Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions

How to use it

1. Choose a recent situation you feel comfortable exploring, or make up an example.
2. Add a thought, a feeling or body signal, and an action to the three spaces.
3. Use the arrows to notice connections in any direction; there is no required starting point.
4. Pause, skip a space, or stop if the example feels too personal.

Reflection prompts

• Which connection stands out to you?
• What else in the situation or environment may have mattered?
• Is there one part you might want support with?

Facilitator guidance

Introduce this as a flexible map rather than a formula. Invite multiple possibilities, include body and environmental context, and avoid implying that thoughts alone caused the person's experience.

Adaptations & accessibility

• Draw or use symbols instead of writing.
• Complete the map aloud with a scribe or communication device.
• Use a fictional or low-intensity example before a personal one.

Review considerations

Standard licensed-clinician review required before use.