A curated collection of clinical worksheets, handouts, exercises, and psychoeducational resources for mental health providers. These tools can support session planning, client homework, and ongoing professional development.
Worksheets & Handouts
Therapist Aid (therapistaid.com) — Resource library with worksheets, guides, media, activities, and interactive tools for a wide range of clinical topics and modalities.
Psychology Tools (psychologytools.com) — Handouts, exercises, guides, and teletherapy resources that patients can complete online. Evidence-based materials for CBT, ACT, DBT, and more.
Living CBT Resources (livingcbt.com) — Mostly free CBT self-help worksheets that can be used during or after session.
Veronica Walsh CBT Blog (veronicawalsh.net) — Free self-help CBT worksheets and exercises. Note: To reprint and distribute, email Veronica Walsh for authorization.
Therapy Worksheets (therapyworksheets.com) — All kinds of therapy worksheets and handouts covering ACT, DBT, OCD, Family Therapy, and more.
Belmont Wellness (belmontwellness.com) — Psychoeducational handouts, quizzes, and group activities for clinical settings.
Specialized Populations & Approaches
Virgil Street (virgilst.com) — Community-based mental health resources and provider support tools for clinicians working with underserved populations.
The Helpful Counselor (thehelpfulcounselor.com) — Children, preteen, and teen-focused exercises, ideas, and activities for school and clinical counselors.
Confident Counselors (confidentcounselors.com) — Activities, tools, ideas, games, and tips for all types of counseling.
Positive Psychology (positivepsychology.com) — Courses, techniques, tools, and tips to strengthen your clinical practice with evidence-based positive psychology interventions.
Training & Provider Development
Wellbeing4LA (learn.wellbeing4la.org) — Free training courses, resources, and professional development tools designed specifically for mental health providers serving LA County communities.
Think Cultural Health (HHS) (thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov) — A project of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services offering an accredited program on Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals, free with up to 5.5 contact hours for counselors, social workers, and psychologists.
Trauma, Crisis & Suicide Prevention
NCTSN Learning Center (learn.nctsn.org) — The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides extensive free training on childhood trauma. Their Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) courses are gold-standard resources for disaster and crisis response.
Zero Suicide Alliance (zerosuicidetraining.edc.org) — Offers the widely recognized CALM (Counseling on Access to Lethal Means) course, plus specialized modules on safety planning and effective suicide prevention strategies for clinicians.
SMI Adviser (smiadviser.org) — A Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness funded by SAMHSA. Offers a library of free webinars and courses focused on evidence-based treatment for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression.
Clinical Skills & Specializations
SAMHSA Training and Technical Assistance (samhsa.gov) — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides numerous free training programs through its centers (ATTC, PTTC, and MHTTC), focusing on substance use disorders, recovery support, and integrated care.
Psychwire (psychwire.com/free-resources) — Their free resources section features high-quality therapy demonstrations from world-renowned experts in CBT, DBT, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Learning Library (nationwidechildrens.org) — Provides a behavioral health learning library with free, on-demand courses for clinicians, including topics like youth suicide risk assessment and primary care integration.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com) — Free, comprehensive DBT skills training resources including worksheets, guided exercises, and psychoeducation on mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Useful both as a provider reference and as a resource to share with clients for skill-building between sessions.
Ethics, Private Practice & Technology
Person Centered Tech (personcenteredtech.com/free-ce-hours) — Free introductory courses on HIPAA Security Compliance and telemental health ethics. Particularly useful for providers transitioning to or expanding their private practice.
Telehealth Classroom (telehealthclassroom.org) — A federally funded resource providing comprehensive modules on implementing telehealth, including specialized toolkits for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services.
American Psychological Association (APA) (apa.org/education-career/training) — Offers a selection of free webinars and training series covering topics like the business of private practice, psychology and climate change, and evolving clinical trends.
Military & Veteran Focused Training
Cohen Veterans Network (cohenveteransnetwork.org/training) — Free, evidence-based mental health training for all professionals (not just those seeing veterans). Courses cover military culture, suicide risk stratification, and safety planning intervention.
Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) (deploymentpsych.org) — Online training for both military and civilian providers to help them better serve the unique needs of service members and their families.
