To provide a processing method for a silver halide photosensitive material by which a color proof image with a dot image using an intermediate exposed part is stably outputted.

In the processing method in which a silver halide photosensitive material having a silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion whose average silver chloride content is ≥95% on a support is processed with an automatic processing machine having three or more multistage counter-flow system stabilizing tanks, at least one of the stabilizing tanks except the first and final tanks has a heating means.