James Fitzgerald Therapy, PLLC
James Fitzgerald, MS, NCC
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South Burlington, VT 05403
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Worksheets & Handouts
For My Therapy Clients Only
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Treatment Plan & Outline of Therapy
Core Beliefs
The Core Beliefs Info Sheet includes a simple definition of core beliefs, along with examples showing how they affect thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. To further illustrate the concept of core beliefs, this worksheet includes lists of common core beliefs, consequences of core beliefs, and other important facts. In this handout I assume that you already have a basic understanding of CBT, and that you have already spent time exploring automatic thoughts.
Fact or Opinion
The Fact or Opinion worksheet (from Therapist Aid) includes psychoeducation and practice. In the practice section, you will read 15 statements and mark each one as “fact” or “opinion.” We suggest using this handout during CBT for work related to cognitive restructuring and cognitive distortions. This exercise can also help improve the quality of thought records by properly identifying the facts of a situation.