
Psychotherapy Progress Note  
Use this note to document individual, family or couples psychotherapy sessions and person’s response 
to the intervention during a specific contact.  
 
Data Field  
 
Person’s Name  
Record the first name, last name, and middle initial of the person. Order of name is at 
agency discretion.  
Record Number  
Record your agency’s established identification number for the person.   
Person’s DOB 
Record the person’s date of birth. 
Organization Name:  
Record the organization for whom you are delivering the service. 
Modality  
Check appropriate box to indicate the type of session: individual, family or couple.   
List Name(s) of Person(s) 
Present  
Check appropriate box to indicate whether the person is Present, is a No 
Show/Cancelled or the Provider Cancelled. For cancellations, complete Explanation as 
needed. Check appropriate box to indicate if others are present, list name(s) and 
relationship(s) to person.  
Person’s Report of 
Progress Towards 
Goals/Objectives Since 
Last Session 
Document person’s self-report of progress towards goals since last session including 
other sources of information, such as family, case manager, etc..  
 
New Issue(s) Presented 
Today   
There are four options available for staff using this section of the progress note: 
 
1.  If person does not report/present any new issues, mark “None Reported” 
and proceed to planned intervention/goals. 
2.  If person reports a new issue that was resolved during the session check 
the “New Issue resolved, no CA Update required” box. Briefly document 
the new issue, identify the interventions used in the Therapeutic 
Interventions Section and indicate the resolution in the Response Section 
of the progress note. 
Example: Person described being involved in a minor car accident today. 
Person was not hurt but expressed concern regarding expense of car 
repair. Person felt more relieved after identifying ways to cover expense 
over the next two weeks.  
3.  If person presents an issue that has been previously assessed and for 
which Goals/Objectives and services have been ordered, then the 
information may be briefly documented as an indicator of the progress or 
lack of progress achieved. 
4.  If person presents any new issue(s) that represent a therapeutic need that 
is not already being addressed in the IAP, check box indicating a “CA 
Update Required” and record notation that new issue has been recorded 
on a Comprehensive Assessment Update of the same Date and write 
detailed narrative on the appropriate CA Update as instructed in this 
manual.  Also, the newly assessed therapeutic information may require a 
new goal, objective, therapeutic intervention or service that will require 
further use of the IAP Review/Revision form.  
 
Example: Person reported for the first time that she was a victim of 
abuse/neglect at the age of twelve as recorded on the 
Comprehensive Assessment Update of this date.