Tag: social anxiety

Adults and older teenagers working through social anxiety, as well as CBT therapists, counsellors and mental health practitioners supporting them, may find this module useful for understanding how attention can…

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…

Planning social anxiety exposure tasks as a gradual stepladder can make behavioural experiments feel more manageable and less overwhelming. The module helps adults working on social anxiety, social phobia, avoidance,…

Therapists, counsellors and clients working on social anxiety can use this printable thought diary to capture the link between a trigger, the thoughts that followed, and the emotional or physical…

In everyday CBT practice and personal reflection, core beliefs often explain why some anxious thoughts feel much harder to shift than others. Social-Anxiety-Information-Sheet—10—What-are-Core-Beliefs looks at how deeply held beliefs about…

In a CBT session or at home after therapy, this printable Healthy Me worksheet can help someone map the habits, supports and coping strategies that keep them well while working…

The core belief action plan worksheet is the practical centrepiece here, helping people turn balanced beliefs into small, planned actions. It focuses on using CBT-style behavioural experiments, life domains and…

Breaking a feared social situation into smaller, measurable steps makes it easier to practise exposure without feeling pushed straight into the hardest task. Social Anxiety Information Sheet 11: Situational Exposure…

Adults and older teens working on social anxiety, and the therapists supporting them, may find this information sheet useful for spotting the thoughts that sit behind anxious feelings. It explains…

The weekly goals record table gives people a simple way to plan and tick off social anxiety tasks across Monday to Sunday. It includes rows for reading, calming techniques, thought…

Adults living with social anxiety, and therapists or support workers helping them, may find this CBT self-help module useful for making sense of fear of judgement, avoidance, safety behaviours and…

Use it in CBT sessions, self-help work or between-session practice to plan gradual steps towards feared social situations, rather than avoiding them. The module focuses on social anxiety avoidance, explaining…

Relaxation monitoring is the focus here, with a printable diary for tracking when practice happens, how tense the body feels beforehand, and what changes afterwards. It is particularly suited to…

Use the tri-fold thought diary during CBT sessions, counselling appointments, self-help work, or between-session reflection to record a distressing situation, separate thoughts from feelings, and practise balanced thinking. It is…

Use these CBT worksheets to identify appearance-related avoidance, spot safety behaviours, and plan realistic steps towards situations that have started to feel difficult. The module is especially relevant for adults…

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…

Clients working on social anxiety, social phobia or avoidance patterns may find this weekly activity schedule useful for mapping out the week in a clear, printable format. It gives therapists,…

Behavioural experiments are at the centre of this printable CBT worksheet, helping people with social anxiety test feared predictions in a clear, structured way. It gives space to plan an…

Use it after a therapy session, wellbeing check-in, or home reflection task to help someone review recent progress and set realistic goals for the next three to six months. The…

Adults, older teenagers and clients who feel anxious, embarrassed or watched in social situations may find this printable social anxiety information sheet helpful. It explains common social phobia symptoms in…

Better awareness of the link between thoughts, feelings and reactions can support people to spot the automatic thinking that keeps social anxiety going. The sheet explains, in plain CBT language,…

Social Anxiety: Challenging Anxious Thinking is a comprehensive resource designed to help individuals recognise and challenge the negative thought patterns that contribute to social anxiety. This guide provides practical strategies…

In everyday anxiety work, negative predictions are often the thoughts that keep avoidance and safety behaviours going. A printable CBT handout like this can support reflection, discussion and between-session practice…

The downward arrow exercise helps people trace anxious social thoughts back to deeper core beliefs, such as feeling unlikeable, inadequate or likely to be rejected. It is a practical CBT-style…

In CBT sessions, therapy homework, or supported self-help at home, this module can help adults and older teenagers notice the subtle avoidance habits that keep social anxiety and social phobia…

In therapy, self-help work, or a supported CBT programme, this module can help someone look more carefully at the way they believe they appear to others when anxious. It focuses…

Use it during or after an anxious social situation to record the trigger, spot the strongest automatic thought, rate feelings, and then test that thought against evidence. The format suits…

The Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) Diagnostic Checklist aligns with the DSM-5 criteria for diagnosing Social Anxiety Disorder. This checklist aids in assessing whether an individual meets the necessary diagnostic criteria…

Print or share this anxiety surfing handout before exposure work, counselling sessions, or self-help practice to help adults and older teenagers stay with anxious feelings rather than escaping them. This…

Helps clients practise linking automatic thoughts, self-talk and emotions using short everyday scenarios. The printable CBT worksheet is suited to social anxiety work, counselling sessions, anxiety groups, therapy homework and…