What to Talk About in Therapy (When Your Mind Goes Blank)
Prompts and topics for therapy sessions, from small everyday moments to the core beliefs underneath, plus what to do when you have “nothing to say.”
Therapy companion
The Between-Sessions Therapy Toolkit
A therapy journal plus therapist-style CBT, DBT and ACT worksheets, so the work keeps going between sessions.
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- A broken or missing file? Email therapistwords@estorealm.com
- Education and self-reflection, not therapy
Three editions
Choose what fits
You pick your edition on the Gumroad page. Each one includes everything before it.
Essentials
The 29-page Therapy Journal plus 20 fillable CBT worksheets and a Start Here guide.
$23.50$4750% off
Most chosenComplete
Everything in Essentials, plus 16 DBT, 8 ACT and 8 grounding worksheets with a safety plan, a feelings & needs reference and 6 Word pages.
$48.50$9750% off
Signature
Everything in Complete, plus the journal in 3 styles, the 12-Week Skills Program, 52 Reflection Cards and a 91-word pocket dictionary.
$78.50$15750% off
About this kit
Why we made it
Therapy is one hour a week. What you notice, practice and bring back in between is where much of the change happens, and it’s easy to lose.
This toolkit gives you a journal to prepare for and reflect on every session, plus the worksheets therapists hand out most, in one calm, consistent format. Use it alongside therapy, or to practice skills on your own.
This is for you if…
- You leave sessions and forget what clicked
- You never know what to talk about
- Your therapist uses CBT, DBT or ACT
- You want to practice skills on your own
Why it works
- Every worksheet explains what it’s for and how to use it
- Fillable on screen or printable as many times as you need
- Clear safety notes, plus a personal safety plan
What’s inside
Inside the Between-Sessions Therapy Toolkit
The Therapy Journal29 fillable pages: an “about me” intake page, goals, 12 before-and-after session pages, monthly reviews, a patterns log and an honest “is therapy working?” check-in.
20 CBT worksheetsThought record, thinking traps, evidence check, decatastrophizing, core beliefs, behavioral experiments, worry time, an exposure ladder, sleep diary and more.
DBT, ACT and grounding worksheets16 DBT skills sheets, 8 ACT and values sheets, and 8 nervous system and grounding sheets with a personal safety plan (Complete and Signature).
Signature extrasThe journal in 3 styles, a 12-Week Skills Program, 52 Weekly Reflection Cards, a 91-word Therapy Words Pocket Dictionary and 6 phone wallpapers.
Written by Mara Ellison, a writer, not a licensed therapist. Works well alongside therapy. In crisis in the US? Call or text 988, any time.
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All tools Free tools that go with it
PlanTherapy Session PrepA simple template to capture what happened this week, what you want to talk about and questions for your therapist.Open the tool Build a skillCBT Thought RecordThe classic seven-column CBT worksheet, step by step. Saves privately to your device so you can review patterns.Open the tool Build a skillThinking Trap SpotterType a thought, tick the cognitive distortions it contains, and get questions to find a more balanced view.Open the tool
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