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Sensory Needs Communication Card

A relationship and safety reflection worksheet for boundaries, communication, support, and noticing what helps you feel respected and safer.

What this resource discusses

Relationship education can support clearer noticing of consent, communication, repair, limits, access, and impact. It cannot determine whether a relationship is safe or tell someone what decision to make.

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Use it in the way that fits you

Read, write, draw, dictate, discuss with a trusted professional, or simply notice your reaction. You may skip questions, change the wording, stop before finishing, or return another day. No response is scored, interpreted, saved by this page, or used to diagnose you.

Before beginning

  • Choose enough privacy, time, and steadiness for today.
  • Decide what would tell you to pause.
  • Keep identifying or safety-sensitive information off a monitored device.
  • Use a licensed clinician, healthcare professional, attorney, trained advocate, qualified interpreter, crisis counselor, or emergency service when individualized help is needed.
Educational scope: Created by Michelle D. Elder, MSW, LMHC for general education and reflection. This is not therapy, diagnosis, assessment, treatment, medical advice, legal advice, crisis response, or individualized safety planning. Visiting or downloading does not establish a therapist-client or other professional relationship. If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a medical emergency in the U.S. or Canada, call 911. For suicide or mental-health crisis support, call or text 988.