

How to document one selected target snapshot: representation, negative and positive cognition, emotion, body response, SUD, and VOC.

What it cannot establish

It does not identify the correct target, formulate the case, assess diagnosis, or authorize reprocessing.

In-session process ratings

Question it can support

How contextual SUD and VOC ratings relate to the selected target and phase at a particular moment in treatment.

What it cannot establish

SUD and VOC are not broad symptom, function, risk, fidelity, or treatment-completion measures.

Canonical guide

SUD and VOC scales

Outcome and functioning measures

Question it can support

Whether symptoms, daily function, personal goals, adverse response, and the treatment course are changing at comparable review points.

What it cannot establish

One score does not replace target reevaluation, safety review, patient context, interpretation, or a shared treatment decision.

Planning and documentation aids

Question it can support

How to organize therapist-authored goals, hypotheses, target candidates, decisions, session facts, remote checks, and follow-up in the proper record.

What it cannot establish

An original worksheet is not a validated assessment, official credential form, protocol script, legal template, or clinical authority.

Use authorized versions, current instructions, validated translations, licensing terms, and professional interpretation for formal measures. This library publishes original documentation aids only and never scores or stores public-form entries.

14 original therapist resources

Choose the worksheet by clinical task, not by download count

Every card opens the canonical guide, evidence and boundaries for that resource. Print a blank copy, complete a temporary browser draft, or save as PDF only when your record policy permits.

Documentation aids only: no protocol scripts, autonomous treatment, diagnosis, readiness score, target selection, or server storage.

1

Plan and formulate

Structure Phase 1, working formulation, goals, target candidates, and preparation questions without turning hypotheses into findings.

  1. EMDR Phase 1 history taking

    EMDR Phase 1 history taking and treatment planning: pacing, scope, and records

    A professional Phase 1 guide with a printable history-taking map for goals, suitability, pacing, strengths, target candidates, and a revisable EMDR plan.

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  2. EMDR treatment plan template

    EMDR case conceptualization worksheet: treatment planning map

    Use private printable EMDR case conceptualization and treatment-goal worksheets to map AIP hypotheses, uncertainty, readiness, measures, and review points.

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  3. EMDR target sequence plan worksheet

    EMDR target sequence plan: printable past-present-future worksheet

    Use a printable EMDR target sequence plan worksheet to organize candidate past experiences, present triggers, and future situations without imposing a fixed clinical order.

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  4. EMDR Phase 2 preparation

    EMDR Phase 2 preparation and readiness: what the record should show

    A therapist-focused framework for documenting informed consent, alliance, process understanding, stop signals, regulation capacity, supports, and remote-session readiness before reprocessing.

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2

Assess and track phase work

Record only what was elicited or delivered across target assessment, cognitions, SUD/VOC, eight phases, and future work.

  1. EMDR session structure

    EMDR session structure: eight phases and printable session map

    See how the eight-phase treatment course differs from one appointment, reprocessing sets, closure, and reevaluation; use a private printable session map.

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  2. EMDR Phase 3 assessment worksheet

    EMDR Phase 3 assessment worksheet

    Use a private, printable EMDR Phase 3 assessment worksheet for image, NC, PC, VOC, emotion, SUD, and body sensation, with clear professional limits.

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  3. EMDR negative cognition list

    EMDR negative and positive cognition list: printable wording map

    Use a printable EMDR negative and positive cognition list, editable wording map, and VOC field while preserving the patient's exact target-specific language.

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  4. EMDR SUD VOC scales worksheet

    EMDR SUD and VOC scales: printable worksheet and tracker

    Use a printable EMDR SUD and VOC worksheet to keep 0–10 disturbance and 1–7 cognition-validity ratings connected to target, phase, wording, and time.

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  5. EMDR future template worksheet

    EMDR future template worksheet and three-pronged protocol

    Use a private printable EMDR future template worksheet while distinguishing future-prong documentation from flashforward targets, scripts, and readiness decisions.

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3

Document and prepare remote care

Draft progress documentation, support informed discussion, and verify technology and contingency arrangements.

  1. EMDR progress note template

    EMDR progress notes and session documentation: a practical framework

    A practical EMDR progress-note guide with a printable SOAP/DAP drafting structure that separates treatment planning, session progress, private process material, and technical incidents.

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  2. EMDR supervision

    EMDR supervision vs consultation: process, questions, logs, and requirements

    Compare EMDR supervision, training and credential consultation, case consultation, and peer support; prepare questions and records without exposing patient data.

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  3. EMDR client handout

    Printable EMDR client handout and informed-consent guide

    Print or save a plain-language EMDR client handout, then distinguish education from individualized consent, required records, and remote contingency planning.

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  4. remote EMDR session checklist

    Remote EMDR session checklist for therapists: before, during, and after

    A printable remote EMDR checklist covering professional readiness, patient preparation, private access, video and BLS testing, contingency planning, and session closure.

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  5. remote EMDR contingency plan

    Remote EMDR contingency plan: location, disconnection, safety, and BLS pause

    Build a practice-specific continuity plan for online EMDR covering patient location, local resources, backup contact, technical interruption, immediate BLS stop, documentation, and review.

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FAQ

EMDR forms and assessment tools

Are the EMDR worksheets free to use?

The public browser resources can be opened and printed without an account. Their limits and intended professional context remain part of the resource.

Can I save an EMDR worksheet as a PDF?

Use the browser's print dialog and choose Save as PDF when that is permitted by your device, workplace policy, consent, and record-handling requirements.

Does the library include an EMDR protocol script?

No. It distinguishes documentation resources from scripts and links to sourced protocol overviews without reproducing protected procedural wording.

Are entries stored by EMDRSuite?

No. These public forms have no submit action, server storage, or autosave. Use Clear all fields because a browser may restore local form state after reload.

Which worksheet should a therapist start with?

Choose the resource that matches the current task and phase. A Phase 1 map, target assessment, progress note, remote checklist, and contingency plan answer different questions.

Do printable resources replace EMDR training or consultation?

No. They are documentation and planning aids for appropriately trained professionals, not training, supervision, diagnosis, risk assessment, or protocol delivery.