<![CDATA[Between Sessions by Sophia: Free Clinical Resources]]>

<![CDATA[Between Sessions by Sophia: Free Clinical Resources]]>https://www.betweensessions.org/s/free-clinical-resourceshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HSbb!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fc6835f-f877-42cb-a43a-248cc836ffa6_688x688.pngBetween Sessions by Sophia: Free Clinical Resourceshttps://www.betweensessions.org/s/free-clinical-resourcesSubstackThu, 14 May 2026 07:45:21 GMT<![CDATA[For the Therapists Who Feel Everything: A meditation to help you exhale the day and come back to yourself]]>https://www.betweensessions.org/p/for-the-therapists-who-feel-everythinghttps://www.betweensessions.org/p/for-the-therapists-who-feel-everythingWed, 12 Nov 2025 10:40:41 GMTI’ve been a bit quiet these last few weeks on Between Sessions because my private practice has been super busy. Which has been amazing, but also, as all therapists know, often tiring.

I found myself absolutely exhausted on Fridays, ready to collapse for the weekend. And I realised - why? I only (I say only because this is way less people than I used to see) see around 12 people a week, and yet I’m tired.

I realised it’s because at the end of the day the stories stay with me. I exercise, do calming stuff etc. but I still feel what I’m hearing is sticking in my body more than anything.

So, I created what I needed with this recording. It’s a meditation for the deep feeling therapists who feel frazzled at the end of the day and feel they need a meditation that speaks DIRECTLY to them and gives their body permission to release all the stories they heard.

It’s not for everyone. Some people may find it cringe. That’s fine! But I thought I’d put it out there incase anyone feels they may need it too, or they know a therapist who might!

I’d love to hear your thoughts. I used it 3x last week and already feel 1000% times better and am enjoying my work much more.

Sophia xo

Music credit in the meditation: Clavier Music

]]><![CDATA[CBT Therapist Wellbeing: Free Reflective Worksheets for the Good (and the Awful) Days]]>https://www.betweensessions.org/p/cbt-therapist-wellbeing-free-reflectivehttps://www.betweensessions.org/p/cbt-therapist-wellbeing-free-reflectiveTue, 10 Jun 2025 07:00:36 GMTExample worksheet
Download yours below!

Daily Reflection Diary Worksheet for CBT Therapists

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Compassionate Reflective Diary Worksheet for CBT Therapists

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Reflective Diary Worksheet for Challenging Days

49.6KB ∙ PDF file

Reflective Diary Worksheet for Heavy Material Days

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]]><![CDATA[Social Anxiety CBT Toolkit: From Free Worksheets to Behavioural Experiment Ideas]]>https://www.betweensessions.org/p/social-anxiety-cbt-toolkit-from-freehttps://www.betweensessions.org/p/social-anxiety-cbt-toolkit-from-freeThu, 06 Feb 2025 09:13:31 GMTIf you're working with social anxiety, you know the value of having ready-to-use, evidence-based resources, that speak specifically to the issue. We've collaborated with CBT therapists to create a comprehensive collection of tools - including psycho-education guides and formulations. These resources are designed to save you time while maintaining clinical effectiveness.

Example of our worksheets - download in PDF format below for high quality.

Free Resources

What Keeps Social Anxiety Going PDF

What Keeps Social Anxiety Going

109KB ∙ PDF file

Internal vs. External Focus Guide PDF

External Vs Internal Focus

85.2KB ∙ PDF file

A PDF for explaining the difference.

What are safety behaviours in social anxiety — with psychoed and graph DPF

Safety Behaviours And Sa

183KB ∙ PDF file

Low Self Esteem (Fennell) and Social Anxiety Formulation

LSA & SA Formulation

16.8KB ∙ PDF file

A formulation that includes both LSE and SA cycles.

Evolution of the socially anxious brain PDF

What Happens To Our Brain During Social Anxiety

173KB ∙ PDF file

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Complete Social Anxiety Behavioural Experiments Library

Our comprehensive guide includes 40+ suggested behavioural experiments for social anxiety, organised by core fears:

Fear of being perceived as stupid
Fear of blushing
Fear of judgment
Fear of being "weird"
Fear of physical symptoms

These are suggestions to help your practice and should not be considered clinical guidance or advice. Always consult supervision before engaging in behavioural experiments.

Fear of Being Perceived as Stupid Experiments

Easiest:

Ask for clarification
Express not knowing something and monitor responses
Show lack of knowledge about a popular TV show/movie
Join discussion without preparing

Moderate:

Ask "obvious" question in meeting and monitor responses
Make deliberate small mistake and monitor responses
Mispronounce a word deliberately in conversation
Ask for directions to somewhere obvious

Most Challenging:

Go to a coffee shop and ask 'stupid' question e.g. does coffee have caffeine or does tea have coffee in it?
Call a gym together and ask if their 7pm class is at 7pm or ask another 'stupid' question
Get the client to do a crossword or other brief problem solving activity with a stooge and not know answers - get stooge feedback on whether thought they were stupid

Fear of Blushing

Easiest:

Surveys on what people think about those who blush
Model blushing for client and see how others react
Watch therapist model physical symptoms and feedback if cared about

Moderate:

Have conversation after exercise and get feedback on interpretation
Purposefully bring on blushing and test out social feedback through surveys

Most Challenging:

Conversation when blushing and feedback if stooges thought client was as red as they felt
Film client when blushing and compare on redness chart how they felt vs what video shows

Fear of Judgment

Easiest:

Order something different from a group and monitor response
Share mildly-unpopular opinion e.g. dislike of chocolate in a conversation
Post achievement on social media and see response
Wear mismatched socks visibly

Moderate:

Wear bold outfit and monitor reactions or attention
Give presentation without over-preparing
Act against the social norm - can be modelled by therapist

Most Challenging:

Give presentation with purposeful small mistakes and monitor response
Dance in public place briefly
Get client to do problem solving activity with a stooge e.g. crossword, maths questions, and get client to act in a way that they feel they will be 'judged' e.g. coming across a know-it-all, and get feedback from stooge

Fear of Being "Weird"

Easiest:

Identify what is 'weird' social behaviour and therapists model
Therapist models by wearing something 'weird'
Express unique preference and monitor response

Moderate:

Eat alone and monitor attention and responses
Share niche interest/hobby to a stooge group and monitor response
Wear clothes backwards/inside out

Most Challenging:

Client models small experiments with 'weird' behaviour
Go to a busy place and watch for 'weird' behaviour and monitor if anyone notices or cares

Fear of Physical Symptoms

Easiest:

Watch videos of successful people speaking and identify physical symptoms to normalise and explore whether cared about
Surveys of how many people experience physical symptoms
Therapist models presentation with physical symptoms and feedback if cared about

Moderate:

Hold papers while presenting and get feedback if noticed or cared about
Allow voice to shake and get feedback if noticed or cared about

Most Challenging:

Show trembling hands and get feedback if noticed or cared about
Point out own physical symptoms casually and see how people respond e.g. oh my voice is trembling because I'm nervous… and then carry on and monitor responses

Have any ideas or tips yourself? Share in the comments!

]]><![CDATA[Formulations ]]>https://www.betweensessions.org/p/formulationshttps://www.betweensessions.org/p/formulationsWed, 22 Jan 2025 17:08:50 GMTDepression (Vicious Flower)

Depression

31.8KB ∙ PDF file

Depression (Beck)

Click here to download the Beck depression pack from the Beck Institute.

Low Self Esteem (Fennell)

Lse

100KB ∙ PDF file

Transdiagnostic GAD (for co-morbid GAD presentations)

Transdiagnostic Formulation

54.9KB ∙ PDF file

PTSD (Ehlers and Clark, 2000)

Ptsd

113KB ∙ PDF file

Social Anxiety

Socialanxiety

91.6KB ∙ PDF file

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