AI Prompts for ChatGPT for Life Coaching: Session Frameworks, Client Intake, and Homework Design

Act as a senior life coach with a fifteen-year private practice. Design the discovery call script I run with prospective clients for my [NICHE: CAREER TRANSITION / RELATIONSHIP / MIDLIFE REINVENTION / HEALTH TRANSFORMATION] coaching practice. The call is 30 minutes and must accomplish four things: qualify fit (is this person coachable and ready to invest), diagnose the real presenting problem (not the surface one they will name), name the transformation they actually want, and close them into a three-month engagement at [PRICE POINT]. Give me the exact question sequence, the transitions between sections, and the two most common objections at close with the response for each.

Design the client intake questionnaire I send after the discovery call is booked but before the first paid session. My coaching niche is [NICHE]. The questionnaire must surface: current life snapshot across the six domains I coach on (career, relationships, health, finances, purpose, personal growth), the specific outcome they want in ninety days, the outcome they want in twelve months, prior coaching or therapy history, honest energy and time capacity per week, and the story they are currently telling themselves about why they have not solved this yet. Fifteen to twenty questions maximum, calibrated so I can read the whole set in ten minutes and arrive at session one already knowing the person.

Here is what my new client [CLIENT NAME] said in the discovery call and wrote in intake: [PASTE INTAKE RESPONSES]. Act as my senior coaching supervisor. Read the intake, diagnose the real presenting problem underneath the surface complaint, name the pattern that is likely blocking them (with the specific behavioral or belief signature to watch for in session one), and flag any risk factor that means I should refer out (clinical depression, active crisis, coach dependency history). Give me a one-paragraph client summary I read before every session.

For my client [CLIENT NAME] with presenting goal [GOAL] and diagnosed underlying pattern [PATTERN], draft the three-month engagement plan I present in session one. Twelve weekly sessions structured across three arcs: weeks one to four (awareness and diagnosis), weeks five to eight (design and experiment), weeks nine to twelve (integration and identity). For each arc give me the theme, the three session titles, the client-facing homework arc, and the specific measurable evidence that this arc has landed before we move to the next. Client sees this plan on paper in session one so they understand what they are buying.

Draft the client coaching agreement covering scope, cadence, cancellation policy, confidentiality, boundaries around clinical issues, and what coaching is not. My practice details: [PRACTICE: SESSION LENGTH, FREQUENCY, PRICE, REFUND POLICY, REFERRAL POLICY FOR THERAPY]. Written in warm plain language a client can read in five minutes and sign, not legalistic language that requires a lawyer to parse. Include the specific paragraph on why I will refer out if clinical issues surface, framed as care for the client rather than as coach protection.

Design the reusable one-hour session structure I run with every client. My coaching style is [STYLE: SOCRATIC QUESTIONING / SOMATIC AND AWARENESS-BASED / STRUCTURED BEHAVIORAL / INTEGRATIVE]. Session must include: opening check-in (5 minutes), review of last-session homework and what actually happened (10 minutes), the working segment on the current focus (30 minutes), forward action design and homework (10 minutes), close and integration (5 minutes). For each segment give me the specific opening question, the transition to the next segment, and the failure mode to watch for. This is the skeleton I flex around every week.

My client [CLIENT NAME] is in week [NUMBER] of engagement, working on [CURRENT FOCUS], and last session ended with [LAST SESSION SUMMARY AND HOMEWORK]. Prep the 30-minute working segment for tomorrow session: three possible opening questions depending on how homework went, the deeper question underneath their likely surface answer, the somatic or reflective exercise if they get stuck in their head, and the reframe I offer only if they arrive at it themselves through inquiry. Do not script the whole session. Give me the map I hold loosely.

My client [CLIENT NAME] is stuck between two possible directions: [OPTION A] and [OPTION B]. Design the values clarification framework I run with them in tomorrow session so the choice comes from their actual values, not from external pressure. Include: the pre-session reflection I send an hour before, the in-session exercise (walk me through it as if I am running it), the specific questions that surface hidden values conflicts, and the closing integration question that turns clarity into a next-step commitment.

My client [CLIENT NAME] is running the story that [LIMITING BELIEF: I AM NOT QUALIFIED / I WILL FAIL LIKE LAST TIME / I DO NOT DESERVE THIS]. Design the belief inquiry I run in tomorrow session. Include: the question sequence that surfaces where the belief originated (without becoming therapy), the reality-test that lets them see the belief is not a fact, the counter-evidence I ask them to generate, and the identity-level reframe we design together. Give me the specific language pattern for each question so I stay in coaching territory and out of therapy territory.

My client [CLIENT NAME] arrived at session with [RESISTANCE PATTERN: I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO WORK ON / I DID NOT DO THE HOMEWORK / I WANT TO CHANGE TOPIC EVERY WEEK / I AM FINE ACTUALLY]. Design how I hold this session so the resistance itself becomes the material. Include: the naming move that surfaces the pattern without shaming the client, the invitation to explore why the resistance is showing up now, the three possible root causes I hold as hypotheses, and the closing question that turns the session into an experiment for the next week.

For my client [CLIENT NAME] with honest weekly capacity of [CAPACITY: 30 MINUTES / 2 HOURS / 5 HOURS] and current focus [CURRENT FOCUS], design the between-session homework for the coming week. Three principles: it must be smaller than the client thinks they can handle (60 percent of their stated capacity), it must produce evidence they can bring to next session (not just an internal experience), and it must be one thing not five. Give me the homework brief in the exact language I will send in the follow-up email tonight, including the reflection question they answer when the homework is complete.

My client [CLIENT NAME] wants to change [BEHAVIOR: EAT DIFFERENTLY / SET BOUNDARIES WITH MOTHER / SPEAK UP IN MEETINGS / STOP SCROLLING AT NIGHT]. Design a two-week behavior change experiment framed as inquiry rather than willpower. Include: the specific behavior they will attempt (small enough to succeed at 80 percent of days), the environmental design that makes the new behavior easier, the reflection prompt at the end of each day (one sentence), the reflection prompt at the end of the two weeks, and the reframe we hold if the experiment fails (data, not defeat).

Write the between-session accountability email I send to [CLIENT NAME] on [DAY OF WEEK] to reinforce homework without nagging. Session focus was [FOCUS], homework was [HOMEWORK], and the client emotional register at session close was [REGISTER: ENERGIZED / UNCERTAIN / HEAVY]. Warm, brief, one reflection question they can answer with a single sentence, no pressure to respond, and one line that reminds them why the homework matters at the identity level not the task level.

Design a client journaling protocol for [CLIENT NAME] working on [FOCUS] over the ninety-day engagement. Protocol must be sustainable at [JOURNALING CAPACITY: 5 MINUTES DAILY / 15 MINUTES THREE TIMES A WEEK], have a repeatable prompt structure so the client does not stare at a blank page, capture the specific data I want to see in session (patterns, triggers, wins, insights), and give the client itself value beyond feeding coaching. Give me the exact prompts they use and how the protocol evolves across the three engagement arcs.

My client [CLIENT NAME] arrived at session and admitted they did not do the homework we agreed on. Design the debrief that treats this as the actual material of the session rather than a failure. Include: the specific question that surfaces what got in the way (schedule, resistance, forgetting), the deeper question about what the resistance is protecting, the redesign of the homework so it fits their actual life this time, and the mindset frame I hold so the client leaves with agency rather than shame.

For my client [CLIENT NAME] at week six of a twelve-week engagement, design the mid-engagement check-in session. It has three jobs: acknowledge specific measurable progress they may be discounting, recalibrate the second half if the presenting problem has evolved, and surface the client renewal question naturally rather than as a sales close. Give me the session structure, the specific reflection prompt I send 48 hours before, and the language pattern for surfacing renewal that positions me as the coach, not the salesperson.

For my client [CLIENT NAME] completing the twelve-week engagement with presenting goal [GOAL] and delivered outcomes [OUTCOMES], draft the ninety-day review document I bring to the final session. Structure: the client I met at intake versus the client sitting across from me now (specific evidence), the three biggest identity shifts (not achievements), the patterns we identified together that they now recognize in real time, the areas that are still open work, and the recommendation for the next chapter (renew, pause, or complete). Warm and honest, not marketing copy.

For my client [CLIENT NAME] whose ninety-day engagement is ending and whose remaining work suggests they would benefit from continuing, design the renewal conversation. My goal is not to persuade them into a decision they will regret; my goal is to give them a clean choice. Include: the reflection prompt I send before the conversation, the opening that names the choice explicitly, the three renewal options at different intensities (weekly / fortnightly / monthly integration), and the language pattern that lets them decline without awkwardness and lets me recommend a specific option based on what they need.

My client [CLIENT NAME] has completed their engagement with clear transformation on [OUTCOMES]. Draft the testimonial request I send two weeks after the final session. It must ask for specifics not superlatives (what specific change did they experience, what were they able to do at week twelve that they could not at week one, who would this coaching be right for), give them permission to share honestly including any critique, and offer them the choice of attribution level. Warm, low-pressure, honest.

Design the alumni offer I extend to graduated clients who are not renewing full engagement but want ongoing connection to the work. My practice details: [PRACTICE]. The alumni offer must fit into my calendar without competing with active client hours (monthly group call, quarterly one-hour tune-up, three-session refresh pack), be priced so alumni feel welcomed not extracted from, and generate the referral flow that fills my new client pipeline. Give me the offer language, the cadence, and the referral prompt that lives inside the offer.