ADHD Therapist Pre-Session Prep Card

You know the 90 seconds between back-to-back clients. That is where the freeze lives. This is a single-page Notion card plus a paper backup that does the working memory your brain has run out of by client number six. Last session auto-pulls, today's focus is one line, and the state check is four quick sliders.

What is in the drawer

One lightweight card for the reset between sessions, built to be read in the gap, not filled out like another task.

Print & Editable Files

• Fillable PDF for the days when typing in Notion feels like too much.
• Canva editable companion you can adjust to your own practice.

Digital Workspaces (Notion)

• Single-page Notion template: pre-session prep card, a 2-minute post-session note, a weekly glance, supervision prep, and a burnout self-check adapted from the Maslach concept.
• No nested databases. Scroll-not-click design, built for the gap between clients.
• Six fields on the prep card, one line each. The last-session recap auto-pulls.
• ADHD-state self-check as four 1-5 sliders, not a paragraph.
• One optional RSD line: "Anything you are avoiding saying because of RSD?" Scribble or skip. Naming it is half the work.

AI Scaffolding

• AI body-double helper: 5 prompts with one-tap buttons for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. Anonymize before you paste; the template reminds you twice.
• AI Access Checklist database with a 4-state permission model and 10 categories pre-seeded for a therapist workspace (therapy clients set to denied, peer consultation set to read-with-caution, and more).
• 1-page AI integration setup PDF in A4 and Letter: a 5-minute guide to plug Claude, ChatGPT, or Claude Desktop into Notion.

Guidance & Support

• Welcome PDF from Wren, the warm onboarding.
• Step-by-step quickstart, 4-6 minutes, paced at 0.95x for a clinician audience.
• 30-Day Wren Email Support, 48-hour response.
• Lifetime Updates.

Why this drawer exists

Most therapist-prep templates assume neurotypical executive function. They ask the working-memory-heavy questions on the exact day the working memory has run out. This card externalizes that load instead of adding to it.

• One line per field, so prep fits the 90-second gap, not a planning block.
• Last session auto-pulls, so you are not reconstructing context from memory.
• Sliders instead of paragraphs, so the state check is a glance, not a writing task.
• A 30-second breath-only path for high-load days, because some days structure helps and some days it adds load.
• Scroll-not-click and zero nested databases, so the Notion app stays fast between clients.
• The card is personal scaffolding, kept fully separate from anything that touches a patient chart.

What this is not

• This is not medical or clinical advice. It is an organizational workflow tool for your own state, not patient care.
• It is not for storing PHI. The card is for you. Patient identifiers live in your EHR.
• It is not a substitute for your own therapy or supervision.
• It is not the full Maslach Burnout Inventory, which is copyrighted. We adapt the concept only.
• Use within your scope of practice. APA Ethics Code Section 2.06 (Personal Problems and Conflicts) applies.

Resources I would hand a friend at the kitchen table

(No affiliate links)

• APA Ethics Code (apa.org/ethics/code) - Sections 2.06, 3.04, and 4 on clinician self-monitoring, avoiding harm, and confidentiality.
• ADDA, the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (add.org) - resources made for adult ADHD and ADHD professionals.
• CHADD (chadd.org/about-adhd/adults-with-adhd) - practical, well-sourced material on adults with ADHD.
• ADDitude Magazine (additudemag.com) - the "I'm a Therapist With ADHD" series speaks directly to this audience.
• Russell Barkley, "Taking Charge of Adult ADHD," and Edward Hallowell, "ADHD 2.0" - the executive-function and clinician-self reading behind the card.

The Fine Print

• Refunds: 30 days, no questions. Simply reply to your purchase email with the word "refund" or email wren@templatedrawer.com, and I will process it within 24 hours.
• Disclaimer: Template Drawer products are organizational workflow tools. They do not constitute legal, medical, or financial advice. Use alongside certified professionals. SIA Cyber Unicorn 40203002129.