Self-Care Tips Worksheet (Free PDF Download)

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What is the Self-Care Tips worksheet?

The Self-Care Tips worksheet is a two-page handout that defines self-care, then breaks it into five Self-Care Categories: physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual. Each category carries a worked example. The second page turns the reading into a plan with Daily, Weekly and Monthly Self-Care Routine boxes.

How to use the Self-Care Tips worksheet

Send this home as homework once a client has named what is actually draining them. Ask them to read the five categories first and mark which ones they already cover. Most people are strong in one or two and blank in the rest. Your clients can then fill the Daily Self-Care Routine box with something small enough to survive a bad week. Leave the Monthly Self-Care Routine box until the daily one has held for two weeks.

Self-Care Tips Worksheet Download – What’s Included

The download is a two-page printable PDF. Page one defines self-care and lists the five Self-Care Categories with an example for each. It closes with four tips: set specific goals, make self-care a habit, do things you enjoy, and limit unhealthy self-care habits. Page two is the planning side, with separate boxes for a Daily, Weekly and Monthly Self-Care Routine.

Frequently asked questions

What are 5 tips for self-care?

The sheet lists four: set specific goals, make self-care a habit, do things you enjoy, and limit unhealthy self-care habits. A fifth is built into the layout: pick something from each of the five categories. That stops a plan being five versions of the same activity.

What are 10 self-care practices?

The sheet gives examples in each of the five categories. Physical: exercise, sleep, eating healthy. Emotional: journaling or mindfulness. Mental: reading or listening to music. Social: time with friends and family. Spiritual: prayer, meditation or yoga. That is eleven practices rather than ten, and the spread across categories matters more than the number.

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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.