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Free Therapeutic Alliance Survey Template

Free therapeutic alliance survey — bond, goals and tasks scored in five minutes so clinicians can repair ruptures before clients quietly drift out.

~5 min
Three alliance axes
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Free therapeutic alliance survey — bond, goals and tasks scored in five minutes so clinicians can repair ruptures before clients quietly drift out.

Disclaimer: this survey supports practice reflection for licensed therapists and trainees. It is not a clinical assessment; significant alliance concerns belong in supervision.

Content note: items are illustrative and original — not a validated instrument; adapt to your context.

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About this template

The alliance — bond, goal agreement and shared sense of tasks — predicts outcomes more reliably than technique, and ruptures almost never get raised in session. This survey scores the three axes in five minutes, with an optional line for what clients have not said out loud, giving therapists repair material before drift becomes dropout.

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Fillable sample survey preview (live once the app is published).

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Fill it in to see how responses flow.
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What's Included

The bond, goals and task items behind the five-minute survey.

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Classic three axes

Bond, goal agreement and task sense scored apart.

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Rupture-friendly items

Direct lines on safety and speaking up.

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Open last line

A door for what scales cannot carry.

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Trend view

Alliance over time per client and across the caseload.

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How It Works

From copy to an alliance reading in four steps.

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Copy the template

Import the survey into your workspace — free.

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Choose the timing

Mid-therapy plus after difficult sessions.

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Clients answer privately

Five minutes on any device.

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Act on weak axes

Low bond or task scores open the repair conversation.

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Who Is This For

Who uses it — experienced therapists, trainees or clinic leads.

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Experienced therapists

A calm instrument for the alliance you cannot overhear.

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Trainees & supervisees

Supervision conversations grounded in data.

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Clinic leads

Alliance risk visible without reading notes.

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Key Features

What makes this alliance survey surface ruptures early.

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Sample Questions Inside

A preview of the real items — adjust wording to your practice.

  1. I feel understood by my therapist. (1-5)
  2. We agree on what therapy should achieve. (1-5)
  3. The things we do in sessions make sense to me. (1-5)
  4. I can tell my therapist when something does not fit. (1-5)
  5. I feel safe bringing up uncomfortable topics. (1-5)
  6. Anything you would want your therapist to know but have not said? (open)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why measure the alliance if sessions feel fine?
The alliance is the strongest consistent predictor of therapy outcomes, and ruptures rarely get raised in session — a short survey catches drift while it is still cheap to repair.
Is this the official Working Alliance Inventory?
No — it is an original survey inspired by the bond, goals and tasks structure; use it for feedback, not as a validated instrument.
When during therapy should it be sent?
Mid-course and after notably difficult sessions; avoid first-session administration when there is no alliance yet.
Is it free to use?
Yes — copy it into your FormLM workspace at no cost and adapt wording.
What if scores show a bad alliance?
Treat it as material, not verdict; bring it openly into the next session — repair after rupture deepens alliance more than smooth sailing.
Can trainees use it anonymously?
Yes — anonymous mode routes only axis trends to supervisors.

Hear the alliance before it leaves

Bond, goals and tasks in five minutes — catch rupture while repair still works. Free.