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Life Story

This worksheet was inspired by positive psychology, but also has elements of narrative and art therapies. During this activity, you will ask your clients to write a life story in three parts: the past, present and future. In positive psychology, life stories are used to help clients develop a sense of meaning, which has been found to contribute to fulfillment...

Core Beliefs

Each of our clients have had unique experiences that shape who they are. Cognitive behavioral therapists posit that from these life experiences, people develop core beliefs. Core beliefs are the thoughts a person has that determine how they interpret their experiences. For example, if someone has the core belief that "The world is a bad place", they will believe that people who are kind have an ulterior motive (someone being kind without reason just doesn't line up with their world view)...

Challenging Negative Thoughts

Teach your clients to challenge their negative thoughts and self-talk using this CBT worksheet. In this worksheet your client will be asked to take a step back and consider their situation and thoughts from a new perspective, such as that from a friend. Each question is designed to lead your client to look at their negative thoughts more objectively...

Self-Esteem Journal

Positive journaling has been found to help improve feelings of well-being and self-esteem. With this self-esteem worksheet, your clients will be asked to record three daily statements related to their successes, good qualities, and positive experiences. This worksheet is great for clients who have difficulty generating ideas for positive experiences to journal about...

Coat of Arms / Family Crest

Use the Coat of Arms / Family Crest printout as an artistic prompt. Ask your client to draw, paint, or use any other medium to represent something about themselves in each of the shield's quadrants. The banner beneath the shield can be filled with a name that summarizes their personal coat of arms. We suggest creating a prompt for each quadrant that's tailored to the individual or group...

Sentence Completion for Children

Many children have a tough time opening up in therapy, especially during the first few sessions. They might feel shy, or they genuinely don't know what to talk about. The Sentence Completion for Children worksheet lists several prompts to help get children engaged in session a few silly questions ("My favorite color is...

Positive Traits

We created the Positive Traits printout as a bit of blank canvas. It is, quite simply, a list of 58 positive traits. Try being creative with this tool! If you have a client who has difficulty recognizing the good in themselves, this worksheet might be just what you need. Encourage your client to circle their own positive traits to begin building self-esteem...

Positive Experiences

Help your clients improve their self-esteem and positive thoughts by having them identify times when they have shown positive qualities. The Positive Experiences worksheet asks your client to write about a time that they showed courage, kindness, selflessness, love, sacrifice, wisdom, happiness, and determination...

Self-Exploration Sentence Completion

Having a few writing prompts handy can be a helpful tool with clients who struggle to open up, or who have a hard time thinking about what they would like to talk about. The Self-Exploration Sentence Completion worksheet can help get the ball rolling by asking your client to complete eleven exploratory prompts...

My Strengths and Qualities

People who recognize their own strengths tend to be happier and have greater self-esteem. However, when a person uses their strengths every day, they can almost become desensitized to them. Personal strengths begin to seem ordinary, while the strengths of others feel novel and extraordinary. Taking the time to purposely assess and appreciate one’s own strengths and qualities can help build self-esteem....

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