Therapy Metaphors

Among the many things to recommend getselfhelp.co.uk, here's a page of Therapy Metaphors--stories (and a video) therapists have developed to illustrate concepts and how-tos.

Ignore the yelling passengers on the bus or boat (your negative thoughts) and steer in the direction you want to go! Stop struggling to get out of quicksand (distressing thoughts and feelings)--letting it (them) be helps you escape! And so forth.

Not worksheets...at least until you cut and paste them into worksheet form. Have others? Send 'em in.

Wellness Worksheet

From the book Core Concepts in Health, here's a four-page Wellness Worksheet - "Self Exploration: Identity, Values, Experiences, Goals." Do it to "learn more about your inner world." Why not?

Dysfunctional Beliefs Handout

Buried amongst the many riches of the Specialty Behavioral Health site, here's a page about Dysfunctional Beliefs--a blend of cognitive distortions and some other good stuff (e.g., Self-Centeredness, Fallacy of Fairness).

Peaceful Mind

Not a worksheet, not even a workbook, but a CBT/mindfulness book that comes strongly recommended:  Peaceful Mind: Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Psychology to Overcome Depression.

Workbooks--CBT, self-esteem, anger management, and others--are collected at the TW-Amazon Bookstore.

ACT/Mindfulness Worksheets

From livemindfully.blogspot.com, a set of ACT/Mindfulness Worksheets. (ACT = Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.) Here they are:

• Valued Directions Worksheet
• Values Questionnaire
• Life Purpose Worksheet
• Values Inquiry Worksheet
• Values Discovery Worksheet
• Values Workbook
• FFMQ
• KIMS
• MAAS
• Pleasant Events Worksheet
• Stressful Events Worksheet
• Meditation Record
• Mindful Eating Record

Also on the site, a long list of links to great mindfulness mp3s.