Behavioral activation first — then everything else.
Ten depression worksheets covering the highest-evidence interventions: behavioral activation, cognitive triad work, Stanley-Brown safety planning, sleep-mood loop, and relapse prevention. Free, printable, client-facing.
Behavioral Activation Schedule
Two weeks of mastery, pleasure, connection
Daily schedule with three domains and mood ratings — the highest-evidence single intervention for depression.
Rumination Interrupt Protocol
Attention shift, not argument
Distinguish rumination from problem-solving; five-step interrupt with a tracking log.
Anhedonia Reactivation Worksheet
Prediction vs actual pleasure
Two-week schedule of used-to-love activities with predicted vs actual pleasure ratings.
Cognitive Triad Worksheet
Self, world, future — depression's three lenses
Beck's triad in your own words, with a less-distorted rewrite of each.
Stanley-Brown Safety Plan
Highest-evidence brief suicide intervention
Six-step safety plan: warning signs, coping, distraction, help, professionals, means restriction.
Sleep-Mood Loop Worksheet
Fix wake time first
Track the bidirectional loop and commit to three non-negotiables that anchor circadian rhythm.
Values Reconnection Worksheet
Widen the narrow
Name five values, find the starved one, take three tiny actions in its direction this week.
Depression Psychoeducation
What it is; what treatment does
Plain-language explanation of depression as a mood disorder with cognitive, behavioral, physical, and social effects.
Depression Relapse Prevention Plan
Early warning signs + maintenance stack
Personal early-warning signs in order they appear, plus non-negotiable weekly maintenance stack.
Activity-Mood Log
Data beats memory
Two weeks of activity and mood-before/after ratings to reveal what reliably moves mood.
Depression Behavioral Experiment
Let mood data decide, not the prediction
Test depression's prediction with one small activity and compare predicted vs actual enjoyment and mastery.
Depression Morning Routine Plan
The lever that outperforms motivation
A five-step protected morning sequence — light, water, movement, contact, one small task — designed for depressed weeks.
Pleasant Activities Menu & Schedule
Action pulls mood, not the other way around
Build a personalized menu of sparks, small mastery tasks, and sensory pleasures, then schedule the week.
Depression Core Beliefs Worksheet
Weigh the absolute, draft a truer rule
Drag 'I'm worthless / nothing changes / I'm a burden' into the open, weigh evidence, and rewrite.
Depression Safety Plan (Plain Language)
Written when steady, ready when you're not
Warning signs, internal coping, people, professionals, and environmental safety — the Stanley-Brown structure in plain English.
PHQ-9 Weekly Tracker
8 weeks of PHQ-9 totals — the trend individual sessions can't show
An 8-row log of weekly PHQ-9 totals with severity band reference, plus reflection prompts on what changed the weeks the score dropped or rose. Includes the item-9 safety-trigger reminder.
Frequently asked questions
Is the safety plan appropriate for any clinician to use?+
The Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention is designed to be used across settings — ED, primary care, therapy. Any suicidality warrants collaboration with a qualified clinician and consideration of higher levels of care.
Also built for this work
Try the Behavioral Activation Planner interactive tool
Send it to your client between sessions and see what comes back before your next appointment.
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See the worksheets, trackers, and between-session flows designed for your practice.