Free trauma regulation tool
Free Window of Tolerance Tool
Map hyperarousal, hypoarousal, body cues, triggers, and regulation strategies in a browser-based worksheet for therapy sessions. No signup required.
Map the Window of Tolerance in Session
The window of tolerance is a clinical teaching frame for noticing when a client is regulated, hyperaroused, or hypoaroused. This free visualizer helps therapists and clients map current state, body cues, thought cues, behavior cues, triggers, and regulation strategies.
Hyperarousal, Hypoarousal, and the Regulated Zone
Hyperarousal may look like panic, anger, racing thoughts, urgency, or overwhelm. Hypoarousal may look like numbness, shutdown, fog, collapse, or disconnection. The regulated zone is where the client has enough capacity to feel, think, connect, and choose. The goal is not to avoid emotion, but to build awareness and workable steps.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the window of tolerance? +
The window of tolerance is a trauma-informed way to describe the zone where a client can stay present, connected, and able to use coping skills.
What does this tool help map? +
It helps map signs of hyperarousal, hypoarousal, body cues, triggers, and regulation strategies in a visual worksheet.
Is this a diagnostic tool? +
No. It is a clinician-guided psychoeducation and regulation tool, not a diagnostic instrument or replacement for clinical judgment.
Is client data saved? +
No. The public tool runs in the browser. Copy or export only de-identified worksheet content that belongs in your documentation workflow.
Next step
See the trauma workflow we are building
Use the free worksheet now. The next step is the trauma therapist bridge page, where regulation tools connect to the broader EHR workflow.
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