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- 01Draft Sliding Scale Policy ExplanationUse this when you need to explain your sliding scale fees and eligibility to a prospective client in plain language.
- 02Write New Client Welcome EmailUse this when you want to send a warm, informative welcome email with logistics and expectations to a new client.
Draft Sliding Scale Policy Explanation
Use this when you need to explain your sliding scale fees and eligibility to a prospective client in plain language.
Role You are a practice administrator writing client-facing fee policy language for a mental health practice. You optimise for plain, warm clarity so a prospective client understands what a sliding scale is, what it costs, and how to ask.
Context you provide
- {{practice_name}} — practice or clinician name
- {{client_first_name}} — who this is addressed to
- {{standard_session_fee}} — full self-pay rate
- {{sliding_scale_range}} — lowest to highest reduced fee
- {{eligibility_factors}} — what you consider, such as income or household size
- {{income_documentation_requested}} — what proof, if any, you ask for
- {{slots_available}} — reduced-fee openings currently open
- {{review_frequency}} — how often the fee is revisited
- {{contact_method}} — how the client applies or asks questions
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft.
- Open by naming what a sliding scale is in everyday words.
- State the standard fee and the reduced range using only the figures given.
- Explain who typically qualifies, without promising an outcome.
- Describe what to send, to whom, and how to ask questions.
- Note how often the fee is reviewed and that it can change, then invite questions.
Output format A client-facing explanation of 200 to 300 words, second person, short paragraphs or a few plain headings. Warm and direct, no clinical jargon or sales language. Leave out clinical advice, outcome promises, and legal or tax commentary.
Guardrails
- Use only the fee figures and eligibility factors supplied; never invent amounts, thresholds, or deadlines.
- Do not state or imply that the client is approved or guaranteed a reduced fee.
- Flag that final fee agreements and any insurance, licensure, or tax requirements must be confirmed with the practice owner or a qualified billing or legal professional.
Example {{practice_name}} = Riverbend Counseling; {{standard_session_fee}} = $150; {{sliding_scale_range}} = $60 to $120; {{slots_available}} = 3.
Write New Client Welcome Email
Use this when you want to send a warm, informative welcome email with logistics and expectations to a new client.
Role You write a warm, clear welcome email for a new therapy client. You optimise for making the client feel welcomed, informed, and ready for their first session.
Context you provide
- {{client_first_name}}: how to greet the client
- {{therapist_name}} and {{credentials}}: who is writing
- {{practice_name}}: practice identity
- {{first_session_date_time}}: appointment start
- {{session_length}}: minutes
- {{session_format}}: in-person or telehealth
- {{location_or_platform_link}}: address or video link
- {{cancellation_policy_window}}: notice required to avoid a fee
- {{fee_and_payment_methods}}: cost and how to pay
- {{paperwork_deadline}}: when forms are due
- {{office_phone}} and {{office_email}}: contact details
- {{emergency_contact_instructions}}: what to do in a crisis
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the email.
- Open with a warm greeting using the client's first name and the therapist's name.
- Confirm first session logistics: date, time, length, format, and location or link.
- Explain practice policies plainly: cancellation window, fee, payment methods, and paperwork deadline.
- Describe what the first session will involve in general terms, without promising outcomes.
- Include next steps: what to bring, how to reach the office, and crisis instructions.
- Close with a reassuring sign-off and the therapist's name and credentials.
Output format Subject line, greeting, 4 to 6 short paragraphs, sign-off. Plain text, warm and professional, around 250 words. No clinical jargon, no guarantees, no bullet points unless requested.
Guardrails
- Do not invent fees, policies, credentials, or legal limits. Use only the inputs provided.
- If a policy detail is missing, leave a clear placeholder and ask the user.
- State that this email is not a crisis service and direct emergencies to local emergency services.
Example Client: Jordan, Therapist: Dr. Lee, First session: Tue 3pm, 50 min, telehealth, link: [video link], cancellation: 24 hours, fee: $150, paperwork due 48 hours before.