Tag: health anxiety

Use it in CBT sessions, self-help work or supported homework to help adults with health anxiety identify avoided people, places, activities and ‘just in case’ safety behaviours, then begin turning…

In a counselling room, GP appointment, school wellbeing meeting or family conversation, this two-page anxiety information sheet can help make sense of common anxiety difficulties without overwhelming the reader. It…

When health worries spiral after noticing a symptom, this module helps you pause, write down the anxious thought, and test it using CBT-style questions rather than getting pulled further into…

Flexible health rules are the focus of this CBT module for health anxiety, with practical prompts to help people notice rigid beliefs about symptoms, doctors, tests and uncertainty, then reshape…

In everyday therapeutic practice and personal reflection, health worries can be easier to understand when they are separated from ordinary health concerns. Helping Health Anxiety 01 Understanding Health Anxiety introduces…

Clearer therapy goals become easier to set when distress is translated into the thoughts, behaviours and knowledge gaps that keep it going. Think Cbt Exercise 1 – Problem Statements V10…

Print or share this reassurance seeking handout when a partner, family member, friend or carer needs a clear way to respond without getting pulled into repeated anxiety reassurance. It explains…

Use it during a CBT session, health anxiety support work, or structured home practice to help shift attention away from body scanning, symptom checking and repeated illness worries. The module…

Helps people map the triggers, thoughts and behaviours that keep health anxiety going, making it easier to spot the cycle and discuss possible next steps in CBT, counselling or self-help…

Clients experiencing health anxiety, and practitioners supporting them in CBT-informed work, may find this printable module useful for looking at repeated body checking, symptom monitoring, internet searching and reassurance seeking….

Adults experiencing health anxiety, and practitioners supporting them, can use this CBT self-help module to make sense of why illness fears can become so persistent. It looks at how past…

When someone keeps facing an anxious situation but anxiety still stays high, this sheet helps identify the subtle safety behaviours and precautions that may be keeping the fear cycle going….

Clients working on health anxiety, illness anxiety or repeated worries about symptoms may find this final CBT module useful for keeping progress going after earlier work. It brings together the…

Understanding the link between anxious thoughts, physical sensations and catastrophic interpretations can make panic symptoms feel less confusing and easier to discuss. The diagram shows a simple anxiety cycle using…

When panic symptoms make someone fear they are having a heart attack, fainting, losing control or going blind, this printable PDF gives clear alternative explanations to challenge those frightening thoughts….

In therapy sessions, GP appointments or at home after an anxious online search, this printable handout can help people slow down and check whether health information is reliable before acting…

Support safer decisions about online health advice with a clear printable handout on social media health misinformation, influencer content, algorithms and reliable sources. It is especially relevant for adults, older…

Print it for a therapy session, GP appointment follow-up, wellbeing discussion or personal reflection when health worries, symptom checking or reassurance seeking are starting to take over. The sheet explains…

The “Reducing Health Anxiety: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Health Anxiety Course Handbook” serves as a comprehensive guide for a course specifically tailored to address health anxiety through cognitive behavioural therapy…

The Entire Workbook Download Click the link above to download all modules in this workbook at once, as a zip file. Module 1: Understanding Health Anxiety “Helping Health Anxiety –…

The “Self Help for Health Anxiety” booklet, authored by Carol Vivyan (2009), adapted from Wells (1997), is a self-guided resource for individuals experiencing health anxiety. It provides a comprehensive approach…