Therapists, counsellors and CBT practitioners working with self-critical adults or older teenagers may find this behavioural experiments worksheet pack useful when clients avoid situations because they expect the worst. It focuses on negative predictions, anxiety, avoidance and confidence building, with a practical CBT-style format that can be printed for sessions, homework or guided self-help.
The step-by-step behavioural experiment framework helps people identify a feared prediction, rate how strongly they believe it, create a more balanced alternative, and plan a small test. It is especially relevant for clients who overestimate danger, underestimate their ability to cope, or rely on avoidance, escape or excessive caution.
Pages explain how negative predictions can keep anxiety going, then introduce behavioural experiments as a way to gather real evidence rather than staying stuck in worry. The language is clear and accessible, so it could suit CBT sessions, anxiety coaching, low-intensity therapy, wellbeing support or structured self-help.
The main worksheet asks for the prediction, experiment plan, evidence to look for, actual outcome and learning. These prompts make it easier to design a manageable exposure task, social anxiety experiment, confidence-building challenge or worry test, then review what actually happened afterwards.
A final self-efficacy activity invites reflection on past successes, personal strengths, motivation and support. That makes the pack useful not only for testing anxious thoughts, but also for helping adults and older teens notice the skills, resources and encouragement they can draw on when making changes.
