Self-Soothe

Self-Soothe Worksheet 
Help clients, teens and adults create personalised calming strategies with this practical Self-Soothe worksheet from The Psych Collective. Designed to support emotion regulation, grounding and distress tolerance, this printable psychology resource encourages people to use the five senses to soothe overwhelming emotions and reduce emotional intensity.

This worksheet guides users through building their own self-soothing toolkit using:

• Sight
• Sound
• Smell
• Taste
• Touch

With simple prompts and examples, users identify comforting sensory experiences that help them feel calmer, safer and more grounded during times of stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm or crisis. The worksheet is practical, easy to use and suitable for therapy sessions, school wellbeing programs, coaching, trauma work or personal mental health support.

Ideal for:

• DBT and distress tolerance work
• Anxiety and stress management
• Trauma-informed therapy
• Emotional regulation skills
• Grounding strategies
• School counselling and wellbeing
• Psychology homework and between-session practice

This printable PDF worksheet is perfect for psychologists, counsellors, social workers, teachers, parents and anyone wanting practical coping tools that are simple and effective.

Small sensory strategies can make a big difference when emotions feel overwhelming.