Useful Documents for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches to Counselling

• Mood Log
  A simple way of identifying and documenting your feelings and associated negative automatic thoughts when a difficult situation occurs.
  Mood Log : PDF Version
  Mood Log: Word Version
  
  Further explanation on the Mood Log including an example.
  Mood Log with example : PDF Version
  Mood Log with example: Word Version

• Thought Record
  An effective method of identifying and documenting your feelings and associated negative automatic thoughts when a difficult situation occurs and to search for the evidence for the thought the provokes the strongest feeling.
  Thought Record : PDF Version
  Thought Record: Word Version
  
  The most common ways that we distort our thoughts and an overview of the CBT approach to fixing those distortions.
  Identifying and Fixing Thought distortions : PDF Version
  Identifying and Fixing Thought distortions: Word Version

• Behavioural Experiment Sheet
  Sheet used when experimenting with different, and often challenging, behaviour which may challenge underlying assumptions and beliefs.
  Experiment Sheet : PDF Version
  Experiment Sheet: Word Version

Further Documents:

• Relaxation Exercises
  Effective Relaxation Exercises.
  Relaxation Exercises : PDF Version

• Combating Self Criticism
  A short guide to dealing with Self Criticism.
  Combating Self Criticism : PDF Version
  Combating Self Criticism: Word Version

• Daily Activity Diary
  To begin learning to value your every day experiences first of all you need to get a clear idea of how you spend your time, which of your daily activities you do find satisfying , and how good you are at acknowledging your achievements and successes, we do this by keeping a Daily Activity Diary (DAD) to get the information you need
  Daily Activity Diary : PDF Version
  Daily Activity Diary: Word Version

• Formulation Blank
  A word document containing a blank formulation used when identifying and recording your individual pattern or formulation of negative thoughts and self-defeating behaviour.
  Formulation Blank: Word Version