Practical Tools & Worksheets
Effective therapy goes well beyond theory, requiring concrete interventions and tools that clients can use outside of the therapy room. From tapping techniques to eco-therapy exercises, journaling prompts to stress-reduction strategies, we've created and curated a variety of practical tools to help clients translate insights into action. These ready-to-use resources are designed to help you create structured interventions, build client skills, and make therapeutic work feel concrete for clients. Download worksheets and exercises to enhance your clinical toolkit.
When Values Collide in Therapy
A Person-Centered Approach to Navigating Ideological Differences
AEDP developer Diana Fosha and addictions specialist Claudia Black reveal how they’d work with a client struggling in a new relationship. Read more
This month’s free practice tool is from David Kessler and offers clients a way to accept losses and express the unexpressed. Read more
The FEELINGS - ACTIONS - SENSATIONS tool from Thomas Doherty helps clients reach desired emotional states Read more
Opening up to the realities of climate change means opening up to feeling threatened. But while the situation is worse than many of us know, it’s also better... Read more
This month’s selection is from Lindsay Gibson’s Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Guided Journal: Your Space to Heal, Reflect and Reconnect... Read more
Download a worksheet from this month’s selection: Nancy Johnston's "The Clinician’s Codependency Treatment Workbook." Read more
This month’s selection is from Mariel Buqué’s, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. Read more
Tapping, a simple tool for self-regulation, can be surprisingly fun and easy to teach clients. Read more
This month’s selection is from Laura Copley’s, Loving You is Hurting Me: A New Approach to Healing Trauma Bonds and Creating Authentic Connection. Read more
This month’s selection is from Alexandra Solomon’s, Love Every Day: 365 Relationship Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow and... Read more
Download free worksheets from Nedra Glover Tawwab’s "Boundaries Flip Chart: A Psychological Tool to Help Clients Set Healthy Limits, Develop Fulfilling... Read more
This month’s selection is from Bree Turns-Coe’s "Parent the Child You Have, Not the Child You Were: Breaking Generational Patterns, Raise Thriving Kids." Read more
Practice Tools for the May/June 2023 issue are courtesy of Arielle Schwartz's book, "Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery." Read more
Practice Tools for the March/April 2023 issue are courtesy of Paris Goodyear-Brown’s new book, "Big Behaviors in Small Containers." Read more
Practice Tools for the January/February 2023 issue are courtesy of Deb Dana's new book, "Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety." Read more
Practice Tools for the November/December 2022 issue are courtesy of Eve Rodsky and Fair Play. Read more
Sure, your clients may find therapy helpful. But do they find it memorable? How can we get clients to retain all the wonderful information they learn in... Read more
Practice Tools for the September/October 2022 issue of Psychotherapy Networker are for clients who are worried about a loved one's diminishing cognitive... Read more
Download this issue's FREE copy of materials that will help you in your practice. Read more
Handouts and worksheets are helpful ways of reinforcing therapeutic interventions, helping clients develop new skills, and kickstarting change. That’s why in... Read more
In the past, resilience was thought of as an immutable trait: something we're born with that predetermines how well we can tolerate stress. In reality, Linda... Read more
By Oren Jay Sofer - Dialogue is a lot like dancing. It takes time to learn the basics, but when we’re conversing smoothly with someone else, it can be... Read more
How to handle end-of-session bombshells therapeutically—and still wrap up on time. Read more
Some guidelines for bringing the creative power of therapeutic journaling into your work. Read more
This article first appeared in the March/April 1996 issue. 1. Take a few minutes in the morning to be quiet and meditate sit or lie down and be... Read more
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