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CBT Worksheets, Handouts, And Skills-Development Audio: Therapy Resources for Mental Health Professionals

Resource type

Therapy tool.

"Should" Statements

Information handouts.

A Guide To Emotions (Psychology Tools For Living Well)

Books & Chapters

A Memory Of Caring For Others

A Memory Of Feeling Cared For

Abandonment

Activity Diary (Hourly Time Intervals)

Activity Diary (No Time Intervals)

Activity Menu

Activity Planning

Activity Selection

All-Or-Nothing Thinking

Alternative Action Formulation

Am I Experiencing Anorexia?

Am I Experiencing Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)?

Am I Experiencing Bulimia?

Am I Experiencing Burnout?

Am I Experiencing Death Anxiety?

Am I Experiencing Depersonalization And Derealization?

Am I Experiencing Depression?

Am I Experiencing Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?

Am I Experiencing Health Anxiety?

Am I Experiencing Low Self-Esteem?

Am I Experiencing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

Am I Experiencing Panic Attacks?

Am I Experiencing Panic Disorder?

Am I Experiencing Perfectionism?

Am I Experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

Am I Experiencing Psychosis?

Am I Experiencing Social Anxiety?

An Introduction To CBT (Psychology Tools For Living Well)

Anger - Self-Monitoring Record

Anger Decision Sheet

Anger Diary (Archived)

Anger Self-Monitoring Record (Archived)

Anger Thought Challenging Record

Anxiety - Self-Monitoring Record

Anxiety Self-Monitoring Record (Archived)

Approach Instead Of Avoiding (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)

Approval-/Admiration-Seeking

Arbitrary Inference

Assertive Communication

Assertive Responses

Attention - Self-Monitoring Record

Attention Training Experiment

Attention Training Practice Record

Audio Collection: Psychology Tools For Developing Self-Compassion

Audio Collection: Psychology Tools For Mindfulness

Audio Collection: Psychology Tools For Overcoming PTSD

Audio Collection: Psychology Tools For Relaxation

Autonomic Nervous System

Avoidance Hierarchy (Archived)

Barriers Abusers Overcome In Order To Abuse

Before I Blame Myself And Feel Guilty

Behavioral Activation Activity Diary

Behavioral Activation Activity Planning Diary

Behavioral Experiment

Behavioral Experiment (Portrait Format)

Behaviors In Panic (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)

Being A Compassionate Person

Being With Difficulty (Audio)

Belief Driven Formulation

Belief-O-Meter (CYP)

Body Posture

Body Scan (Audio)

Body Sensations In Panic (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)

Boundaries - Self-Monitoring Record

Breathing To Activate Your Soothing System

Breathing To Calm The Body Sensations Of Panic (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)

Broadening Your Perspective

Catastrophizing

Catching Your Thoughts (CYP)

CBT Appraisal Model

CBT Daily Activity Diary With Enjoyment And Mastery Ratings

CBT Thought Record Portrait

CFT Calm Place

Challenging Your Negative Thinking (Archived)

Changing Avoidance (Behavioral Activation)

Checking Certainty And Doubt

Checklist For Better Sleep

Classical Conditioning

Coercive Methods For Enforcing Compliance

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Anorexia Nervosa (Fairburn, Cooper, Shafran, 2003)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD: Veale, 2004)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Bulimia Nervosa (Fairburn, Cooper, Shafran, 2003)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Clinical Perfectionism (Shafran, Cooper, Fairburn, 2002)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Depersonalization (Hunter, Phillips, Chalder, Sierra, David, 2003)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Fear Of Body Sensations

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD: Dugas, Gagnon, Ladouceur, Freeston, 1998)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Health Anxiety (Salkovskis, Warwick, Deale, 2003)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Insomnia (Harvey, 2002)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Intolerance Of Uncertainty And Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms (Hebert, Dugas, 2019)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Panic (Clark, 1986)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD: Whalley, Cane, 2017)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD: Ehlers & Clark, 2000)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Social Phobia (Clark, Wells, 1995)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of The Relapse Process (Marlatt & Gordon, 1985)

Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Tinnitus (McKenna, Handscombe, Hoare, Hall, 2014)

Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Of Childhood OCD: It's Only A False Alarm: Therapist Guide

Treatments That Work™

What is Psychology Tools?

Psychology Tools develops and publishes evidence-based psychotherapy resources and tools for mental health professionals. Our online library gives you access to everything you need to deliver more effective therapy and support your practice. With a wide range of topics and resource types covered, you can feel confident knowing you’ll always have a range of accessible and effective materials to support your clients, whatever challenges they are facing, whatever stage you are at, and however you work.

Choose from assessment and case formulations to psychoeducation, interventions and skills development, CBT worksheets, exercises, and much more. Our resources include detailed therapist guidance, references and instructions, so they are equally suitable for those with less experience but who want to expand their practice. Each resource explains how to work with the material most effectively, and how to use it with clients.

Are these resources suitable for you?

Psychology Tools is used by thousands of professionals all over the world as a key part of their practice and preparation, and our resources are designed to be used with clients who experience psychological difficulties or distress. Professionals who use our resources include:

Clinical, Counseling, and Practitioner Psychologists
Family Doctors / General Practitioners
Licensed Clinical Social Workers
Mental Health Nurses
Psychiatrists
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners
Psychotherapists
Therapists (CBT Therapists, ACT Therapists, DBT Therapists)

Psychology Tools resources are perfect for individuals, teams and students, whatever their preferred modality, or career stage.

What kinds of resources are available at Psychology Tools?

Psychology Tools offers a range of relatable, engaging, and evidence-based resources to ensure that your clients get the most out of therapy or counseling. Each resource has been carefully designed with accessibility in mind and is informed by best practice guidelines and the latest scientific research.

Therapeutic exercises are used in many evidence-based psychotherapies including cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive behavior therapy, compassion-focused therapy, schema therapy, emotion-focused therapy, systemic family-based therapies, and several others.

Therapists and counselors benefit from incorporating exercises into their work. They can be used to:

Introduce and explain key concepts.
Collect information about clients’ difficulties.
Bring therapeutic ideas to life.
Keep therapy active and engaging.
Alleviate distress and/or reduce problematic symptoms.
Practice new skills and coping strategies.
Develop new insights and self-awareness.
Give clients a sense of accomplishment and progress.

Psychology Tools offers a variety of exercises that you can use with your clients as a part of therapy or counseling. These interventions can be incorporated into your sessions, assigned as homework tasks, or used stand-alone interventions. Many of our exercises are either evidence-based (meaning they have been shown to effectively treat certain difficulties) or evidence-derived (meaning they form part of a treatment program that has been shown to effectively treat certain difficulties).

The exercises available at Psychology Tools have a variety of applications. You can use them to:

Develop case conceptualizations , formulations, and treatment plans.
Address specific difficulties, such as worry, insomnia, and self-focused attention.
Introduce clients to new skills, such as grounding , problem-solving, relaxation, and assertiveness .
Support key interventions, such as exposure and response prevention, safety planning with high-risk clients, and perspective-taking.
Plan treatments and prepare for supervision.

Psychology Tools exercises have been developed with practicality and convenience in mind. Most exercises include simple step-by-step instructions so that clients can use them independently or with the support of their therapist or counselor. In addition, therapist guidance is available for each exercise, which includes a detailed description of the task, relevant background information, an overview of its aims and potential uses in therapy, and simple instructions for its delivery. A comprehensive list of references is also provided so that you can access key studies and further your understanding of each exercise’s applications in psychotherapy.

Did you know that 40 – 80% of medical information is immediately forgotten by patients (Kessels, 2003)? The same is probably true of therapy and counseling, so clients will almost always benefit from having access to additional written information.

Psychology Tools information handouts provide clear, concise, and reliable information, which will empower your clients to take an active role in their treatment. Learning about their mental health, helpful strategies and techniques, and other psychoeducation topics helps clients better understand and overcome their difficulties. Moreover, clients who understand the process and content of therapy are more likely to invest in the process and commit to making positive changes.

Psychology Tools information handouts can help your clients:

Understand their difficulties and what keeps them going.
Learn what therapy is and how it works.
Understand what they are doing in therapy and why.
Remember and build upon what has been discussed during sessions.
Create a personalized collection of resources that can used between appointments.

Our illustrated information handouts cover a wide variety topics. Each has been informed by scientific evidence, best practice guidelines, and expert opinion, ensuring they are both credible and consistent with evidence-based therapies. Topics featured among these resources include:

‘ What is… ’ handouts. These one-page resources provide a concise summary of common mental health problems (e.g., anxiety , depression , low self-esteem ), key therapeutic approaches (such as cognitive behavioral therapy, eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing , and compassion-focused therapy), and psychological mechanisms which maintain the problem (such as worry and rumination ).
‘ What keeps it going… ’ handouts. These handouts explain the key mechanisms that maintain difficulties such as burnout, panic disorder, PTSD, and perfectionism. You can use them to inform your case conceptualization or as a roadmap in therapy.
‘ Recognizing… ’ handouts. These guides can help you identify and assess specific disorders, comparing key diagnostic criteria taken from leading diagnostic manuals.
Simple explanations of key psychological concepts, such as safety behaviors , psychological flexibility, thought suppression, and unhelpful thinking styles .
Overviews of important psychological theories, such as operant conditioning and exposure.

Each information handout comes with guidance written specifically for therapists and counselors. It provides suggestions for introducing psychoeducation topics, facilitating helpful discussions related to the handout, and ensuring the content is relevant to your clients.

Worksheets are a core ingredient of many evidence-based therapies such as CBT. Our worksheets take many forms (e.g., diaries, diagrams, activity planners, records, and questionnaires) and can be used throughout the course of therapy.

How you incorporate worksheets into therapy or counselling depends on each client’s difficulties, goals, and stage of recovery. You can use them to:

Assess and monitor clients’ difficulties.
Inform treatment plans and guide decision-making.
Teach clients new skills such as ‘self-monitoring’ or ‘thought challenging’.
Ensure that clients apply their learning in the real world.
Track their progress over time.
Help clients to take an active role in their recovery.

Clients also benefit from using worksheets. These tools can help them:

Become more aware of their difficulties.
Identify when, how, and why these problems occur.
Practice using new skills and techniques.
Express and explore difficult feelings.
Process difficult events.
Consolidate and integrate insights from therapy.
Support their self-reflection.
Feel empowered and build self-efficacy.

Psychology Tools offers a wide variety of worksheets. They include general forms that are widely applicable, disorder-specific worksheets, and logs that are used in specific therapies such as CBT , schema therapy, and compassion-focused therapy . These resources are typically available in editable or fillable formats, so that they can be tailored to your client’s needs and used in a flexible manner.

Guides & self-help

People want clear guidance on mental health, whether for themselves or a loved one.

Our ‘ Understanding… ’ series is designed to introduce common mental health difficulties such as depression, PTSD, or social anxiety. Each of these guide uses a clear and accessible structure so that readers can understand them without any prior therapy knowledge. Topics addressed in each guide include:

What the problem is.
How it arises.
Where it might come from.
What keeps it going.
How the problem can be treated.

Other guides address important topics such as trauma and dissociation, or the effects of perfectionism. They usually contain a mixture of psychoeducation, practical exercises and skills development. They promote knowledge, optimism, and positive action related to these difficulties, and have been informed by current research and evidence-based treatments, ensuring they are consistent with best practices.

Therapists can use Psychology Tools guides in several ways:

As a screening tool. Clients can read the guide to see if the difficulty or topic is relevant to them.
As psychoeducation. Each guide provides essential information related to the difficulty or topic so that client can develop a better understanding of it.
As self-help. Each guide describes key skills and techniques that can be used to overcome the difficulty.

Each guide contains informative illustrations, practical examples, and simple instructions so that clients can easily relate to the content and apply it to their difficulties.

Therapy audio

Audio exercises are a particularly convenient and engaging way help your clients and can add variety to your therapeutic toolkit. Psychology Tools audio resources can help your clients:

Augment and consolidate their learning in therapy.
Practice new techniques.
Integrate skills and practices into their daily lives.
Access additional support when they need it.
Create a sense a continuity between your meetings.

A variety of audio resources are available at Psychology Tools. Each one has been developed and recorded by highly experienced clinical psychologists and can be easily integrated into your therapeutic practice. Audio collections include:

Psychology Tools for Developing Self-Compassion
Psychology Tools for Relaxation
Psychology Tools for Mindfulness
Psychology Tools for Overcoming PTSD

Many of these audio resources are widely applicable (e.g., mindfulness-based tools), although problem-specific resources are also available (e.g., tools for overcoming PTSD). You can use these tools:

During your therapy sessions.
As a homework task for clients to complete.
As a stand-alone intervention or ongoing part of therapy.

Treatments That Work®

Authored by leading psychologists including David Barlow, Michelle Craske, and Edna Foa, Treatments That Work ® is a series of workbooks based on the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Each pair of books in the series – therapist guide and workbook – contains step by step procedures for delivering evidence-based psychological interventions. Clinical illustrations and worksheets are provided throughout.

You can use these workbooks:

To plan treatment for a range of specific difficulties including depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, and substance use.
As a self-help intervention that you guide the client through during sessions.
As a supplement to therapy, which clients work through independently.
To consolidate the content of your sessions.
As an ongoing intervention at the end of treatment (e.g., for difficulties that haven’t been fully addressed).

Each book is available to download chapter-by-chapter, and Psychology Tools members with a currently active subscription to our ‘Complete’ plan are licensed to share copies with their clients.

Archived resources

We work hard to keep all resources up to date, so we regularly review and update our library. However, we understand that you might get used to a certain version of a resource as part of your workflow. Instead of removing older versions, we keep them in our archive so that you can still access them if you want to. We also clearly explain if an improved version is available, so you can choose which you prefer.

Series and ranges

As well as many topic-specific resources, we also publish a variety of ranges and series.

The ‘What is…’ series. These one-page resources cover a range of common mental health problems. In client friendly language they provide a concise summary of the problem, what it can feel like, what maintains it and an overview of key evidence-based therapeutic approaches (e.g., CBT, EMDR, and compassion-focused therapy) to treatment.
The ‘What keeps it going…’ series . These are one-page diagrams that explain what tends to maintain common mental health conditions such as burnout, panic disorder, PTSD, and perfectionism. You can use them to inform your case conceptualization or as a roadmap in therapy. They provide a quick and easy way for clients to understand why their disorder persists and how it might be interrupted.
The ‘Recognizing…’ series can help you identify and assess specific disorders, comparing key diagnostic criteria from leading diagnostic manuals.
The ‘Understanding…’ series is a collection of psychoeducation guides for common mental health conditions. Friendly and explanatory, they are comprehensive sources of information for your clients. Concepts are explained in an easily digestible way with plenty of case examples and diagrams. Each guide covers symptoms, treatments and some key maintenance factors .
The ‘Guide to…’ resources give clients a deep dive into a condition or treatment approach. They cover a mixture of information, psychoeducation, practical exercises and skills development to help clients learn to manage their condition. Each of these guides offers psychoeducation about the topic alongside a range of practical exercises with clear instructions to help clients identify, monitor, and address their symptoms.
The ‘ Self-monitoring’ collection provides problem-specific records designed to help you and your clients get the most from this essential but often overlooked technique. Covering a broad range of conditions, these worksheets allow you to give clients a tool that is targeted to their experience, with relevant language and prompts.
The ‘Formulation’ series provides a client-friendly adaptation of cognitive behavioral models for disorders including panic, PTSD, and social anxiety. These useful tools can help you and your clients come to a shared understanding of their difficulties, and can help you to develop a roadmap for therapy.

Multilingual library of translations

Did you know that Psychology Tools has the largest online, searchable library of multilingual therapy resources? We aim to make our resources accessible to everyone. With over 3500 resources across 70 languages, you can give clients resources in their native language, enabling a deeper understanding and engagement with the treatment process. Translations are carried out by specially selected professional translators with experience of psychology, and our pool of volunteer mental health professionals. We also make sure that the resource design is the same for each translated resource so that you can be confident you know what section you are looking at, even if you don’t speak the language.

Simply find the resource you want to use, then explore which languages that resource is available in, or you can see all the resources available in a particular language by using our search filters.

What formats are the resources available in, and how can I use them?

People work in different ways. Our formats are designed to reflect that, so you can choose the style that suits how you and your client want to work. Psychology Tools resources are perfectly formatted to work whether you practice face to face, remotely, or use a blended approach.

Professional version. Designed for clinicians, this comprehensive option includes everything you need to use the resource confidently. As well as the resource, each PDF contains useful information, including therapist guidance explaining how to use the resource most effectively, descriptions that provide theoretical context, instructions, therapist prompts, and references. Some resources also include case examples and annotations where appropriate.
Client version. This is a blank PDF of the resource, with client-friendly instructions where appropriate, but without the theoretical description. These are ideal for printing and using in-session, or giving to a client.
Fillable PDFs are great for clients who want to work with resources online instead of on paper. Your client can fill in and save the resource on a computer, before sending it back to you without the need for a printer. This format is also useful if you have remote sessions with clients and want to work through a resource on screen together.
Editable PowerPoint documents are useful if you want to make any changes to the resource structure, or personalize it for your client.
Editable Word documents are also useful if you want to make changes to the resource, and are more suited to printing.

How do we design our resources to support your practice?

Our resources are informed by evidence-based treatments, best practice guidelines, and the latest published research. They are written by highly experienced therapists and experts in mental health, ensuring they are effective and as up to date as possible. In addition, every resource goes through a rigorous peer review process to confirm they are accurate and easy to use.

Each resource is designed with both clients’ and therapists’ needs in mind. For clients, that means using clear, user-friendly language, as well as plenty of visual and case examples, illustrations, diagrams and vignettes that readers can relate to. They include information on how the resource can help them, how they should use it, and other useful tips.

We also include useful information and descriptions for clinicians to help them use the resource most effectively. The therapist versions of each resource contain therapist guidance, prompts, instructions, and full references. They outline how the resource can be used and what types of problems it could be helpful for.

Designed to make strong theory-practice links . We pay close attention to the theory underpinning our resources, which provides therapists with useful context and helps them make theory-practice links. Having a greater understanding of each tool ensures best practice.
One concept per page. Wherever possible, we create resources using the principle of one therapeutic concept per page, as this ensures that we have distilled the idea down to its essence. This makes each tool simple for therapists to communicate and easy for clients to grasp. We also pay close attention to visual layout and design, to make our resources as accessible as possible. Every resource aims to maximize clinical benefit and engagement, without overwhelming readers.
Action focused. Resources are designed to be interactive, collaborative and goal-focused, with prompts to facilitate self-monitoring of progress and goals.

How can I use this page?

This page is where you can explore all the resources in the Psychology Tools library. The different search filters on the left-hand side enable you to customize your search, depending on what you need. Materials are organized by resource type, problem, and therapy tool, though you can also filter by language or use the search box. You can find more detailed instructions for how to find resources here .

Can I share resources directly with my clients?

If you have a paid Psychology Tools membership, you are licensed to share resources with clients in the course of your professional work. You can even email resources (even large audio collections) directly to your clients from our website. All emails are secure and encrypted, so it is a quick and easy way to save you time and facilitate clients’ self-practice.

What if I need more help?

We have a wide range of ‘ How-to’ guides and an FAQ in our help centre , which answers questions on how to use the library and tools, such as ‘ How do I download resources? ’ or ‘ How do I email resources to my clients directly from the website? ’.

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200+ Sites with Free Therapy Worksheets & Handouts

An extensive list of 200+ sites with free therapy worksheets and handouts on various topics, for clinical use or for self-help.

This post is archived; I will no longer be updating this page. For the newest edition of this guide, please see 250+ Sites with Free Therapy Worksheets .

(Updated 11/28/23) If you’re a counselor or therapist, you’re probably familiar with Therapist Aid , one of the most well-known sites for providing no-cost therapy worksheets. But Therapist Aid isn’t the only resource for free clinical tools! This is a list of over 200 sites with free therapy worksheets and handouts.

See below for links to websites with free therapy worksheets and handouts for clinical use and self-help.

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Sites with Free Therapy Worksheets & Handouts

Therapy worksheets for mental health.

91 Free Counseling Handouts | Handouts on self-esteem, emotions, recovery, stress, and more (Source: Kevin Everett FitzMaurice)
A Good Way to Think: Resources | Therapy worksheets and handouts on happiness, well-being, values, etc. (Source: A Good Way to Think by David)
Articles by Dr. Paul David | Clinical handouts on depression, relationships, substance use disorders, family issues, etc. (Source: Dr. Paul David, PhD)
Belmont Wellness: Psychoeducational Handouts, Quizzes, and Group Activities | Printable handouts on assertiveness, emotional wellness, stress management, and more (Source: Judith Belmont of Belmont Wellness)
Black Dog Institute: Resources & Support | Downloadable fact sheets, handouts, mood trackers, and more on a variety of mental health topics (Source: Black Dog Institute Australia)
Brené Brown Downloads and Guides | Resources for work, parenting, the classroom, and daily life (Source: Brené Brown, LLC)
Bryan Konik: Free Therapy Worksheets | A collection of therapy worksheets on stress management, anxiety, relationships, goal setting, and trauma (Source: Bryan Konik, Therapist & Social Worker)
Cairn Center: Resources | A modest collection of printable assessments, handouts, and worksheets on DBT, anxiety, depression, etc. (Source: Cairn Center)
Coping.us | Printable tools for coping (Source: James J. Messina, PhD & Constance Messina, PhD)
Cornell Health: Fact Sheet Library | A variety of handouts and tracking sheet on various health topics; only a few relate to mental health and addiction (Source: Cornell University)
Counseling Library Handouts | A collection of handouts on depression, trauma, personality, and more (Source: Morning Light Counseling, Carrie M. Wrigley, LCSW)
Counselors Associated: Free PDFs | A small collection of PDF downloads (Source: Counselors Associated, Inc.)
Downloads | A small collection of therapy worksheets/workbooks on boundaries, anger, anxiety/mindfulness, relationships, and more (Source: Christina Bell, Registered Psychologist)
DOWNLOADS from Get Self Help | Free therapy worksheets and handouts on a variety of topics (Source: Getselfhelp.co.uk)
Dr. D. Fox: Forms, Presentation Slides, & Worksheets | Topics include anger, emotions, borderline personality disorder, etc. (Source: Daniel J. Fox, PhD, Applied Psychological Services, PLLC)
Dr. John Barletta: Tip Sheets | Downloadable tip sheets on a variety of topics (Source: Dr. John Barletta)
EchoHawk Counseling: Materials and Resources | Articles, worksheets, and handouts on a variety of topics, including boundaries, emotions, grief, stress, trauma, etc. (Source: Lance Echo-Hawk)
Eddins Counseling Group: Worksheets | A short list of free worksheets and handouts (Source: Eddins Counseling Group)
Faith Harper: Worksheets and Printables | A small collection of therapy worksheets and handouts, including a gratitude journal (Source: Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN)
Free Social Work Tools and Resources | Worksheets, workbooks, assessments, and other resources for adults and children (Source: SocialWorkersToolbox.com)
How Therapy Works: Free Downloads | A few free resources from Jeffery Smith, MD (Source: http://www.howtherapyworks.com )
James Drew Psychotherapy: Forms | A small collection of worksheets/handouts on feelings, communication, values, goals, etc. (Source: James Drew, LPC)
Jane Rekas: Downloads | A large collection of downloads (Source: Jane Rekas, MSW)
Mark Purcell, PsyD: Professional Resources | Links to PowerPoint slides, DBT worksheets, assessments for suicide risk and compassion fatigue, and more
Mark R. Young, LMSW, LCSW: Links & Forms | Links to factsheets, worksheets, assessments, etc. (Source: Mark R. Young, LMSW, LCSW)
Mental Health America DIY Tools | A collection of free downloads from MHA
Mental Health America Self-Help Tools | Links to assessments, worksheets, handouts, and more (Source: Mental Health America)
Mental Health CE Course Articles | Course content handouts on a variety of mental health topics (Source: MentalHealthCE.com)
Mind My Peelings: Worksheets & Infographics | A small collection of downloadable tools (Source: Mind My Peelings)
My Group Guide: Therapy Resources | Source: My Group Guide
Nancy L. Johnston: Downloads | A small collection of downloads on codependency, enabling, etc. (Source: Nancy L. Johnston, LPC, LSATP)
Oxford Clinical Psychology: Forms and Worksheets | A large collection of therapy worksheets based on evidence-based practices (Source: Oxford Clinical Psychology)
Patient Handouts | A large collection of handouts for mental health and addiction (Source: Redemption Psychiatry)
Peggy L. Ferguson, Ph.D.: Addiction Recovery Worksheets | A modest collection of handouts/worksheets for addiction and recovery (Source: Peggy L. Ferguson, PhD)
PsychPoint: Therapy Worksheets
Self-Help Library | Multiple handouts on topics including communication, relationships, anxiety, ADHD, anger, depression, and more (Source: Present Centered Therapy)
Self-Help Toolkits | Articles and handouts on worry, depression, assertiveness, etc. (Source: Dr. Danny Gagnon, PhD, Montreal Psychologist)
Sleep and Depression Laboratory: Resources | A small collection of worksheets related to sleep, worry, and depression (Source: Dr. Colleen E. Carney, PhD, CPsych)
Sober Eastbourne | A UK-based resource site with links to organizations that post free tools for mental health and recovery
The Stages of Change | 7-page PDF packet (Source: Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education)
St. Louis Counseling & Wellness Handouts | Downloadable tools on various topics including addiction, CBT, communication, stress, and positive psychology
Talk, Trust and Feel Therapeutics | Articles/handouts on anger, abandonment, narcissism, and relationships (Source: Lynne Namka, EdD)
Therapist Aid | Free therapy worksheets
Therapy Worksheets | A resource blog with links to free therapy worksheets on various mental health topics (Source: Therapy Worksheets by Will Baum, LCSW)
Tim’s Resource Notebook | A small collection of handouts on various topics such as relationships, emotions, and values (Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook)

Therapy Worksheets for Substance Use Disorders & Addiction

12-Step Worksheets | Source: 12step.org
Addiction Recovery Worksheets | A modest collection of worksheets (Source: Bowen Center)
ASI-MV Worksheets & Handouts | Addiction and recovery handouts (Source: IBH)
Client Worksheets from Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders (Treatment Improvement Protocols Services) | 44 therapy worksheets on addiction and recovery (Source: Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders, SAMHSA/NIH)
Integrity Counseling Handouts | A short list of client handouts on addiction (Source: Integrity Counseling, Inc.)
InFocus Helpful Resources | Family handouts on addiction (Source: SHARC Australia)
Motivational Interviewing Worksheets | Source: MINT
Refuge Recovery | Download and print the truth inventory worksheets (Source: Refuge Recovery)
Relapse Autopsy | 12-page PDF packet (Source: Willow Tree Counseling)
Self-Help Exercises | Source: Gambling Therapy
SMART Recovery Toolbox | Addiction and recovery resources (Source: SMART Recovery)
Substance Abuse | 12-page PDF packet (Source: Carleton University, Criminal Justice Decision Making Laboratory & Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)
Taking the Escalator: Therapy Tools | Handouts on addiction and recovery (Source: Taking the Escalator)
Worksheets | A small collection of addiction and recovery worksheets (Source: A Recovery Story)

Depression, Stress, & Anxiety

Alphabet of Stress Management and Coping Skills | Coping skills for every letter of the alphabet (Source: Ramapo College of New Jersey)
Anxiety Canada: Free Downloadable PDF Resources | Anxiety worksheets for parents and self-help (Source: Anxiety Canada)
Behavioral Activation for Depression | 35-page packet (Source: Michigan Medicine)
Counseling Library: Handouts on Depression | Source: Morning Light Counseling
Creating Your Personal Stress Management Plan | 10-page packet (Source: Fostering Resilience)
Downloads (Patient Resources) | Downloadable PDF resources for anxiety and depression (Source: Michigan Medicine)
Dr. Chloe: Worksheets for Anxiety Management | A small collection of worksheets and handouts (Source: Dr. Chloe)
Panic Attack Worksheets | 9-page PDF packet (Source: Inner Health Studio)
Relaxation | 15-page packet on relaxation skills for anxiety (Source: Michigan Medicine)
Stress Management | 5-page packet on stress management (Source: Inner Health Studio)
Stress Management – Patient Handouts | A collection of handouts on stress management; some of the other sections, including “General Health and Wellness” and “Nutrition” have links to handouts as well (Source: UMASS Medical School Department of Psychiatry)
Treatment for Mood Disorders Worksheet Packet | 7-page PDF packet (Source: Michael DiPaolo, PhD)

Trauma & Related Disorders

Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress: Therapist Resources | Client handouts, assessments, info sheets, toolkits, training resources, links, etc. (UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center)
Child and Family Studies: Sex in the Family | 8-page packet on shame and guilt in relation to child sexual abuse (Source: Carol Morgaine, PhD)
Counseling Library: Handouts on Abuse/Trauma | Source: Morning Light Counseling
Crisis and Trauma Resource Center (CTRC) Printable Handouts | Several handouts and worksheets to download for free (Source: CTRC)
Detaching From Emotional Pain (Grounding) | 12-page PDF packet (Source: Sunspire Health)
Disaster Mental Health Handouts | Source: David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages
Grounding Exercises | 2-page PDF handout (Source: Truman State University)
Grounding Techniques | 1-page PDF handout (Source: JMU Counseling Center)
Healing Private Wounds Booklets | Religious handouts on healing from sexual abuse (Source: Healing Private Wounds)
MN Trauma Project: Downloadable Resources to Use in Therapy | A short list of links to trauma worksheets
Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre Resources | PDF handouts (Source: PEIRSAC)
Selected Handouts and Worksheets from Treatment of Postraumatic Stress Disorder in Special Populations: A Cognitive Restructuring Program | 13-page PDF packet (Source: Mueser, K. T., Rosenberg, S. D., & Rosenberg, H. J., 2009)
Trauma Research and Treatment: Trauma Toolkit | A small collection of trauma handouts (Source: Trauma Research and Treatment)
Wisconsin Hawthorn Project: Handouts & Worksheets | Handouts in English and Spanish (Source: Wisconsin Hawthorn Project)
CBT for Psychosis & Trauma Handouts | Source: Recovery from Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders
Early Psychosis Intervention: Downloads | Source: EPI
Goal-Setting Worksheet for Patients with Schizophrenia | 3-page PDF (Source: Med-IQ)
List of 60 Coping Strategies for Hallucinations | 2-page PDF (Source: South Bay Project Resource)
Treatment for Schizophrenia Worksheet Pack | 6-page PDF packet (Source: Dr. Michael DiPaolo, PhD)

Grief & Loss

Activities for Grieving Children | 7-page PDF packet (Source: Youth Light)
Bereavement Handouts | A small collection of handouts (Source: Hospice & Palliative Care)
The Center for Complicated Grief: Handouts | Assessments, handouts, and guides (Source: The Center for Complicated Grief)
A Child’s Understanding of Death | 11-page packet (Source: Pikes Peak Hospice)
Grief Recovery Pyramid | 7-page PDF packet (Source: Arlene Taylor, PhD)
Loss, Grief, Bereavement Supplemental Teaching Materials/Training Session Activities Contents | 35-page PDF packet (Source: Hospice Education Network)
MyGriefAssist: Grief Factsheets | Source: MyGriefAssist
OneLegacy: Handouts to Download and Print | Handouts on grief and loss (Source: OneLegacy)
Printable Grief and Loss Resources | A fairly extensive collection of printable handouts on grief and loss (Source: Hamilton’s Funeral & After Life Services)
Worksheets to Help Those Coping with Grief | A collection of handouts/worksheets for download (Source: Peacefully)
Anger: Causes and Coping Strategies | 14-page PDF packet (Source: Indian Railway Psycho-Technical Directorate)
Anger Management | 13-page PDF packet (Source: Carleton University, Criminal Justice Decision Making Laboratory & Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)
Anger Management Techniques | 4-page PDF (Source: Hellenic College Holy Cross)
Anger Management Tools | A short list of downloadable resources (Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook)
Anger Management Worksheets | A few free therapy worksheets/handouts for anger (Source: Anger Management Resource)
Dealing with Anger | 7-page PDF packet (Source: Inner Health Studio)
Free Anger Management Worksheets: Letting Go of Anger | A small collection of worksheets for anger management (Source: Gentle Stress Relief)
Getting to Know Your Anger | 42-page PDF packet (Source: Wellness Reproductions)
LoveToKnow: Free Anger Worksheets | 7 downloadable anger management worksheets (Source: LoveToKnow)
Steps for Change: Anger Management Worksheets | Source: Steps for Change

Self-Esteem

Free Self-Esteem Worksheets | Source: Self-Esteem 2 Go
Growing Self-Esteem: Self-Esteem Worksheets | Source: Growing-Self-Esteem.com
My 101 Accomplishments | 6-page PDF booklet (Source: Rec Therapy Today)
Self-Esteem Activities | A modest collection of handouts/activities for self-esteem (Source: Doorways to Self-Esteem)
Self-Esteem Experts: Self-Esteem Activities | Printable handouts on self-esteem (Source: Self-Esteem Experts)
Spiritual Self-Schema Development Worksheets: Yale School of Medicine
Strategies to Build Healthy Self-Esteem | 7-page PDF packet (Source: McGill)

Values & Goal-Setting

10 Free Printable Goal-Setting Worksheets | Source: Parade
Core Values and Essential Intentions Worksheet | 2-page PDF worksheet (Source: Life Balance Institute)
Core Values Clarification Exercise | 4-page PDF worksheet (Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension)
Core Values Worksheet | 4-page PDF (Source: Mike Desjardins)
Life Values Inventory | 5-page PDF (Source: Brown, Duane & R. Kelly Crace, 1996, Life Values Resources, [email protected])
Personal Values Card Sort | 9-page PDF (Source: Miller, C’de Baca, Matthews, Wilbourne, 2001, University of New Mexico)
Values | 2-page PDF worksheet (Source: Miller, C’de Baca, Matthews, 1994, Values Card Sort, University of New Mexico)
Values and Goals Worksheet | 1-page PDF worksheet (Source: James Drew, LPC)
Values Assessment Worksheet | 2-page PDF worksheet (Source: Carleton University)
Values Exercise | 2-page PDF worksheet (Source: TapRooT)
Values Identification Worksheet | 6-page PDF worksheet (Source: Synergy Institute Online)
What Are My Values? | 4-page PDF worksheet (Source: stephaniefrank.com)

Wellness & Resiliency

Assessing Your Life Balance | 3-page PDF (Source: UCI)
The Blissful Mind: Wellness Wheel | A 5-page PDF packet
Counseling Library: Handouts on Emotional Wellness | Source: Morning Light Counseling
Dearborn County CASA: 8 Dimensions of Wellness | 4 wellness downloads
Essential Life Skills: Self-Help Worksheets | A collection of free downloadable tools and therapy worksheets on topics related to wellness, balance, and resilience
Experiential Group Exercises for Shame-Resilience | 4-page PDF packet with questions for discussion and group activities (Source: Haymarket Center)
Free Printable Self-Improvement Worksheets | Source: Holistic Life by Kate
Free Tools | Handouts, worksheets, and workbooks including mindful coloring sheets (Source: The Wellness Society)
Handouts and Worksheets | 21-page PDF packet with handouts and worksheets on self-care topics (Source: Psychological First Aid for Schools Field Operations Guide)
Hoffman Institute Tools | Downloadable tools for change (Source: Hoffman Institute)
Homework and Handouts for Clients | Handouts and worksheets related to self-compassion (Source: ACT With Compassion)
Managing Emotional Intelligence | 7-page PDF packet (Source: Moxie Consulting, Inc.)
Personal Development | Handouts on resilience, communication, etc. (Source: Workplace Strategies for Mental Health)
Relaxing Mindfulness Activities for Teens | Change to Chill | Printable worksheets, coloring sheets, and DIY activities (Source: Change to Chill) 🆕
Self-Care and Wellness Resources | Printable handouts and tools (Source: irenegreene.com)
Self-Care Starter Kit | Handouts on self-care topics (Source: UB School of Social Work)
University of Utah Health: Wellness Educational Materials | Downloadable handouts on health topics
U.S. Department of Veterans: The Healing Power of Hope and Optimism | A 5-page PDF
UW Integrative Health: Clinician and Patient Education | Downloadable tools on health and wellness topics
Wellness Toolkits | Printable toolkits (Source: NIH)
Realize Your Meaning & Purpose
Engage with Others
Identify Possibilities
Identify Strengths & Values
Emotional Management
Create a Resilient Mindset
Expand Your Perspective

ACT, CBT, & DBT Therapy Worksheets

ACT Mindfully: Worksheets, Book Chapters & ACT Made Simple | ACT worksheets and other free resources (Source: ACT Mindfully)
Carolina Integrative Psychotherapy: Forms and Worksheets for Clients and Group Participants | A small collection of DBT therapy worksheets and handouts (Source: Carolina Integrative Psychotherapy)
Carol Lozier, LCSW: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Printables: Worksheets and Handouts | A small collection of DBT handouts and worksheets (Source: Carol Lozier, LCSW)
Cognitive Therapy Skills | 33-page packet (Source: Michigan Medicine)
Counseling Library: Handouts on CBT Skills and Strategies | Source: Morning Light Counseling
Clinician Worksheets and Handouts: Clinician Treatment Tools | A variety of CBT, DBT, etc. therapy worksheets (Source: Coping.us)
DBT Peer Connections: DBT Handouts and Worksheets | DBT resources (Source: DBT Peer Connections)
DBT Self-Help | Printable lessons and diary cards (Source: DBT Self-Help)
DBT Work Sheets Index | Source: Dialectical Behavioral Skills Training
Dr. Grant Blashki: CBT Worksheets | A small collection of downloadable therapy worksheets (Source: Dr. Grant Blashki)
Dr. John Forsyth: Free Resources | Two free packets of worksheets (ACT and mindfulness) (Source: Dr. John Forsyth)
Dr. Jonathan S. Abramowitz: Free Stuff for Consumers and Professionals
Intro to DBT (Handouts & Worksheets) | 8-page PDF (Source: Peer-Guided DBT Lessons)
Living CBT: Free Self-Help | 20+ CBT worksheets (Source: Living CBT)
Online CBT Resources | Worksheets and questionnaires from Andrew Grimmer, a counselling psychologist and accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist in the UK (Source: Online CBT Resources)
Printable Versions of CPT/CBT Worksheets | English and Spanish worksheets (Source: F.A.S.T. Lab at Stanford Medicine)
Veronica Walsh’s CBT Blog: Free Downloadable Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Worksheets/Handouts | Print/use these therapy worksheets only with blog author’s permission (Source: Veronica Walsh’s CBT Blog Dublin, Ireland)

Therapy Worksheets for Children & Youth

A Collection of Anger Management/Impulse Control Activities & Lesson Plans (PreK-3rd Grade) | 64-page PDF packet (Source: Childcare Consultation Staff)
Activities for Grieving Children | 7-page PDF (Source: Youth Light)
Cope-Cake: Coping Skills Worksheets and Game | 30-page packet for young children/students (Source: Closet Counselor)
Crossroads Counseling Center: Resources | Handouts on depression, anxiety, ADHD, etc. in children (Source: Crossroads Counseling Center)
Curriculum Materials from Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center | Links to handouts (Source: University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work)
Emotional Intelligence Activities for Children Ages 5-7 | 34-page PDF packet (Source: Ohio National Guard Family Readiness and Warrior Support Program Youth Programs)
Emotional Intelligence Activities for Children Ages 8-10 | 33-page PDF packet (Source: Ohio National Guard Family Readiness and Warrior Support Program Youth Programs)
Mylemarks: Free Downloads | Therapy worksheets for children (Source: Mylemarks)
Oklahoma TF-CBT Therapy Resources | Printable trauma-focused handouts and assessments for therapists to use with children and adolescents (Source: Oklahoma TF-CBT Therapy Resources)
Prevention Dimensions: Lesson Plans | Downloadable PDF handouts for children from kindergarten to sixth grade (Source: Utah Education Network)
Printable Worksheets | Worksheets for children on physical activity, substance abuse, nutrition, and more (Source: BJC School Outreach and Youth Development)
Social Emotional Activities Workbook | 74-page PDF packet (Source: Los Angeles Unified School District)
Social Skills Worksheets | A packet of therapy worksheets to use with children/youth (Source: Julie MacRae & Sara Noble, Minneapolis Public Schools)
Stress Reduction Activities for Students | 20-page PDF packet (Source: Student, Family, and Community Support Department)
Thriving at Home: Telehealth Play Therapy Activities for Licensed Therapists | 15-page PDF packet with activities for therapists to use with children and families (Source: MindPeace Cincinnati)

Therapy Worksheets for Adolescents & Young Adults

101 Wellness Tips for College Students | A 7-page PDF (Source: Stetson)
Brescia University College: Resource Toolbox | Downloadable tools for students
Emotional Intelligence Activities for Pre-Teens Ages 11-12 | 33-page PDF packet (Source: Ohio National Guard Family Readiness and Warrior Support Program Youth Programs)
Emotional Intelligence Activities for Teens Ages 13-18 | 34-page PDF packet (Source: Ohio National Guard Family Readiness and Warrior Support Program Youth Programs)
Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center Handouts | Handouts for college students (Source: Union College)
Just for Teens: A Personal Plan for Managing Stress | 7-page PDF handout (Source: American Academy of Pediatrics from Reaching Teens: Strength-Based Communication Strategies to Build Resilience and Support Healthy Adolescent Development )
Oregon State University: Learning Corner | Student worksheets on time management, wellness, organization skills, etc. (Source: Oregon State University Academic Success Center)
The Relaxation Room | Self-care and stress management handouts for college students (Source: Andrews University)
Resilience Toolkit | PDF handouts for college students on resiliency (Source: Winona State University)
Self-Help Resources | Links to articles for college students on a variety of topics (not in PDF form) (Source: Metropolitan Community College Counseling Services)
Step UP! Resource Library | Worksheets/handouts for students on prosocial behavior and bystander intervention (Source: Step UP!)
Teens Finding Hope: Worksheets and Information to Download | Spanish and English PDFs available (Source: Teens Finding Hope)
Tip Sheets | Student tip sheets on anger, body image, relationships, and other topics (Source: Meredith College Counseling Center)
Tools & Checklists | Therapy worksheets and handouts for students (Source: Campus Mind Works, University of Michigan)
UC Berkeley University Health Services Resources | Links to handouts, articles, and self-help tools for students (Source: UC Berkeley)
UMatter | Tools for college students on wellness, communication, healthy relationships, and more (Source: Princeton University)
Western Carolina University Counseling and Psychological Services: Self-Help | A modest collection of student wellness handouts along with a printable self-help workbook (Source: WCU)
Your Life Your Voice: Tips and Tools | Links to articles and PDF printables on a variety of topics for teens and young adults (Source: Your Life Your Voice from Boys Town)

Therapy Worksheets for Marriage/Relationships & Family

12 Types of Intimacy | Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook
21 Couples Therapy Worksheets, Techniques, & Activities | Source: Positive Psychology
Articles for Parenting | Links to various articles/handouts (not in PDF form) (Source: MomMD)
Counseling Library: Handouts on Gender Differences | Source: Morning Light Counseling
Dialogue Question Ideas | Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook
Emotionally Focused Therapy: Forms for Couples | A list of forms to use in EFT couples counseling (Source: Training and Research Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy Alliant)
Exercises for Forgiveness | 7-page PDF for recovering from an emotional affair (Source: Emotional Affair Journey)
Focus on Feelings | Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook
Healthy Boundaries | 3-page PDF handout (Source: Larry L. Winckles)
Healthy Boundaries Program | 15-page PDF packet (Source: The University of Toledo Police Department)
Healthy Boundaries vs. Unhealthy Boundaries | 6-page PDF handout (Source: kimsaeed.com)
Homework Page: Tools for Growth and Communication | Therapy worksheets, handouts, and assessments for couples and families (Source: Present Centered Therapy)
How We Love: Freebies | A small collection of free downloads (Source: How We Love)
Imago Work-Up Exercise | 2-page PDF (Source: The Mindful Ecotherapy Center)
Joy2MeU | A collection of articles by Robert Burney on relationships, codependency, and related topics (not in PDF form) (Source: Joy2MeU.com)
Learning to Forgive: The 5 Steps to Forgiveness | 6-page PDF handout (Source: Thriveworks)
My Marriage/Relationship: Where Am I Now? | Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook
New Beginnings Family Counseling: Handouts | Handouts on communication, attachment styles, emotions, etc. (Source: New Beginnings Family Counseling)
Parenting Worksheets | 14-page PDF packet for parents (Source: Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board) 🆕
Pasadena Marriage Counseling: Free Marriage Counseling Resources | A small collection of worksheets for couples therapy (Source: Pasadena Marriage Counseling)
Radical Forgiveness: Free Tools | A small collection of therapy worksheets on forgiveness (Source: Radical Forgiveness)
Relationship Communication | Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook
Relationship Worksheet | Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook
Resources & Information | A collection of articles, handouts, and assessments for marriage and relationships (Source: The Relationship Institute)
Signs of Unhealthy Boundaries | 6-page PDF handout (Source: Healing Private Wounds)
Thriving Couples Hierarchy | Source: Tim’s Resource Notebook
Worksheets for Couples | Faith-based therapy worksheets/handouts (Source: Hope Couples)

Additional Therapy Worksheets & Handouts

8 Helpful “Letting Go of Resentment” Worksheets | Links to PDF therapy worksheets (Source: Invisible Lioness)
Acorns to Oaktrees: Eating Disorder Worksheets/Eating Disorder Forms | A small collection of handouts for eating disorders (Source: Acorns to Oaktrees)
Activity eBooks | A collection of downloadable workbooks on self-esteem, social skills, emotions, etc. (Source: Rec Therapy Today)
ADHD ReWired: Therapy Worksheets | Thought records, behavior charts, and other tools (Source: ADHD ReWired)
Alzheimer’s Association: Downloadable Resources | Handouts on Alzheimer’s (Source: Alzheimer’s Association)
Attitudes and Behaviour | 9-page PDF packet on criminal thinking (Source: Carleton University, Criminal Justice Decision Making Laboratory & Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)
Commonly Prescribed Psychotropic Medications | 4-page PDF (Source: NAMI Minnesota)
Conflict Resolution Skills | 6-page PDF packet (Source: Edmonds College)
Coping Skills | 2-page PDF worksheet (Source: Temple University)
Counseling Library: Handouts on Personality Differences | Source: Morning Light Counseling
EDA Step Worksheets | 37-page packet (Source: Eating Disorders Anonymous)
Free Mindfulness Worksheets | A large collection of mindfulness handouts (Source: Mindfulness Exercises)
Free, Printable Coloring Pages for Adults | Source: The Spruce Crafts
GoYourOwnWay Document Downloads | Downloads for veterans on various topics (Source: GoYourOwnWay)
Guilt vs. Shame Infographic: National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine | Printable infographic to illustrate the differences (Source: NICABM)
Integrated Health and Mental Health Care Tools | Downloadable resources from UIC Center (Source: University of Illinois at Chicago)
International OCD Foundation: Assessments & Worksheets | Handouts for use with individuals with OCD (Source: IOCDF)
Managing Your OCD at Home | 7-page PDF packet (Source: Anxiety Canada)
Motivation To Change | 16-page PDF packet on motivation to change criminal behavior (Source: Carleton University, Criminal Justice Decision Making Laboratory & Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)
Multicultural Psychology: Downloadable Worksheets & Documents
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Identification and Self-Help Strategies | 10-page PDF packet (Source: University of Alberta)
Peers & Relationships | 12-page PDF packet on how associates impact criminal behavior (Source: Carleton University, Criminal Justice Decision Making Laboratory & Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)
Prochaska and DiClemente’s Stages of Change Model | 4-page PDF handout (Source: Step UP!)
Quick Reference to Psychotropic Medication | Downloadable PDF chart (Source: John Preston, PsyD)
Reducing Self-Harm | 5-page PDF (Source: Students Against Depression)
Self-Directed Recovery | Downloadable resources (Source: UIC Center)
Shame Psychoeducation Handout | 5-page PDF handout (Source: Association for Contextual Behavioral Science)
Stages of Change: Primary Tasks | 2-page PDF handout (Source: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs)
Telehealth Therapy Resources | A collection of therapy worksheets and resources (Telehealth Therapy Resources)
Understanding and Coping with Guilt and Shame | 4-page PDF handout (Source: Taking the Escalator)

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What Is Therapy Homework?

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Types of Therapy That Involve Homework

If you’ve recently started going to therapy , you may find yourself being assigned therapy homework. You may wonder what exactly it entails and what purpose it serves. Therapy homework comprises tasks or assignments that your therapist asks you to complete between sessions, says Nicole Erkfitz , DSW, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker and executive director at AMFM Healthcare, Virginia.

Homework can be given in any form of therapy, and it may come as a worksheet, a task to complete, or a thought/piece of knowledge you are requested to keep with you throughout the week, Dr. Erkfitz explains.

This article explores the role of homework in certain forms of therapy, the benefits therapy homework can offer, and some tips to help you comply with your homework assignments.

Therapy homework can be assigned as part of any type of therapy. However, some therapists and forms of therapy may utilize it more than others.

For instance, a 2019-study notes that therapy homework is an integral part of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) . According to Dr. Erkfitz, therapy homework is built into the protocol and framework of CBT, as well as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) , which is a sub-type of CBT.

Therefore, if you’re seeing a therapist who practices CBT or DBT, chances are you’ll regularly have homework to do.

On the other hand, an example of a type of therapy that doesn’t generally involve homework is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. EMDR is a type of therapy that generally relies on the relationship between the therapist and client during sessions and is a modality that specifically doesn’t rely on homework, says Dr. Erkfitz.

However, she explains that if the client is feeling rejuvenated and well after their processing session, for instance, their therapist may ask them to write down a list of times that their positive cognition came up for them over the next week.

"Regardless of the type of therapy, the best kind of homework is when you don’t even realize you were assigned homework," says Erkfitz.

Benefits of Therapy Homework

Below, Dr. Erkfitz explains the benefits of therapy homework.

It Helps Your Therapist Review Your Progress

The most important part of therapy homework is the follow-up discussion at the next session. The time you spend reviewing with your therapist how the past week went, if you completed your homework, or if you didn’t and why, gives your therapist valuable feedback on your progress and insight on how they can better support you.

It Gives Your Therapist More Insight

Therapy can be tricky because by the time you are committed to showing up and putting in the work, you are already bringing a better and stronger version of yourself than what you have been experiencing in your day-to-day life that led you to seek therapy.

Homework gives your therapist an inside look into your day-to-day life, which can sometimes be hard to recap in a session. Certain homework assignments keep you thinking throughout the week about what you want to share during your sessions, giving your therapist historical data to review and address.

It Helps Empower You

The sense of empowerment you can gain from utilizing your new skills, setting new boundaries , and redirecting your own cognitive distortions is something a therapist can’t give you in the therapy session. This is something you give yourself. Therapy homework is how you come to the realization that you got this and that you can do it.

"The main benefit of therapy homework is that it builds your skills as well as the understanding that you can do this on your own," says Erkfitz.

Tips for Your Therapy Homework

Below, Dr. Erkfitz shares some tips that can help with therapy homework:

Set aside time for your homework: Create a designated time to complete your therapy homework. The aim of therapy homework is to keep you thinking and working on your goals between sessions. Use your designated time as a sacred space to invest in yourself and pour your thoughts and emotions into your homework, just as you would in a therapy session .
Be honest: As therapists, we are not looking for you to write down what you think we want to read or what you think you should write down. It’s important to be honest with us, and yourself, about what you are truly feeling and thinking.
Practice your skills: Completing the worksheet or log are important, but you also have to be willing to put your skills and learnings into practice. Allow yourself to be vulnerable and open to trying new things so that you can report back to your therapist about whether what you’re trying is working for you or not.
Remember that it’s intended to help you: Therapy homework helps you maximize the benefits of therapy and get the most value out of the process. A 2013-study notes that better homework compliance is linked to better treatment outcomes.
Talk to your therapist if you’re struggling: Therapy homework shouldn’t feel like work. If you find that you’re doing homework as a monotonous task, talk to your therapist and let them know that your heart isn’t in it and that you’re not finding it beneficial. They can explain the importance of the tasks to you, tailor your assignments to your preferences, or change their course of treatment if need be.

"When the therapy homework starts 'hitting home' for you, that’s when you know you’re on the right track and doing the work you need to be doing," says Erkfitz.

A Word From Verywell

Similar to how school involves classwork and homework, therapy can also involve in-person sessions and homework assignments.

If your therapist has assigned you homework, try to make time to do it. Completing it honestly can help you and your therapist gain insights into your emotional processes and overall progress. Most importantly, it can help you develop coping skills and practice them, which can boost your confidence, empower you, and make your therapeutic process more effective.

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Internal Family Systems Therapy: 8 Worksheets and Exercises

Instead of the one-mind view , maybe you, I, and everyone else have multiple personalities.

Richard Schwartz (2021), the creator of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy model, suggests we have all been born with many sub-minds interacting with one another.

Haven’t we all heard conflicting inner voices saying “Go for it” and “Don’t you dare” (Sweezy & Ziskind, 2013)?

This article explores how the IFS model helps treat individuals and couples by directing these inner players, while introducing several tools and techniques to help the process.

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The idea that “the mind is not a singular entity or self, but is multiple, composed of parts” is at the core of Richard Schwartz’s internal family systems (IFS) model (Sweezy & Ziskind, 2013, p. xviii).

According to Schwartz (2021, p. 6), thinking involves parts “talking to each other and to you constantly about things you have to do or debating the best course of action, and so on.”

Each part has its own beliefs, feelings, and characteristics and a distinct role in the overall system. They are clustered into the following three groups (Sweezy & Ziskind, 2013; IFS Institute, n.d.):

Managers Managers are a protective group of parts that attempt to keep us organized and safe, running our day-to-day lives. Over time, they may push for perfectionism and even inflict harm in their pursuit of safety.
Exiles Exiles are the injured parts of us and have typically experienced trauma. Exiled by the managers, they can become increasingly extreme, ultimately overriding the managers to become who we are.
Firefighters Firefighters are another form of protection that “put out the emotional fire at any cost,” often starting backfires. They do so in several ways, including unhealthy or unhelpful behavior, such as alcohol and drug abuse and eating disorders (Sweezy & Ziskind, 2013, p. xviii).

Other theories relying on the single or mono-mind model may lead us to fear or dislike ourselves, believing “we only have one mind (full of primitive or sinful aspects) that we can’t control” (Schwartz, 2021, p. 12). Therapies based on this model often require clients to “correct irrational beliefs or meditate them away” (Schwartz, 2021, p. 12).

On the other hand, Schwartz’s IFS model argues that the ego comprises multiple parts trying to keep us safe. IFS Therapy finds ways to help our ego relax, allowing those parts of our personality we have buried (exiles) to ascend, freeing memories, emotions, and beliefs associated with them (burdens) that were previously locked away (Schwartz, 2021).

With this in mind, Schwartz’s (2021, p. 32) IFS Therapy has four goals:

To liberate parts from the roles they have been forced into, freeing them to be who they were designed to be.
To restore faith in the self and in self-leadership .
To re-harmonize the inner system.
To encourage the client to become increasingly self led in their interactions with the world.

While IFS Therapy is a powerful approach for helping individuals , it can be equally successful with couples . According to Herbine-Blank (n.d.), “once the individuals in a couple have more access to Self, transformation is natural,” and they can find the space and capacity to choose a response rather than simply react to it, even if the other cannot at the time.

Each partner is encouraged to bring compassion to their wounded inner parts and heal their past, gaining control over their present (Herbine-Blank, n.d.).

While there are many aspects to IFS as a theory and treatment model, the primary healing relationship “is between the client’s Self and her young, injured parts” (Sweezy & Ziskind, 2013, p. 1).

The notion of parts is crucial to the IFS model. Therapy using the IFS model addresses and communicates with these parts, attempting to help the client find balance and harmony within their mind and elevate their self to the system’s leadership. To those unfamiliar with IFS Therapy, the language and conversation style may seem unusual, involving talking directly to the different parts of the self (IFS Institute, n.d.).

The following worksheets offer a range of tools for facilitating various aspects of this powerful and complex treatment to engage with and better understand the many parts of the self (modified from Anderson, Sweezy, & Schwartz, 2017; Sweezy & Ziskind, 2013; Schwartz, 2021):

All Parts Are Welcome

The All Parts Are Welcome exercise was created by Schwartz and his team to help the client welcome all parts of their self, using their attention and a few simple questions (Anderson et al., 2017).

A key aspect of IFS Therapy is to “find, focus on and flesh out” the client’s protective parts and help them “unblend and notice the client’s Self” (Anderson et al., 2017, p. 93). Next, the client can recognize their feelings toward and befriend the target part, explore its fears , and invite it to do something new.

Experienced practitioners can use the Six Fs Internal Family Systems worksheet to successfully differentiate the protective parts from the self and form vital alliances.

Understanding Our Relationship With a Part

After identifying a part of the self, clients can explore it in greater detail to better understand whether it is doing its job.

Use the Understanding Our Relationship With a Part worksheet to identify the role and intent of the part under scrutiny by asking a series of questions:

What is its role, and how does it help you manage your life?
What is its relationship with other people?
What positive intent does it have for you?
How does it try to protect you?
What is it trying to protect you from?
Is it happy with its job? Or would it prefer something else?

As clients focus and make notes during the exercise, they may find that their relationship toward the part changes.

Identifying Parts of Yourself Through Drawing

It is not easy to recognize all the parts of the self. Drawing or doodling can provide a more intuitive, less concrete way to capture, describe, and show the connections between each part.

In the Identifying Parts of Yourself Through Drawing worksheet, clients can create a picture to capture the various parts of the self and how they combine.

Drawing the picture and working through this exercise can help them form a clearer understanding of the parts and their relationship to the self.

Identifying Managers and Firefighters

While managers help us plan and shape our lives and avoid discomfort and pain, firefighters rush in and try to fix the problem. We may recognize both in how we cope. For example, when life is calm, we may plan; when we’re hectic or stressed, we may eat or drink too much.

The Identifying Managers and Firefighters Using IFS Therapy worksheet helps identify manager and firefighter parts using the senses and asking a series of questions, including:

What bodily sensations accompany the part?
How do you feel regarding each part?
How does each part feel about you?

It should be clear from the answers whether the part is a manager or a firefighter.

What the Self Is and Isn’t in IFS Therapy

Having used IFS Therapy with many clients to explore their self, Schwartz (2021) identified eight Cs engaged in self-energy and self-leadership shared by almost everyone.

The What the Self Is and Isn’t in IFS Therapy worksheet explores the eight Cs, encourages the client to notice the quality in themselves, and asks what each means to them:

Connectedness

Considering each one will make you feel more connected to humanity. And “when people sense how connected they are to humanity, they feel more curious about others and have more courage to help them” (Schwartz, 2021, p. 93).

Dr. Richard Schwartz explains Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Richard Schwartz’s (2021) latest book, No Bad Parts , is an accessible read for those interested in his IFS approach to therapy, clarifying the nature of parts and the techniques to uncover them. According to Schwartz (2021. p. 17), “each part is like a person with a true purpose” that can be uncovered.

The following exercises are two of the most powerful techniques in this fascinating and powerful model (simplified from Schwartz, 2021):

The path of self

This exercise uses visualization to explore self and self-energy, using the metaphor of a journey.

Ask the client to perform the following steps:

Find a comfortable position and begin by taking slow, deep breaths.
Imagine yourself meeting your parts at the beginning of a path.
Ask the parts to wait there as you head off on a journey.
Notice how they react. Are they afraid? Some days, they may not want you to go. And that’s okay. You can wait for another day to continue.
If it’s okay to proceed, head out on your imagined journey.
As you progress, if you find you are still thinking or watching yourself , then some parts are likely to have remained with you. See if they are willing to stay behind. Repeat as many times as required.
As you remove parts , feel yourself becoming lighter, moving toward pure awareness without thought.
You should begin to experience, among other things, clarity, a sense of wellbeing, and confidence.
Invite the energy you are feeling into your body.
Pause and experience what it is like to have so much self in your body.
When you’re ready, take some deep breaths and return your focus to the room.

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The following reflective exercise is a valuable way to revisit parts in life and learn self-leadership through practice and experience.

Picture someone in your life (past or present) who triggers anger or sadness in you.
Imagine them in a room from which they cannot leave.
Watch the person from outside the room through a one-way mirror. You can see them, but they cannot see you.
Now have them do or say the things that upset you.
Notice what happens to your body and mind as your protector part kicks in (your muscles, heart rate, breathing, thoughts, and emotions).
Now look at the person through the eyes of your protector. Reassure your protector that you will not be entering that room.
Encourage the protector to recognize that you are not at risk, so it can stand down.
See if your protector is prepared to separate its energy from you. Encourage it to take the energy away.
Now recheck yourself. What changes do you notice in your muscles, heart rate, breathing, thoughts, and emotions?
How does the person in the room look now?
How would it feel if you were to go into the room and be with that person, self led rather than accompanied by the protector?
Ask the protector if it can begin to trust you. If not, why not?
When you’re ready, thank the protector for the support it has given you and the new trust it has in you.
Take some deep breaths and return your focus to the room.

“If your protector did step to the side, you probably noticed a big shift” (Schwartz, 2021, p. 130). Repeating the exercise can help clients learn about the parts that protect and how vulnerable they have previously been.

17 Exercises To Foster Self-Acceptance and Compassion

Help your clients develop a kinder, more accepting relationship with themselves using these 17 Self-Compassion Exercises [PDF] that promote self-care and self-compassion.

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Self-compassion is a vital aspect of IFS Therapy. We have various resources that can help clients look at themselves with more kindness.

Why not download our free self-compassion tool pack and try out the powerful tools contained within? Here are some examples:

Self-Care Vision Board Use this exercise to help clients create a visual representation to increase self-care and self-compassion.
Learning to Rate Behavior Rather Than the Self This exercise separates the evaluation of behavior from that of the self to accept that we do not have to define ourselves by our weaknesses.

Other free resources include:

I Will Survive Reflect on a past event and identify the strengths that helped you cope.
Easing Empathy Distress Feeling another’s pain or sadness can lead to empathy distress. This tool helps turn empathy into compassion.

More extensive versions of the following tools are available with a subscription to the Positive Psychology Toolkit© , but they are described briefly below:

From Inner Critic to Inner Coach Meditation

This tool aims to help clients differentiate between their threat defense system (i.e., their inner critic) and their caregiving system (i.e., their inner coach), learning to let go of the former.

Ask the client to:

Practice mindful meditation, bringing to mind a recent time when they were critical or judgmental of themselves.
Notice their inner critic and how it makes them feel.
Now imagine replacing the inner critic with an inner coach.
What would it say to them, and how would they feel?
Embracing Your Humanness

We use this tool to help people cultivate self-compassion by developing an appreciation for common humanity in a group setting.

Guide the members of the group through the following steps:

Step one – Write down one self-criticism on a piece of paper.
Step two – Collect all the folded notes.
Step three – Choose and share a note at random.
Step four – Discuss self-criticism within the group and share common experiences.

The aim is to recognize that each person in the group is not alone in having self-critical thoughts.

17 Self-Compassion Exercises If you’re looking for more science-based ways to help others develop self-compassion, check out this collection of 17 validated self-compassion tools for practitioners. Use them to help others create a kinder and more nurturing relationship with the self.

The internal family systems model proposes that the mind is not a singular entity or self but is composed of multiple parts that try to keep us safe (Sweezy & Ziskind, 2013).

IFS Therapy uses self-compassion to encourage buried parts of our personality to ascend, freeing memories, emotions, and previously locked-away beliefs.

Not only that, it enables clients to unburden trauma, access self-energy, and form deeply satisfying relationships with themselves and others.

While IFS is a complex, sometimes unlikely, theory, it does provide a valuable model for therapy, healing the relationship between the client’s self and their “young, injured parts” (Sweezy & Ziskind, 2013, p. 1).

The treatment offers hope to clients wishing to find balance and harmony within their mind and facilitate the self to regain control.

Why not try out some of the worksheets and exercises with your clients to help the self, rather than the therapist, become the primary, caring attachment figure necessary to heal the client’s injured parts?

We hope you enjoyed reading this article. Don’t forget to download our three Self Compassion Exercises for free .

Anderson, F., Sweezy, M., & Schwartz, R. (2017). Internal family systems skills training manual: Trauma-informed treatment for anxiety, depression, PTSD & substance abuse . PESI.
Herbine-Blank, T. (n.d.). Couples & marriage counseling with internal family systems therapy . IFS Institute. Retrieved November 18, 2021, from https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/couples-marriage-counseling-internal-family-systems-therapy
IFS Institute. (n.d.). The internal family systems model outline . Retrieved November 18, 2021, from https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline
Schwartz, R. C. (2021). No bad parts: Healing trauma and restoring wholeness with the internal family systems model . Sounds True.
Sweezy, M., & Ziskind, E. L. (2013). Internal family systems therapy: New dimensions . Routledge.

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I heard about this type of therapy through Jessi Hildebrandt. Reading about the triggering person and letting go of your protection and walking in the room to be with that very person who is powerful and makes you small seems an awful lot like forgiveness in a new way. I don’t believe in forgiveness. The people you continually try with never change. Why would I enter a room to only be retraumatized over and over.

Can you please diagram the parts, protectors, exiles, managers, firefighters, self, etc and how they interact? I am trying to visualize all of these. Thank you.

Can someone please tell me some resources or ways to print out worksheets or tools? Any work books or tools that can help?

Hi Mirjana!

Are you looking for specific resources? Let me know what you are looking for. I am happy to give you some recommedations for books or send you some of our free worksheets 🙂

Kind regards, Julia | Community Manager

Hi Julia, I’m not a therapist (though my wife is, and she has recommended IFS/re-construction of self to me). I live in Oakland and am looking for a psychotherapist with particular expertise in IFS, maybe L3 certified etc. Do you know of any people or resources that might help me find a good match? THANKS!

Psychology Today has a great directory you can use to find therapists in your local area. Usually, the therapists provide a summary in their profile with their areas of expertise and types of issues they are used to working with.

I hope this helps!

Mirjana, The IFS steps detailed in this article are really great. Why not try some of those out first to see if it is what you want/need? (I clicked on the download links — they email them to you). For me personally, it’s been very beneficial because I grew up in a controlling household where my family wanted to make decisions. So in therapy the therapist demanding he reparent me was not good. IFS fixes that by giving you the power to reparent youself.

Thanks so much for your labor in putting this together!

I read your column here, and “The Path to Self” frightens me.

I *like* my parts, the ones I know. I don’t want to leave them behind. They are part of me. Most of the time I like them better than I like Me. Often the easiest way out of a situation is to blend with the right part. I’ve been helped by Ghost and Rebel several times that way.

Several of my parts over the years, have become Facets of Me. I can become Teacher or Explorer, or Wordsmith or Shutterbug at the drop of a hat.

Yes, I’ve had that reaction to the path exercise also, not wanting to leave the parts behind. The first time I heard it (in a level 1 training) my eyes shot open and I didn’t go any farther. When Dick leads this exercise he’s very careful to say “If it feels right to your system” several times, and he gives the option to just stay with the parts if that feels better. My system likes this better.

Thank you for this comment!

I think it’s helpful to know that there are no parts that are supposed to be left behind. I believe that would be impossible, and trying so would go against how we are composed. As the Richard Schwartz 2021 book says in the title “No Bad Parts”. The goal is to let go of the burdens of the exiles so that the ego/protector parts can fall back and into their natural roles where they are active or activated when needed. Opposed to being in an extreme role 24/7. The latter being taxing on our body. A couple of years ago I was working with a client who was letting go of a lot of grief. Then one day the client was exposed to manipulation by a partner where the client immediately reacted firmly without inner conflict. The client surprised asked her-/himself “where the heck did that come from?”. I think this is a good example of a manager-protector previously being occupied by protecting an exile to becoming free to stand up for the client. Previously this would not be possible, because leaving the position of protecting the exile to stand up for the client would have left the exiled part exposed. The exiled part now unburdened made the manager part free to do what it is supposed to do. Which is natural preservation of the person when needed.

When children, and grownups, are doing well and at peace they are anchored in their whole body and self with the ability to just observe with no thoughts at all, but all parts are present. At this moment here is no need for achievement, management, or protection, so no part is activated.

Yes this exactly. I’ve seen this unfettered response both in clients and in myself.

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