Resources & Worksheets
I know therapy can be expensive, and this isn't always fair, especially with cost of living crises, war, media confusion, and a whole other host of things affecting our ability to access mental health care. So I've made the resources and texts I've produced as accessible as I can by making them all free, or pay what you can. Below are my worksheets, and a reading list of texts I find particularly interesting.
Downloads
All Free and/or Pay-What-You-Can
Clicking on a download button will take you to my gumroad account. An image will load up, scroll down and you'll see a box that reads £0+. You are welcome to type in 0, and access the download for free, or type in any number you wish. I recommend £5 for a worksheet. After this, you'll be taken to a page where you can download your jpegs. If you need another format, you can let me know at pronoiacounselling@gmail.com
Maslow's Heirarchy
Inspired by the work of Abraham Maslow, with added details from the work of Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, and awareness of Aamsskáápipikani philosophy to give space for alternative hierarchies, use this worksheet to ask yourself questions about your environment, your work, your sense of self.
Ikigai
The concept of Ikigai and Blue Zones can give us insight into a different way of living in tandem with work and pleasure. Often, westernised models for business do not take into consideration our wellbeing. Ikigai may hold the answer to bridge the gap between our work lives and our mental health.
Thought-Feeling-Behaviour Flower
We've all heard of CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) as this all encompassing go-to for therapy. Well, the core of this is this diagram, how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are intertwined, and often feel out of our control. By becoming more mindful of these relationships, we can gain more control over our lives.
Music & Podcasts
Whether it's an ambient playlist to relax during a chat session, to lo-fi hiphop to focus during work, or heavy metal and noise rap to release negative emotion, I've constructed some playlists to share and enjoy.
If you have any music that resonates with you, email me the spotify links, as I'm building a playlist of shared tracks that mean something to those on a therapeutic journey!
Masculinity:Feminity:Fluidity
In our social-media enwrapped world, we have so much more access to knowledge and information around what gender and sexuality can mean. With theory everywhere nowadays, it can feel a little overwhelming knowing what these words mean within yourself, and so this worksheet is where you can explore your own conceptions of these terms.
Thesis:Antithesis:Synthesis
Whether a difference in culture, family values, decisions moving house, or more, we can feel between two opposing forces at times.
This worksheet breaks down these opposites into "where you find yourself now" (the thesis), "the opposite scenario" (the antithesis), and the union between the two, the best of both worlds (the synthesis), to give clarity moving forward.
Cognitive Distortions
We all have patterns of thinking that can hold us back. Sometimes its catastrophising that the worst things are also the most likely to occur. Maybe it's minimising our own feelings, or trying to establish more control over that which we have no influence over.
We all these cognitive distortions, which is just a fancy way of saying thought patterns that no longer serve me. And this worksheet can break that down for you.
COVID Caution
This worksheet breaks down nine points of consideration to help manage your mental health, set boundaries, and feel freer in a world where you need to be COVID cautious, whether we ourselves are immuno-compromised, have people within our circles who are, or we simply want to keep people - known or not - safe from catching COVID.
Reading List
I firmly believe that a good practice (whether as a therapist, or in any walk of life) requires reading from a range of areas. Whether political, artistic, psychological, philosophical or otherwise.
The list here is simply some of the texts that have inspired me, not just in the realms of helping clients, but out of the deep, sincere, human curiosity to learn more. I hope you get the same out of them that I did.
NB: I do not necessarily agree with everything in these resources, but I find we can learn from a huge range of places. This is about starting a conversation, not finding clear answers straight away.
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