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Group therapy activities

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Ready-to-run group activities by approach: CBT thinking traps, DBT skills and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, with anonymous check-in and check-out polls.

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Group session

Check in, practise a skill, check out

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Group therapy activities are structured exercises that help members practise skills and share safely. This pack gives facilitators three modules, CBT thinking traps, DBT STOP and TIPP skills, and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, framed by group agreements and anonymous check-in and check-out polls members answer on their phones.
Time
45 minutes, or 10 to 15 per module
Modules
CBT, DBT, grounding
For
Qualified facilitators, teens and adults
Plan
Free

Updated October 4, 2026

The questions

  1. 1Group session
  2. 2Our group agreements
  3. 3How are you arriving today? live
  4. 4One word for your week live
  5. 5Spot the thinking trap
  6. 6"If this isn't perfect, it's a total failure." Which thinking trap?All-or-nothing thinking · Mind reading · Catastrophizing · Should statements live
  7. 7"They didn't reply. They must be annoyed with me." Which thinking trap?All-or-nothing thinking · Mind reading · Catastrophizing · Should statements live
  8. 8"If I stumble in this presentation, I'll lose my job and never work again." Which trap?All-or-nothing thinking · Mind reading · Catastrophizing · Should statements live
  9. 9"I should be able to handle everything on my own." Which thinking trap?All-or-nothing thinking · Mind reading · Catastrophizing · Should statements live
  10. 10Pick one unhelpful thought from your week. What's a more balanced way to see it? live
  11. 11Skills for big emotions
  12. 12The STOP skill
  13. 13TIPP: when emotions run very high
  14. 14Which skill would you try the next time emotions run high?STOP · Temperature · Intense exercise · Paced breathing · Paired muscle relaxation · Not sure yet live
  15. 155-4-3-2-1
  16. 16Notice…
  17. 17One thing you're taking with you today live
  18. 18How are you leaving today? live
  19. 19Between sessions: in the US, call or text 988. In the UK and Ireland, call Samaritans on 116 123. Add your service's contacts here.
  20. 20Thank you for being here

How to run it

  1. 1This pack is for qualified facilitators: counselors, therapists and trained support group leaders. Adapt it to your group and setting.
  2. 2Open with the group agreements and the anonymous check-in. Votes are anonymous, so people can be honest without being singled out.
  3. 3Run one or more modules: CBT thinking traps, DBT skills or grounding. Each takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
  4. 4Invite sharing, never require it. Open answers are read by the facilitator and shared only in general terms.
  5. 5Close with the check-out scale and remind the group where to get help between sessions.

Questions people ask

What are good CBT group therapy activities?
Spotting thinking traps such as all-or-nothing thinking, mind reading and catastrophizing, then rewriting one thought from the week in a more balanced way.
What are good DBT group activities?
Practising distress tolerance skills such as STOP and TIPP together, then choosing one skill to try before the next session.
Can these activities be used with teenagers?
Yes, with a qualified facilitator. Anonymous polls help teens answer honestly, and the examples are everyday situations they'll recognize.

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