Balanced Life Tools are GSC’s foundational tools that we teach in therapy. These worksheets are designed to increase healthy thinking, effective communication, and, emotional awareness.
Knowing Thoughts and Perspectives
The Cognitive Model
Learn about the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Cognitive Distortions
Learn about 10 + common types of thought traps the impacts how we see the world.
Cognitive Model Practice
Practice how to identify and reframe negative thoughts to change emotions and behaviors
Living In Head and Heart
3 Minds of DBT
Learn how to identify what mind you are in when you are making decisions.
Checking The Facts
6 questions to help change emotion or intensity of emotion by challenging thoughts.
Head and Heart Talks
3 different approaches to interpersonal skills and communication that keeps you objective and heart-felt.
Emotional Awareness and Communication
Emotion Wheels
Colorful wheels to help give you language to express comfortable or uncomfortable emotions.
Needs Wheel
Explore through this colorful wheel to identify our four basic needs and their associated needs.
I Statements
Learn the 4 step process to communicate effectively and gently in all relationships.
Values, Boundaries, and Identity
Exploring Values
Take time to explore family, cultural, and personal values.
Types of Boundaries
What type of boundaries are important to you? Here are 8 types of boundaries.
Setting Boundaries
Use this worksheet to help you create language for how you implement your boundaries.