Depression
Developing Self-Compassion

This worksheet is designed to help people learn how to be more compassionate toward themselves by imagining an infinitely compassionate imaginary friend, then answering questions as if that friend were talking to them. (self-compassion, depression, anxiety, 0218)

Things That Make You Smile

This simple exercise encourages people to think about the things that make them smile and to practice “random smiling” through the day. In doing this, people can learn how easy it is to get in touch with their positive emotions. (art therapy, serotonin, 0118)

Building a Support System When You Are Sexually Harassed

This worksheet is designed to help people who have been sexually harassed deal with their emotions by turning to others rather than seeking social isolation. (workplace, PTSD, social connection, 1213)

Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner

This worksheet is intended to help people think about the character traits they value and wish to develop. (insight, character development, 1017)

Thinking About Your Accmplishments

This worksheet is designed to help people think about what they have accomplished in their lives and what they hope to accomplish in the future. It uses the metaphor of a museum and asks people to draw or write nine accomplishments they would put in their museum. (0917, values clarification, identity)

Building a Support System to Overcome Your Problems

This worksheet is designed to help people build a support system to not only address an immediate problem, but to enhance the quality of their lives.

Identifying Your Safety Crutches

This worksheet is designed to help people identify the “safety crutches” they use to avoid the things that make them anxious or contribute to other psychological problems. The worksheet details 13 common ways that people avoid facing their problems and asks user to identify their own safety crutches. A recording sheet asks people to pay attention to their safety crutches for one week and determine whether or not they really help their problems. (anxiety disorders, GAD, 0817)

Developing the Habit of Gratitude

This worksheet is intended to help people see the many benefits of developing an attitude of gratitude. It gives specific instructions on helpful activities to maximize the benefits of this practice. (depression, anxiety, prevention, gratitude, wellness, appreciation, 0717)

Understanding Your Emotional Triggers

This worksheet is designed to help people identify the triggers that are associated with upsetting emotions like anxiety or depression. (0717)

Using a Contract to Commit to Change

This worksheet asks adults to set a goal as well as sub-goals and strategies in order to work towards behavioral change. (depression, 0717)