Thought Monitor

Free Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Resource for Mental Health Professionals

A simple, structured worksheet to help clients connect thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The Thought Monitor, from the course CBT for Trauma, supports core CBT work by guiding clients to record an activating event, their beliefs and thoughts, resulting emotions, and behavioral responses. It’s ideal for helping clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and track progress in therapy.

Use this resource to:

  • Teach clients the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions

  • Support cognitive restructuring and awareness building

  • Encourage reflection and skill development between sessions

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Clinical tool

Thought Monitor

Use this resource to explore activating events, thoughts, feelings and behavioral responses.