The Anxiety and Stress Solution Deck offers practical strategies to manage stress and anxiety. Each card offers a quick Tip, followed by a Tool, a short activity to put that Tip into practice, and a Takeaway.
The deck is divided by four color-coded focused areas of CBT, which Belmont call the 4 C's:
- Challenge Your Thoughts
- Change You Behaviors
- Clarify Your Feelings
- Create Calmness
These cards can be a tool for therapists working with clients individually, in groups, or for those who are looking for self-help skills. You can select one or more cards a day to focus on or pick them randomly to practice managing stress and anxiety. Revisit the cards as often as you need.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) traditionally focuses on identifying underlying thoughts causing mood and behavioral problems. The added focus of mindfulness offers calming strategies through mindfulness offers calming strategies through nonjudgemental, centered awareness and acceptance of what we cannot change.