Learn about Mental Health

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these Half Smile and Willing Hands activities, the goal is to help them practice using physical expressions of acceptance to shift their emotional state. These two skills use body posture to signal...

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through the "GIVE" activities, the goal is to help them practice maintaining healthy, respectful, and balanced relationships. GIVE stands for Gentle, Interested, Validate, and Easy-going. Each activity will...

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these effectiveness-focused activities, your main goal is to help them focus on doing what works in each situation. Encourage them to let go of being right or proving a point, and instead focus on...

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through the "Dialectics" activities, the goal is to help them practice seeing both sides of a situation, balancing opposing viewpoints, and accepting contradictions. These exercises will focus on recognizing...

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these description activities, your primary goal is to foster a space where clients feel comfortable exploring their thoughts, feelings, and environment in detail. Encourage them to be descriptive in...

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these Self-Soothe skill activities, the goal is to help them learn how to manage distressing emotions by using their senses to calm and comfort themselves. The Self-Soothe skill encourages clients to...

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these IMPROVE skill activities, the goal is to help them learn how to improve the moment during emotional crises by using different techniques such as visualization, finding meaning, relaxation, and...

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these Emotion Description activities, the goal is to help them practice putting their emotions into words. This process increases emotional awareness and allows clients to gain a deeper understanding of...

General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these Wise Mind activities, your main goal is to help them find a balance between emotional mind and rational mind. Wise Mind allows clients to access their inner wisdom, making decisions based on a...