CBT Workbook for Kids (FREE) | Your CBT Thought-Choosing Journey

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an evidence-based mental health treatment that has been shown to support kids, teens, and adults in managing a wide variety of mental and emotional struggles.
The Your CBT Thought-Choosing Journey workbook is a free 22-Page CBT workbook for kids based on the Your CBT Thought-Choosing Journey video from the Mental Health Center Kids YouTube channel.
The workbook includes 2 visually engaging handouts describing 15 common automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) and 8 pages of worksheets that help kids identify automatic negative thoughts and learn to create more balanced thoughts to support their social-emotional development. We also offer a free 1-page handout with all 15 ANTs.
The workbook reinforces CBT concepts from our video series. It's designed for children 6-13 and can be used in various settings:
- At Home: Work through activities together and discuss the concepts.
- In the classroom: Use as supplemental material for social-emotional learning.
- In therapy settings: Support clinical work with practice activities.
*This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed.
Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of CBT worksheets.
- Instant digital download - 22 Pages
- File: PDF
- Size: 8.5" x 11"
This workbook is incredibly helpful for kids experiencing anxiety, depression, or really any mental illness. It is appropriate for kids of all ages, and I'd even go as far as to say pre-teens as well. Both my son and daughter are working through the workbook and it's been a great tool for learning about cognitive distortions and how to combat negative thinking patterns. Highly recommended!
I'm a school counselor and I'm always on the hunt for good quality handouts for kids. These are perfect!
Michelle, we're honored to support your school counseling work! We agree that finding quality handouts and worksheets can be such a challenge, so we're glad we can offer some resources that meet your needs.
These CBT resources are brilliant to help with intrusive thoughts.
Mental health checklist is a fantastic match to helping my child develop skills to challenge worries.
Thanks for making helpful resources.
Kim, it's wonderful to hear how well our CBT resources are working with your child! Helping kids develop skills to improve mental health is exactly what we hoped to achieve. Thanks for sharing this success!
Workbook and accompanying video do a wonderful job of teaching ANTS and CBT to children and tweens. The two scenarios and outcomes on the video really make it tangible.
We're so happy you found our CBT resources so accessible for children and tweens, Cynthia! It was our intention to make the workbook and video sync up nicely, so it's wonderful to hear they're both working together to make these concepts easier to understand.
Outstanding presentation. Engaging and so useful! A must have for all growing humans. Many adults could also benefit!
We appreciate your kind words about our CBT Workbook, Michelle! Don't forget to check out our Your CBT Thought-Choosing Journey YouTube video. We created this workbook to support learning of the CBT concepts taught in the video. Thank you so much for supporting our store!
