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
Identify the 10+ unhealthy types of thought processes Can you identify with any of these?
Challenging Negative Thoughts
Examples of how to change common negative thought traps
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.
Balance of Head and Heart
Checking The Facts
6 questions to help change emotion or intensity or emotion by challenging thoughts.
3 Minds of DBT
Do you know what mind you are in when making a decision? Check out this worksheet to help you know.
Relationship Skills
Learn three different skills that can help you be objective and heartfelt while communicating.
Values, Identity, and Boundaries
Exploring Values
Take time to explore values to help illuminate areas of life important to you.
How To Set Boundaries
Worksheet to assist with exploring why and how to set boundaries.
Types of Boundaries
Identify which boundary you protect the most, and which may need more support.