Art Therapy: Emotional Processing & Therapeutic Support Worksheets

MY SUPPORT TEAM

Use this coloring template to write the names of your support team. You can write one name in each basketball singlet.

MY SUPPORT TEAM Use this coloring template to cut and paste your support team on the basketball court.

FEELINGS CHECK IN Can you draw the emotions on the faces?

EXCITED

WORRIED

SILLY

FRUSTRATED

SCARED

ANGRY

YELLING

ELATED

HAPPY

PROUD

CALM

FOCUSED

SLEEPY

SICK

SAD

BORED

FEELINGS CHECK IN Can you color in the emotions on the faces?

EXCITED

WORRIED

SILLY

FRUSTRATED

SCARED

ANGRY

YELLING

ELATED

HAPPY

PROUD

CALM

FOCUSED

SLEEPY

SICK

SAD

BORED

I am BRAVER STRONGER SMARTER than I think AND LOVED more than I will ever know than I believe than I seem

GROW YOUR MIND

FLEXIBLE

FIXED

I HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET

BRAVE

CAPABLE OF

OVERCOMING

LIVING MY BEST LIFE

HARD THINGS

I AM

I AM

NOTES TO SELF Can you write positive things about yourself?

GROW YOUR MIND Changing your mindset from negative to positive can have a profound impact on your life. By shifting your focus towards gratitude, resilience, and optimism, you can attract more positive experiences and improve your overall well-being.

INSTEAD OF THINKING...

TRY THIS...

I'LL KEEP TRYING

I CAN'T DO IT

I GIVE UP

IT'S TOO HARD

I DON'T LIKE CHALLENGES

I'M NOT SMART ENOUGH

I ALWAYS MAKE MISTAKES

GROW YOUR MIND

M I

Mistakes are how I learn

G R O W T H

N D S E T

I AM DIFFERENT

Draw a picture of yourself in the middle and write about everything that makes you unique and amazing.

FORGIVING MYSELF No-body is perfect, and we all make mistakes. Making mistakes is what helps us learn and grow as individuals. It's important for your self esteem to let go of any negatively that you are holding onto and forgive yourself in order to move forward in your life. List some of the things that you need to forgive yourself for and let go.

THE POWER OF .........YET

LIST SOME THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T DO YET. INCLUDE THE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO LEARN YOUR NEW SKILL.

YET

YET

YET

I AM ME I AM KIND I AM LOVED I AM HELPFUL I AM SUPPORTED I AM BRAVE I AM UNIQUE I AM STRONG I AM ENOUGH I AM CONFIDENT I AM IMPORTANT

WHAT AM I CARRYING Welcome to the "What Am I Carrying" worksheet. This exercise is designed to help you explore and reflect on the emotional burdens you may be carrying from other people.

THE WORRY TREE

The Worry Tree is a visual way to help you manage your anxious thoughts.It guides you to distinguish whether you are experiencing a real worrying event or a hypothetical worry, and then to engage in some coping skills.

Be realistic. How likely is it to happen?

Time to let the worry go.

Pract ice mindfulness

Think positively

Do all that I can and all that is in my control .

Control my breathing

Chal lenge my negative thoughts. Use my coping skills

Action plan

What can I do?

What can I do?

This is a 'what if" or hypothetical worry. It may be an extreme reaction or based on bias thinking and emot ions.

This is a practical worry, something that is relevant to the circumstance.

YES

NO

Is there something i can do about it?

What is the worry?

START HERE

WHAT LIGHTS MY FUSE? THE FIREWORKS HOW DO I REACT WHEN I AM ANGRY?

THE WATER BUCKET THINGS I CAN DO TO HELP COOL OFF.

WHAT LIGHTS MY ANGER? THE MATCH

WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL CHANGES? THE FUSE

EMOTIONS WORD SEARCH

Words can go down, across and diagonally, but not backwards

e

a

s h o

a

m

r t

s a h d h n

m

y

i

n

b

a d n e r v o

s x

f

l

p g

z c

c h

j

r

e x c i t e d

c k e d

a

a p p y

s k

m

y

b u v c

w

r

o

s

e

o u

j

s

d h n

f

k

g

o

p q

d

s

y

u s

j

l o u s

i

d

w o r r i e d

sad

happy excited jealous shy

nervous

mad

scared

worried

proud

angry

shocked

Circle or colour the squares in when you find the word

EMOTIONS WORD SEARCH

Words can go down, across and diagonally, but not backwards

b o r e d p

a n n o y e d

h

u

j

o q

t

a

u

l o s d

a m a z e d

l

s i

y

y n b g

o

b

c o l

c

j l

i

s

e

t

w

r

u a

a o

m

e d

i

v

t

h

e

i

u

u

a

y

b

r

c o n f u s e d n s p i r e d k

t

i

a n x i o u

s

c

o m

amazed annoyed

anxious bitter confused cool

joy bored

silly inspired

lost

hurt

Circle or colour the squares in when you find the word

HOW ARE YOU

FEELING?

STOP "I am feeling angry and upset" THINK

Count to 10, take deep breaths and try to calm down.

Why do you feel like this? What has upset you?

"I am feeling unsure and a little worried"

SHARE "I am feeling good and ready to talk about my feelings"

Speak to a person you trust about the problem

MINDFUL SQUARE

start here

Inhale for 5 seconds

HOLD for 5 seconds

HOLD for 5 seconds

EXHALE for 5 seconds

THE ANGER VOLCANO

tHE BEHAVIOR THAT YOU SEE

Withdrawing

Screaming Quiet

Yelling

Throwing

Kicking

Fear

Shame

Frustration

Trauma

Unloved

tHE FEELINGS YOU DON'T SEE

Guilt

Rejection

Embarrassed Stressed

Worried

Disappointed

THE ANGER VOLCANO

tHE BEHAVIOR THAT YOU SEE

tHE FEELINGS YOU DON'T SEE

IS OK IT TO FEEL YOUR FEELINGS

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK WRITE TYPE OR

TRUE? HELPFUL? INSPIRING? KIND? NECESSARY?

IS IT IS IT IS IT IS IT IS IT

BREATHING STAR

HOLD

Inhale

EXhale

start here

Inhale

EXhale

HOLD

EXhale

Inhale

EXhale

Inhale

Inhale

HOLD

HOLD

EXhale

Things I can NOT control

- So I can let Go of these things

The past

What other people think

What other people believe

Things I can control - So I will focus on these things

The weather

Other people's actions

My goals

Who I spend time with

My Boundaries

What other's post online

What I post online

My values and beliefs

How i spend my spare time My thoughts

What I say

Death

My actions

What I say about other people

My age

My honesty

How people react to my boundaries

Other people's opinions

Predicting what will happen

The future

The results of a sports match

THE ANXIETY ICEBERG

NERVOUS

SCATTERED

SPACED OUT

ON EDGE

WHAT YOU SEE

CRYING

IRRITATED AND FIDGETY

NUMB

WORRY

HOPELESS

WHAT YOU DON’T SEE

CONCENTRATION DIFFICULTIES

SHAME

RUN DOWN

EMBARRASSED

GUILT

HEADACHES

RACING HEART

PANIC

WHAT YOU SEE

WHAT YOU DON’T SEE

Positive Affirmations CHATTERBOX

3

2

LOVEABLE

I am perfect just the way I am

I belong I am brave

AMAZING

4

1

I am confident

I am interesting

8

5

enough

I am

I deserve happiness

INSPIRING

loveable

I am

7

6

BEAUTIFUL

Positive Affirmations CHATTERBOX

3

2

4

1

8

5

7

6

Directions

2. Fold in half.

3. Unfold

4. Fold in half the other way

Cut and flip over, so that the blank side is facing up 1.

8. Flip over, will now be half the size

5. Unfold

6. Fold corners into the centre

7. Should look like this, with the numbers side now facing up

11. Flip over and Fold in half

9. Fold corners into the centre again

10. Should look like this as it is getting smaller

12. Unfold

AND THEN.......HAVE FUN

13. Fold in half the other way and put fingers in flaps to open up the chatter box

Directions

4. Fold in half the other way

Cut and flip over, so that the blank side is facing up 1.

3. Unfold

2. Fold in half.

8. Flip over, will now be half the size

5. Unfold

6. Fold corners into the centre

7. Should look like this, with the printed side now facing up

10. Should look like this as it is getting smaller

9. Fold corners into the centre again

11. Flip over and Fold in half

12. Unfold

13. Fold in half the other way and put fingers in flaps to open up the chatter box

HAVE FUN

Gratitude Heart

Color each space with a color that feels like a specific person, place, or thing you love and are grateful for. Open your heart to everything big and small.

5

1

15

13

2

6

19

4

17

11

7

3

18

10

16

8 9

20

14

12

12 13 11 14 15

17 18 16 19 20

7 8 6 9 10

2 3 1 4 5

GRATITUDE JAR Write all the things that you are grateful for in this gratitude jar. They can be small or big things.

EMOTIONS WHEEL

Can you increase your feelings vocabulary by writing other names of that feeling?

Y

PP

SC

A

H

A

RE

D

SA D

EX

CI

TE D

D

E

A

T

NG

A

R

T

RY

S

U

R

F

PR

O

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D

D

IE

R

R

O

W

WORRY JAR Write all the things that you are worried about in this worry jar. You can show this to someone that you trust.

BODY FEELINGS Where do you feel worry or anxiety?

ICE CUBE COOL DOWN When your drink gets too hot, you might want to add some ice cubes to it to cool it down. What coping strategies can you use to help cool you down when you get angry or upset?

IN MY CONTROL Some things in life are in our control, and some things are not. Can you write down the things that are in and out of your control?

ANGER BUTTONS

TAKE A COMPLIMENT

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT YOU

My self esteem bucket

What makes you feel good about you and fills your bucket?

what causes you to feel bad about yourself and causes holes in your bucket?

what are your coping skills that help mend the holes in your bucket?

My self esteem bucket

THE ROSE, BUD AND THORN CHECK-IN METHOD

Taking care of our mental health is essential for our overall well-being. Understanding and addressing our emotions is a crucial part of this journey. One popular tool for tracking and reflecting on our emotional experiences is the "Rose, Bud, and Thorn" check-in method.

THE ROSE What brought you happiness or joy today? Can you think of any specific reasons or experiences?

THE BUD What are you

looking forward to? What plans, goals, or opportunities are on the horizon for you?

THE THORN Reflect on any challenges or negative experiences you encountered today. How did they make you feel? Is there anything you can do to address or learn from them?

THE ROSE, BUD AND THORN CHECK-IN METHOD

Taking care of our mental health is essential for our overall well-being. Understanding and addressing our emotions is a crucial part of this journey. One popular tool for tracking and reflecting on our emotional experiences is the "Rose, Bud, and Thorn" check-in method.

THE ROSE

THE BUD

THE THORN

MY MEMORY BOX What are some memories of the person you lost? Write some words or sentences that describe your memories.

GROWING AROUND GRIEF

Growing around grief is a model created by grief counselor Lois Tonkin. It suggests that over time, your grief will stay the same size. However, your life will begin to grow around it. New life experiences will start forming, and you can live your life outside your grief. So while you will still be embracing your loss, you will also begin to move forward.

People think that grief

Slowly gets smaller

with time

to grow bigger around it.

in reality, grief stays the same size

but slowly life begins

WALKING IN THEIR SHOES

Perspective is shaped by our unique backgrounds, experiences, and values. By acknowledging that our own perspective is just one of many, we open ourselves up to the vast array of human experiences present in the world. Recognizing the existence of multiple perspectives allows for a more inclusive and compassionate approach to our interactions with others.

How can you be better at looking at things from other people's perspectives?

WHAT ARE YOU BOTTLING UP?

Write or Draw Your Feelings:** Inside this bottle, write down or draw all the feelings that you’ve been keeping inside. Think about things that made you happy, scared, excited, mad, or anything else that comes to mind. Don’t worry about writing perfectly – just get your feelings out on the paper.

WHAT ANXIETY FEELS LIKE

Overwhelmed with thoughts

Butterflies in your stomach

Hiding your feelings beneath the surface

Heart beating fast

Feeling frozen with fear

Finding it hard to breathe

Finding it hard to sleep

Shaking or trembly body

Feeling scared about the future

ENJOY A CUP OF POSITIVI - TEA

I WILL KEEP BEING THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF

MY LIFE IS WHAT I MAKE OF IT

A BAD DAY DOES NOT EQUAL A BAD LIFE

I AM STRONGER THAN I GIVE MYSELF CREDIT FOR

NOTHING CHANGES IF I KEEP DOING THE SAME THING

I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY