Two New Features Just Launched on Taking the Escalator
- Kenneth Pecoraro
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on building tools that make your job easier in real, practical ways—not just more content, but better ways to use what’s already there.
Two new features are now live, and both are designed to help you think more clearly, move faster, and feel more confident in your clinical decisions.
For Members: The Worksheet Recommendation Tool
If you’ve ever found yourself scrolling through worksheets thinking
“I know there’s something perfect for this group,
but I’m not sure which one fits best…”
Then this tool is for you.
The Worksheet Recommendation Tool takes a different approach.
Instead of just listing worksheets alphabetically, it helps you narrow things down based on what’s actually happening in the room:
Group engagement level (low, mixed, high)
Clinical focus (motivation, relapse prevention, trauma, coping, etc.)
Practical needs (psychoeducation, discussion, skill-building)
From there, it gives you targeted recommendations—not just random suggestions, but worksheets that actually fit the moment.
The goal is simple:
👉 Spend less time searching👉 Spend more time running effective groups
For Premium Members:
The AI-Powered Clinical Consultant
+ New Premium Resource Hub
This one has been in development for a while, and I’m excited to finally roll it out.
The Taking the Escalator Clinical Consultant is an AI-powered tool built specifically around the Taking the Escalator approach.
This is not generic AI.
It’s designed to help you:
Clarify where a client is in terms of insight, motivation, and engagement
Think through stuck cases
Identify next-step interventions
Match worksheets and strategies more effectively
It’s essentially a clinical thinking partner which is thoroughly trained in the Taking the Escalator Motivational Method
Along with the Clinical Consultant, there’s now a brand new Premium Resource Hub—a one-stop location for everything included in Premium.
Inside the hub, you can access:
The AI Clinical Consultant
Premium videos and learning content
Facilitator guides for worksheets
And additional tools as they continue to roll out
Everything is now organized in one place so you don’t have to go searching for it.
Final Thought...
The focus moving forward is simple: Not just giving you more… but helping you use what you have better.
These tools are built to support real clinical work whether you’re running groups, working 1:1, or just trying to figure out what to do next with a challenging situation.