Download the worksheets (PDF)
Two OCD worksheets in one free download: a coping skills sheet to work through in session, and a self-help guide for the week in between. Together they cover the OCD cycle, exposure and response prevention, and two exercises for labeling and restructuring obsessive thoughts.
What this worksheet covers
The ocd coping skills pdf is a set of two worksheets. The first names three responses to an obsession: observe and accept it, challenge and change it, develop healthy habits. Each carries its own Do’s and Don’ts list. The second draws the OCD cycle from obsession to temporary relief.
One more worksheet on this topic
Skills for session, and a self-help guide for between them. The coping skills sheet is the one this page hands over first; the Self-Help sheet below explains the cycle those skills work on.
Using these in session
Use both in session and as homework, in that order. Start with the Self-Help sheet, because the Cycle of OCD diagram explains why a compulsion brings relief and then makes the next obsession stronger. A client who has not seen that will read Exposure and Response Prevention as pointless discomfort. Move to the OCD Coping Skills sheet once the cycle makes sense. Your clients can work Exercise 1, Label your Thoughts, between sessions, then bring the Old Thought and New Thought columns of Exercise 2 back for review.
What the download includes
Two printable pages, one per worksheet, each with a worked example and its source cited on the sheet. The OCD Coping Skills sheet: three response areas with Do’s and Don’ts, then two exercises for labeling thoughts and restructuring them. The Managing Your OCD at Home sheet: the OCD cycle diagram with examples of triggers, obsessions and compulsions, the ERP steps, and a week-long practice tracker.
OCD Coping Skills
Three response areas with their own Do’s and Don’ts, then two exercises for labeling thoughts and restructuring them.
Managing Your OCD at Home
The OCD cycle diagram with examples of triggers, obsessions and compulsions, the ERP steps, and a week-long practice tracker.
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