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When emotions run high, it helps to have practical ways to stay centered. This new resource from La Cheim Behavioral Health Services highlights 30+ evidence-based grounding and self-regulation techniques—simple actions like anchoring your body, making a self-hug, breathing deeply, or imagining peaceful scenes that can calm the nervous system and restore balance.

Perfect for group sessions or individual practice, these tools draw from somatic, CBT, and mindfulness approaches to help people reconnect with the present moment and regain a sense of control.

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Feeling emotions is one thing but then knowing what to do with them is another. This free worksheet offers a clear, practical framework for understanding and managing emotions instead of avoiding or reacting to them.

Help your clients move beyond emotional avoidance with this practical, easy-to-use worksheet. It guides them through observing, naming, and understanding their emotions then choosing healthy, values-based ways to respond.

Perfect for sessions focused on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, or self-awareness.

This Life Compass from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a great tool for helping clients clarify their core values and assess how closely their actions align with what truly matters. It’s simple, insightful, and easy to integrate into individual or group sessions focused on motivation, direction, or personal growth.

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This week’s free worksheet focuses on two important tools: The ACE Score and Resilience Questionnaire — to help explore how early experiences and protective factors shape health, recovery, and growth.

These are great for group discussions on trauma awareness, self-reflection, and building resilience.

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Packed with 105 pages of clear, actionable content, this workbook provides handout-ready materials covering an extensive range of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy concepts for both learning and teaching

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https://www.lc-bhs.org/_files/ugd/6862c5_041b9e3eee9e42198824bf48c25c51f1.pdf

Looking for something simple and effective to help clients manage anger in the moment? This short, easy-to-use worksheet from the Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute offers practical tools like deep breathing, grounding, and positive self-talk.

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Cassie Jewell, a longtime friend and supporter of Taking the Escalator, is excited to share her new 12-Week Bereavement Group Curriculum, now available for purchase.

I’m excited to share my Coping with Loss: A 12-Week Bereavement Group Curriculum.

This comprehensive program is designed for counselors, therapists, social workers, and facilitators who want a structured yet flexible way to support people through grief. It includes:

• Weekly facilitator scripts and session outlines

• Participant workbook with activities, journaling prompts, and handouts

• Evidence-based tools for processing loss and building resilience

I found this Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Skills Workbook that’s perfect for helping clients manage depression, low mood, anxiety, worry, stress, and panic. It offers practical CBT tools and exercises that can be used in session or assigned as homework to support clients’ progress and long-term wellbeing. (69 pages)

It looks like a useful resource to enhance your therapeutic toolkit - From Hertfordshire Wellbeing Services

PDF Link - https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/media/1655/wellbeing-team-cbt-workshop-booklet-2016.pdf

“I found this coping with cravings worksheet, free downloadable PDF online. Its a little "old school" but still looks solid and could be a useful tool for clients. Check it out:

https://amhs-kfla.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Worksheets-for-Session-3-Triggers-and-Coping.pdf