®My Safety Plan
This tool helps you build a personalized safety plan based on the Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) — one of the most evidence-supported approaches to crisis planning. Fill it out at your own pace. You can email it to yourself, your therapist, or a support person when you're done.
About this plan
Warning signs
What do you notice in yourself — thoughts, feelings, behaviors, body sensations — that tell you a crisis may be building?
Internal coping strategies
Things you can do on your own — without contacting anyone — to take your mind off the crisis or soothe yourself.
Social distractions
People and places that can help take your mind off things. They don't need to know you're in crisis — just being around them or in that environment helps.
People I can ask for help
People who know you struggle and who you trust to support you when things get hard. These are people you can be honest with.
Professionals & crisis resources
Your therapist, prescriber, and crisis lines. Pre-filled with Love Psychotherapy's contact and national crisis resources.
Making my environment safer
Steps you can take to reduce access to means. This is one of the most evidence-supported parts of safety planning.
Reasons for living
What matters most to you. What you want to stay alive for. These can be people, animals, projects, experiences, or anything at all.
Additional notes (optional)
Anything else you want to include — a note to yourself, context for your therapist, or anything that didn't fit above.
This tool is based on the Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention (SPI), one of the most evidence-supported brief crisis interventions available. A VA study of 1,600+ patients found one suicidal behavior event prevented for every 44 patients who received the safety plan plus follow-up, versus usual care.
For neurodivergent clients, the plan has been adapted per the Newcastle University Autism Adapted Safety Plan (AASP) pilot RCT — emphasizing concrete pre-scripted steps, friction-inserting strategies for RSD-driven crises, and text-based outreach options for those who find phone calls harder to execute in crisis.
This tool is not a substitute for working with a licensed clinician. If you are a current client of Love Psychotherapy, please bring your completed plan to your next session. If you are not yet a client and would like support, book a session here.