Guided Self-Help Resources

Worry management has four parts. Each aspect of worry management can be used individually to manage worries. It can take some time for an intervention to become effective and to show improvement. It is important to allow enough time for worry management to be effective.

Problem Solving has six steps. It is important to work through one step at a time, only move on to the next step of Problem Solving once you are comfortable with using the previous step. It is key to follow all six steps of Problem Solving in sequence.

This workbook can be used either alone or with the support of your Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

Behavioural Activation is an evidence based coping technique for the treatment of low mood or depression, recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, 2009). You may find this workbook helpful if you have noticed your low mood or depression has stopped you from doing your usual activities, such as the things you normally enjoy. This workbook can be used either alone or with the support of your Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

TalkPlus guides, workbooks and informational leaflets have been created to provide you with the resources and information you need to help with your mental wellbeing at any time or day that suits you. You may have been directed to this page by your therapist or you may have found this website via a search engine. Whichever it is, we hope you find these documents informative and helpful.

Cognitive Restructuring, or Thought Challenging, is an evidence based intervention for the treatment of low mood or anxiety, recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, 2009). This workbook can be used either alone or with the support of your Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

Graded Exposure is an evidence based intervention for the treatment of anxiety and phobias. This workbook can be used either alone as a self help resource or with the support of a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

Over the years, we tend to get into unhelpful thinking habits such as those described below. We
might favour some over others, and there might be some that seem far too familiar. Once you can
identify your unhelpful thinking styles, you can start to notice them – they very often occur just
before and during distressing situations. Once you can notice them, then that can help you to
challenge or distance yourself from those thoughts, and see the situation in a different and more
helpful way.

TalkPlus guides, workbooks and informational leaflets have been created to provide you with the resources and information you need to help with your mental wellbeing at any time or day that suits you. You may have been directed to this page by your therapist or you may have found this website via a search engine. Whichever it is, we hope you find these documents informative and helpful.