CoralEHR Blog

CoralEHR Team·May 21, 2026·2 min read

5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique: A Therapist Guide

A therapist guide to the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique for anxiety, trauma, dissociation, and child therapy sessions.

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ACT Values Card Sort: From Values to Committed Action

A therapist guide to ACT values card sorts, including values clarification, barriers, willingness, committed action, and documentation examples.

Behavioral Activation Planner: Schedule Values-Based Action

A therapist guide to behavioral activation planning for depression and avoidance, including activity scheduling, pleasure and mastery ratings, barriers, and documentation examples.

Breathing Exercises for Therapy: Box Breathing & 4-7-8

A therapist guide to using breathing exercises in sessions, including box breathing, 4-7-8 breathing, belly breathing, pacing, contraindications, and documentation examples.

CBT-I Sleep Diary: How Therapists Track Sleep Efficiency

A therapist guide to CBT-I sleep diaries, including sleep latency, WASO, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, weekly review, and documentation examples.

CBT Thought Record: Using Automatic Thought Worksheets

A therapist guide to CBT thought records, including automatic thoughts, emotion ratings, evidence review, balanced thoughts, action steps, and documentation examples.

DBT Chain Analysis: How Therapists Map Behavior Chains

A therapist guide to DBT chain analysis, including vulnerabilities, prompting events, behavior links, consequences, repairs, skill replacements, and documentation examples.

DBT Diary Card: What to Track and How Therapists Use It

A therapist guide to DBT diary cards, including target behaviors, emotion ratings, urges, skills tracking, session review, and documentation examples.

EMDR Container Exercise: Containment Script & Guide

A therapist guide to the EMDR container exercise, including containment imagery, cue words, closure scripts, return plans, cautions, and documentation examples.

EMDR Safe Place Exercise: Calm Place Script & Guide

A therapist guide to the EMDR safe place or calm place exercise, including sensory details, cue words, stop signals, closure, and documentation examples.

EMDR Target Sequence Planning: Past, Present & Future

A therapist guide to EMDR target sequence planning, including past memories, present triggers, future templates, SUD/VOC baselines, and documentation examples.

Exposure Hierarchy Worksheet for ERP: Build a Fear Ladder

A clinician guide to building exposure hierarchies for ERP, OCD, and anxiety treatment with SUDS ratings, response prevention rules, and documentation examples.

Exposure Timer with SUDS: Track Exposure Practice

A therapist guide to using exposure timers with SUDS ratings for ERP and anxiety treatment, including response prevention, checkpoints, and documentation examples.

CoralEHR Team·May 21, 2026·5 min

Feelings Thermometer for Kids: Emotion Intensity Scales

A therapist guide to using feelings thermometers, emotion intensity scales, and anger thermometers with children and teens in session.

CoralEHR Team·May 21, 2026·6 min

Online Sand Tray Therapy: Virtual Sand Tray in Telehealth

A practical guide for therapists using online sand tray tools in telehealth sessions, including prompts, setup, documentation language, and safety boundaries.

Panic Attack Plan: A Therapist Guide to Coping Worksheets

A therapist guide to panic attack plans, including triggers, early warning signs, body sensations, catastrophic thoughts, grounding steps, supports, and documentation examples.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Script for Therapy Sessions

A therapist guide to progressive muscle relaxation scripts, PMR pacing, modifications, clinical cautions, and documentation examples.

SUD and VOC in EMDR: How to Track Ratings Across a Session

A therapist guide to SUDS and VOC tracking in EMDR sessions, including when to record ratings, how to interpret change, and documentation examples.

Window of Tolerance: A Therapist Guide to Regulation Mapping

A trauma-informed therapist guide to using the window of tolerance with clients, including hyperarousal, hypoarousal, body cues, regulation strategies, and documentation examples.

Worry Monster Activities for Child Anxiety Therapy

A practical guide to using worry monster, worry box, and CBT worry sort activities with children who struggle with anxiety.

CoralEHR Team·April 7, 2026·9 min

EHR Cost Comparison for Therapists: What You'll Pay in 2026

Real EHR pricing data for 8 platforms — base fees, add-ons, per-claim costs, and total annual spend for solo private-pay therapists in 2026.

CoralEHR Team·April 7, 2026·4 min

Complete Guide to EMDR Bilateral Stimulation

Everything therapists need to know about bilateral stimulation in EMDR therapy: how it works, the evidence behind it, and how to deliver it effectively with digital tools.

CoralEHR Team·April 7, 2026·3 min

EMDR for Telehealth: A Clinician's Guide

Remote EMDR produces outcomes comparable to in-person delivery. Here's how to set it up, what to watch for, and how to make it work for your practice.

CoralEHR Team·April 7, 2026·3 min

EMDR Treatment Plan Templates for Therapists

Structured templates for every phase of EMDR treatment. Save hours of documentation time while maintaining clinical rigor.

CoralEHR Team·April 7, 2026·10 min

How to Switch EHRs Without Losing Patient Data

A practical, step-by-step guide to migrating your therapy practice to a new EHR without losing client data, notes, or billing history.

CoralEHR Team·April 7, 2026·9 min

What to Look for in an EHR for Your Private Pay Practice

A practical checklist of the 8 features that matter most when choosing an EHR for a private-pay therapy practice—and the ones you can skip.

Clinical Guides

ASRS Shaded Boxes Explained: Score the Adult ADHD Scale

The shaded boxes on the ASRS confuse many people. Learn exactly how they work, why different questions have different thresholds, and what your score means.

CoralEHR Team·January 27, 2026·8 min

CoralEHR Team·January 26, 2026·7 min

Insurance vs Private Pay: Which Model Fits Your Practice?

Explore the pros and cons of insurance panels versus private pay for therapists. Data-driven analysis to help you choose the right payment model for your practice in 2026.

CoralEHR Team·January 20, 2026·17 min

SimplePractice Alternatives: 6 EHRs for Private-Pay Therapy

Compare SimplePractice alternatives for private-pay therapists: CoralEHR, TherapyNotes, Jane, TheraPlatform, CounSol, and Carepatron. Pricing, fees, AI notes, telehealth, and best-fit use cases.