Biographical Information
Biographical Information
Biographical Information
Please fill out this biographical background sheet as completely as possible. It will help me in
our work together. All information is confidential as stated in the Counseling Agreement Form.
If you do not desire to answer a particular question, please indicate it on the form. Please bring
this package, signed and filled out, to your next session.
Presenting Problem(s) (be as specific as possible: time it started; how it affects you or others
around you; etc.): ___________________________________________________
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Estimated Severity of ….
Problem 1: mild _____ moderate _____ severe ____
Problem 2: _____ _____ _____
Problem 3: _____ _____ _____
Specify all MEDICATIONS you are presently taking and for what. PLEASE PRINT
clearly:__________________________________________________________
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Family History (give name/age or date of death, occupation, and a brief description of the
nature of your relationship when you were a child and as an adult):
Mother:____________________________________________________________
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Father:_____________________________________________________________
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Other Caregivers:________________________________________________________
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Siblings:____________________________________________________________
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Family Medical History (Describe any illness that runs in the family: cancer, epilepsy,
etc):___________________________________________________________________
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Friendships, Community, & Spirituality (describe the quality, frequency, type of activities,
etc.):___________________________________________________________
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Past/Present Psychotherapies (give time frames, name, degree, phone & address, initial reason
for therapy, medication, brief description of the relationship and how helpful it was, and how/
why it ended):
1. ____________________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________________
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