In home therapy activities

Worksheets can be a valuable tool for counseling sessions aimed at helping teenagers navigate the challenges of adolescence. These simple and interactive tools provide a structured format for exploring various topics, allowing teens to reflect on their thoughts and emotions in a safe and supportive environment. From addressing self-esteem issues to enhancing communication skills, worksheets offer an effective way to engage teens and empower them to take an active role in their own personal…

The DBT House is a framework in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that allows clients to explore their inner world. This “inner world” — which includes their values, emotions, hopes, and coping strategies — is represented by a specific room or level of their metaphorical house. The DBT House Worksheet is an art-based activity that features two drawings of a house, and both houses have different sections or rooms. One drawing asks questions that serve as prompts for the client to explore an…

Learn what a sensory diet is, how it can benefit your child's learning, focus, behavior, and emotional regulation, and discover which activities should be part of your child’s individual sensory diet.

The Anger House Worksheet is a CBT Self-Expression Activity for Adolescents and Young Adults. This self-expression activity is designed to promote expressing thoughts, feelings related to anger in a creative way to help learn and implement anger management skills. This worksheet is helpful for anyone experiencing anger and struggling with management of related symptoms. This CBT activity download includes: "Emotions I feel When I'm Angry" "Things I Do When I'm Angry" "Things I Can Do When…

Packet of several worksheets to download for initial sessions with children for counseling. Files come in color and grey scale options - "All About Me Pie" worksheet for child to fill out (can be filled out alone while parent and clinician talk; can be filled out together with clinician and parent) - "All About Me" worksheet for child to fill out (can be filled out alone while parent and clinician talk; can be filled out together with clinician and parent) - "Things I Want to Talk About…

Big Feelings by Jessica Farber - emotions activity kit for you and your highly sensitive child.

Engaging in activities that bring joy is one of the best ways to distract yourself from distressing situations. Doing pleasant activities promotes short-term relief that leads to reduced stress and better management of emotions. These activities align with accumulating positive emotions short-term, which is part of the ABC emotion regulation skill in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The DBT Pleasant Activities Poster provides various pleasant activities that are suitable for clients of…

Here’s a family activity you can do from the safety of your home. Check it out with your kids and then enjoy this mindful scavenger hunt of things that can be found at home. There is no right or wrong way to go about it. Some do stickers for finding things, or putting check marks, making a list for children old enough to write, and some just go find the items and report back. The important thing is to have fun and recognize how using our senses helps us discover and connect with our…