Trinsic Cartographic Intake

A narrative-first intake designed to move from story, to pattern, to map. The aim is not to flatten a person into a diagnosis too quickly, but to translate lived experience into a visual field that helps you and Clarissa see the shape of what is happening at a glance.

This intake is designed for clinical reflection and collaborative formulation. It is not a stand-alone diagnostic instrument. Elevated risk, psychosis, suicidality, mania, or profound functional decline should always prompt fuller assessment.

Cartographic Intake Flow

Each section opens and closes independently. Fill only what is useful. The visual constellation on the right updates live as you go, so the map becomes legible before the narrative is even finished.

What has been happening?

Describe the current difficulty in plain human language. What feels most alive, painful, confusing, or changed?

When did this begin?

Use a date if you know it. Approximate is fine.

What changed from baseline?

What is different now in mood, energy, behavior, relationships, work, or thinking?

Pattern style

Does this feel persistent, episodic, cyclical, rapidly shifting, or tied to a particular trigger?

Notable triggers or amplifiers

Stress, conflict, sleep loss, substances, medication changes, grief, seasonal changes, hormonal shifts, trauma reminders.

What most needs to be understood?

This becomes part of the narrative summary on the PDF.