Emotion Thermometers Worksheet (Free PDF Download)

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What is the Emotion Thermometers worksheet?

The Emotion Thermometers worksheet prints six thermometers on one page, one each for Happy, Sad, Angry, Worried, Worn-out and Annoyed. Every thermometer is a three-point scale, labeled Not Happy at the bottom, Happy in the middle and Very Happy at the top.

How to use the Emotion Thermometers worksheet

Use this sheet both in session and as homework. Take a reading at a fixed moment rather than at the worst one, since a client who only marks the sheet during a spike loses the baseline. Ask for Very Worried or Not Worried on the same day, so the six readings can be compared against each other. Your clients can mark the page each evening and bring a week of readings to the session.

Emotion Thermometers Worksheet Download – What’s Included

The download is one printable page, not fillable. Six thermometers share the page: Happy, Sad, Angry, Worried, Worn-out and Annoyed. Each carries three fixed labels, from Not Angry through Angry to Very Angry, with no numbers and no writing lines. That keeps it quick for a child, and coarse for anyone tracking small shifts.

Frequently asked questions

What is an emotion thermometer?

A three-point scale drawn as a thermometer, used to rate how strong one feeling is right now. On this sheet each thermometer covers a single emotion, so Not Sad, Sad and Very Sad sit on one column. It measures intensity, not whether the feeling is present.

Is there a way to measure emotions?

Not objectively, but a self-rating gives you something comparable week to week. This sheet trades precision for speed: three steps per emotion rather than a ten-point scale. That suits a young client or a quick check-in, and it will miss the difference between a four and a six.

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Tracy Collins is a licensed clinical psychologist with over six years of direct clinical experience in outpatient and telehealth settings. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy, structured treatment planning, and measurable therapy outcomes. Tracy has extensive experience writing SOAP and DAP notes, developing insurance-compliant treatment plans, and aligning documentation with ICD-10 and DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria. Her clinical approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, behavioral activation, exposure-based interventions, and mindfulness-based strategies to create structured and outcome-driven therapy plans. At Mentalyc, Tracy supports therapists by creating educational resources that simplify documentation workflows and improve treatment plan defensibility during audits.