Another way to increase engagement and streamline sessions is to create a session agenda. One way to do this is to send a list of questions to your client before the session. You can do this 24 hours in advance or send them out on Sunday evenings—do what works best for you and your clients. These can also be personalized to each client and you can be compensated for the messages. Although, even sending out the generic questions can be helpful.

• What progress have you made toward your goals this week?
• What do you want to focus on in our next session?
• What automatic thoughts have come up for you (in regard to insert goal)?
• Any questions you have that we should make sure are answered?

Again, these can be tweaked to your liking and are just a foundation for setting an agenda. Depending on your therapeutic approach, these could look very different.

The idea is to increase engagement. Setting an agenda can also help with client progress as sessions are more focused. It encourages the client to do some of their own preparation before a session.

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