CBT Cognitive Distortion Animals is a creative and interactive resource designed to help children understand and challenge unhelpful thought patterns using engaging animal characters. This resource makes complex cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) concepts easy to grasp by associating different cognitive distortions with fun animal stories, worksheets, and activities.
What’s Inside?
This resource includes 12 entertaining animal stories, each representing a different type of cognitive distortion, such as:
- Filtering Fish – Only focusing on the negative while ignoring the positives.
- Jumping to Conclusions Rabbit – Assuming you know what others think or what will happen.
- Toxic Tiger – Overgeneralising by using words like “always” or “never.”
- Blaming Bird – Believing others are responsible for your emotions instead of taking control.
- Catastrophizing Turtle – Expecting the worst-case scenario to happen.
- Right Richard – Feeling the need to always be right, even when proven wrong.
Each story comes with follow-up questions, thought-challenging worksheets, and creative activities that help children reflect on their thinking patterns and develop healthier ways of interpreting situations.
How Can It Be Used?
This resource is perfect for therapists, teachers, social workers, and parents looking to introduce CBT concepts to children in an engaging way. The activities can be used in classrooms, counselling sessions, or at home to help children develop emotional resilience, problem-solving skills, and positive self-talk.
By using relatable animal characters and interactive storytelling, CBT Cognitive Distortion Animals turns CBT learning into a fun and meaningful experience, helping kids recognise and reframe unhelpful thoughts while boosting their confidence and emotional well-being.
