Staying engaged between sessions can lead to deeper, more meaningful progress in therapy. Grow Therapy supports your journey with helpful tools in the client portal, like pre-session reflections. This guide explains how the reflections feature works and how it can help you make the most out of each appointment.
What are pre-session reflections?
Pre-session reflections provide a dedicated space to process and document your thoughts between appointments. Whether you're celebrating a win, working through a challenge, or simply organizing your thoughts, this tool helps you identify meaningful topics to bring into your next session.
After each session, you'll receive an email prompt to reflect. Based on your response, you'll get suggested topics to help guide your next conversation with your provider.
Why should I use pre-session reflections?
Engaging in pre-session reflections can enhance your therapy experience by helping you:
Capture important thoughts between sessions. Jot down anything that surfaces between appointments so nothing gets lost.
Stay engaged in your therapy journey. Remain connected to your goals and progress, even outside of session time.
Feel more prepared and focused. Enter sessions with a clearer sense of what you want to talk about, boosting confidence and emotional readiness.
Take ownership of your progress. Reflect in your own words, on your own schedule. Your insights shape the conversation.
How do I use pre-session reflections?
After your first appointment, you'll begin receiving prompts to record your thoughts between sessions. These reminders arrive by email or text and are sent after each session, with follow-ups if you haven't responded. To get started:
Locate and open the reminder email or text message.
Click the Jot down your thoughts button. This will open the reflections tool in a new window.
Select a prompt that fits how you would like to reflect, or choose Let my thoughts flow for a free-form option.
Enter your thoughts in the text field, then click Save in the top right.
Based on your response, you will receive a list of AI-generated topics to review.
Decide what to share. Select Share topics to make them visible to your provider, or click Don't share topics to keep them private.
Topics you choose to share will be visible in-session.
Pre-session reflections | FAQs
Do I have to use this feature? No, it's entirely optional. Use it if and when it feels helpful for you.
Can I turn off notifications for it? No, notifications are sent automatically after each session to encourage reflection. While you can't turn them off, you can choose whether or not to engage with the tool.
Will my provider see everything I write? No, you are in control. Only the topics you choose to share with your provider will be visible to them.
When can I start using pre-session reflections? This feature becomes available after your first appointment. You'll receive your first reflection prompt shortly after that session.
Is this feature available to minors? No, pre-session reflections are currently only available to adult clients.