Tag: cognitive distortions

In a CBT session, counselling appointment or reflective supervision, a simple emotional reasoning worksheet can help someone notice when feelings are being treated as facts. The page explains the thinking…

When someone assumes what another person thinks, or predicts that an event will go badly, this printable CBT handout helps them slow down and examine the thought more carefully. It…

Spotting automatic negative thoughts becomes easier with a clear list of common unhelpful thinking styles, including catastrophising, mind reading, personalisation and black and white thinking. The sheet gives concise explanations…

In therapy sessions, psychoeducation groups or at home after an appointment, a clear list of common unhelpful thinking styles can help people spot patterns in their thoughts before they become…

Unhelpful thinking styles are the focus of this CBT depression module, with clear explanations of common cognitive distortions such as mental filtering, jumping to conclusions, personalisation, catastrophising, black and white…

Clients, therapists and mental health practitioners working with social anxiety can use this printable CBT information sheet to identify common unhelpful thinking styles, cognitive distortions and thinking errors that may…

In everyday reflection on anxiety, low mood or stress, catastrophising is often the thinking pattern that turns a small worry into a much larger threat. The handout explains this unhelpful…

In a school wellbeing session, therapy appointment, family support visit or calm-down space at home, this printable poster can help children, teenagers and young people notice when their thoughts are…

An engaging resource that helps children understand and challenge unhelpful thought patterns using lively animal characters.

Evidence testing is the main skill in this CBT handout, helping people pause, check the facts, and question automatic thoughts before accepting them as true. This challenging unhelpful thinking styles…

In everyday CBT practice and personal reflection, naming thinking patterns can make unhelpful thoughts easier to notice before they take over. This printable cognitive distortions exercise gives adults, older teens,…

Overgeneralisation is the focus of this printable CBT handout, showing how words such as “always”, “never”, “everyone” and “every” can turn one difficult moment into a much wider, more discouraging…

In everyday reflective practice, having a worked example can make it easier to talk through unhelpful thinking styles, automatic negative thoughts and the small steps involved in challenging them. This…

Print it for a CBT session, counselling appointment, study support meeting, or self-help folder when someone needs a clear explanation of how perfectionistic thinking keeps high standards and self-criticism going….

When someone keeps dismissing compliments, achievements or positive feedback as luck, politeness or not worth counting, this printable CBT handout helps name the thinking pattern and reflect on its emotional…

CBT practitioners, counsellors, mental health workers and clients may find this anxiety handout useful when noticing patterns behind worry, low mood, stress or self-criticism. It gives a clear one-page overview…

When a client turns one mistake, disagreement or average result into “I’m a failure”, this printable CBT handout helps name the black and white thinking pattern and begin unpacking it….

The reflection table at the end asks people to briefly describe a situation, record the thoughts that went through their mind, and name the feelings that followed. It gives a…

The “Unhelpful Thinking Habits Sheet” is a resource designed to help individuals recognise and understand common unhelpful thinking patterns that can negatively impact mental health. It aims to increase awareness…

The “Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) and Unhelpful Thinking Styles” sheet is a resource aimed at helping individuals identify and challenge negative thinking patterns. It explains various unhelpful thinking styles such…