A positive therapeutic alliance is the best predictor of positive therapy outcomes. This worksheet is designed to help therapists think about how to build a therapeutic alliance after a difficult session. The worksheet encourages therapists to think about the session from the client’s point of view and then come up with ideas for how to build a more positive alliance in the next sessions. (0726, difficult clients, resistant clients)
These cards are intended to open up a discussion about reading the body language of others. Learning to read body language can help teach teens important communication skills. (0726, social anxiety, non-verbal language)
Teaching good behavior, like random acts of kindness, is an important part of any behavioral plan. This worksheet asks kids to “make a plan” to help others around them, find ways to do acts of kindness every day, and then think about how this behavior affects others as well as their own self-esteem. (0726, behavior, Autism, ADHD, ASD)
This infographic is designed to help people see how the nervous system reacts to anxiety, fear, and stress. It can be useful in teaching the importance of learning relaxation, self-calming, and mindfulness techniques. (0726. anxiety, infographic, brain)
The infographic will help clients understand how “riding the wave” of upsetting thoughts and feelings will help them more than trying to avoid them. It explains how you can train the brain to ignore the false alarms of panic attacks and make panic less frequent and less intense. (0626, panic attacks, DBT, ACT)