Mindfulness Worksheets
Mindfulness worksheets and guided scripts, including the body scan, breath awareness, grounding, and present-moment practices. Each one is written to be read aloud in session or assigned between visits, and is free to use and print.
Guided in session, free: Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Calm Place Visualization, and Leaves on a Stream.
9 worksheets available. Free to browse, read, and print.
A Practical Guide to Mindfulness Meditation
Step-by-Step Instructions for Building a Consistent Present-Moment Awareness Practice
Character Strengths Inventory
A comprehensive reference of personal strengths to explore
Guided Body Scan Meditation Script
A progressive somatic awareness practice for relaxation and mindful presence
Mindful Urge Observation Practice Log
Track your guided urge surfing sessions and build awareness of your experience over time
Mindfulness Practice Inventory
Assess your experience with core mindfulness techniques and identify areas for growth
Mindfulness: Training Your Attention on Purpose
Core principles, neuroscience-backed benefits, and practical exercises to get started
Present-Moment Practice Log for Kids
A guided activity tracker for building mindfulness skills in children
Six Evidence-Based Gratitude Practices
Daily exercises to strengthen appreciation, well-being, and social connection
The RAIN Practice
A four-step mindfulness approach for working with difficult emotions
Free Mindfulness treatment manuals
Complete open-access protocols from sources like SAMHSA, the VA, WHO, and RAND that pair with the worksheets above. Each one links to the official source and states its license, free and legal to use.
ACT for Depression (ACT-D) Therapist Manual
A complete 12-session ACT protocol for treating depression, written by Robyn Walser and colleagues for the VA's national therapist training program. Each session includes therapist scripts, sample dialogue, metaphors, mindfulness exercises, and homework, moving from creative hopelessness and control-as-the-problem through acceptance, defusion, values, and committed action.
CBT for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP) Therapist Manual
The VA's national training manual for delivering cognitive behavioral therapy to adults with chronic pain, built around a structured session-by-session protocol covering pain education, relaxation training, activity pacing, cognitive restructuring, and sleep. It includes three running case examples, assessment guidance, and all therapist and patient worksheets in the appendices.
Self-Help Plus (WHO ACT Course)
A five-session group course built on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, designed so supervised non-specialist facilitators can run groups of up to thirty adults under stress and adversity. Sessions teach grounding, unhooking from difficult thoughts and feelings, acting on values, kindness, and making room for difficult emotions, with full facilitator scripts.