Free Therapy Resources

Evidence-based handouts and guides — free to download, share with clients, and use in session.

Grounding & Anxiety

Anxiety & Grounding

5 Grounding Techniques for Anxious Moments

A practical, beautifully designed guide to five evidence-based grounding exercises you can use anywhere, anytime.

  • 5-4-3-2-1 Sensory Method
  • Box Breathing (4-4-4-4)
  • Cold Water Reset
  • Feet on the Floor
  • Safe Place Visualization
1 page
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CBT • ACT • DBT

Cognitive & Grounding Strategies: A Complete Toolkit

A comprehensive multi-page clinical reference covering cognitive restructuring, somatic grounding, and DBT distress tolerance — evidence-based tools drawn from CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness.

  • Part 1: Cognitive strategies (CBT, ACT, MI, Psychoeducation)
  • Part 2: Grounding techniques (somatic, sensory, mindfulness)
  • Part 3: DBT distress tolerance & emotion regulation
  • Quick reference: When to use which strategy
6 pages
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Cognitive & Thought Work

CBT & ACT

Breaking the Thought Loop

A clinical intervention guide for interrupting rumination and anxious cycling — drawing on CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and behavioral activation techniques.

  • 7 evidence-based intervention steps
  • Defusion & pattern-break techniques
  • Grounding & behavioral activation prompts
  • How to use in session (3-step framework)
1 page
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Couples & Relationships

Communication

Reflective Listening: A Skill Guide for Couples

A practical one-page guide to one of the most powerful communication skills in couples therapy — with step-by-step instructions and real phrase examples.

  • The 5 steps of reflective listening
  • What reflective listening is & is not
  • Phrase swap practice grid
  • Common barriers and how to overcome them
1 page
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Couples & Research

Gottman Method: Key Concepts for Couples

An evidence-based overview of the Gottman Method — covering the Four Horsemen, the Sound Relationship House, bids for connection, and the 5:1 ratio.

  • The Four Horsemen & their antidotes
  • The 7 levels of the Sound Relationship House
  • Bids for connection & how to respond
  • Repair attempts & the 5:1 positivity ratio
1 page
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Couples & Marriage

Strengthening Your Marriage: A Couples Support Guide

A comprehensive, evidence-based guide covering communication, conflict resolution, emotional intimacy, infidelity healing, pornography addiction, and rebuilding trust.

  • Gottman Method tools & the Four Horsemen
  • Infidelity & betrayal trauma recovery
  • Pornography addiction & rebuilding trust
  • Holding space & emotional intimacy practices
10 pages
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Self-Reflection & Recovery

Self-Reflection

Is Therapy Right for Me? A Gentle Checklist

A thoughtful, private self-reflection checklist to help you explore whether therapy might be a meaningful next step in your journey.

  • Emotional & mental well-being
  • Relationships & connection
  • Daily life & functioning
  • Personal growth & self-discovery
1 page
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Eating & Recovery

Finding Your Way Back to Yourself

A compassionate, evidence-based guide for clients navigating anorexia nervosa — covering food restriction, compulsive exercise, and gentle tools for recovery.

  • Understanding food restriction & the restriction cycle
  • Gentle nutrition tools & the fear food ladder
  • Joyful movement vs. compulsive exercise
  • Self-compassion practices & coping statements
Multi-page
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Trauma & Brainspotting

Brainspotting: Healing Trauma Through the Brain–Body Connection

An evidence-based overview of Brainspotting — covering what it is, how it works, 6 key benefits for trauma processing, who can benefit, and how it compares to EMDR.

  • What Brainspotting is & how it accesses subcortical trauma
  • The 5-step process: attunement through integration
  • 6 benefits for trauma processing (including complex PTSD)
  • Brainspotting vs. EMDR — side-by-side comparison
2 pages
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Intimacy & Sex Therapy

Intimacy & Connection — Client Worksheets

Six private worksheets to explore, reflect on, and share with your partner — at your own pace, in your own words. Designed for couples navigating intimacy differences.

  • Intimacy Menu — map what feels good, open, or off-limits
  • Pursuer–Withdrawer Cycle Map — externalize the pattern
  • Green / Yellow / Red Touch Exercise — build shared language
  • Sensate Focus guide, Define “Enough” reflection & Reassurance Language Practice
6 pages
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Daily Connection

Positive Daily Check-In Starters

24 warm conversation prompts organized by theme — from gratitude and wins to playful and relational questions — to help couples and individuals shift the tone of their daily check-ins and build emotional connection.

2 pages
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Crisis & Emergency Resources

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