Examine beliefs about the power of voices — challenging omniscience, omnipotence, and the need to comply.
Voice Power Differential Worksheet
PreviewHow powerful is the voice? (0–100)
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How much does the voice know about you? (0–100)
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How much control does the voice have over you? (0–100)
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How much must you obey the voice? (0–100)
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What evidence is there that the voice is NOT all-powerful?
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What evidence is there that the voice does NOT know everything?
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What evidence is there that you have some control?
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Revised power rating (0–100)
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What does this tell you about the relationship between you and the voice?
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The Voice Power Differential Worksheet is an interactive cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) worksheet, most often used in CBT for psychosis.
It is designed to be used within therapy rather than as a standalone self-help tool: a therapist introduces it, works through it collaboratively, and helps make sense of what it surfaces. You can preview the full worksheet above, then assign it digitally for clients to complete between sessions on any device — or download it as a print-ready PDF.
Most people work through it in around 20 minutes. It moves through three short steps:
Completed on the Formulate platform, your client's answers are saved automatically and shared straight back to you, so you can review them before the next session rather than waiting for a paper copy to come back.
In common with other CBT methods, the Voice Power Differential Worksheet works by noticing the links between situations, thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and behaviour — and finding practical ways to change unhelpful patterns. The aim is not positive thinking but a clearer, shared understanding of what keeps a difficulty going — and practical, testable ways to change it.
Because it is a CBT tool it stays focused on the here-and-now links between thoughts, feelings, the body and behaviour, and it works best as one part of a wider course of therapy rather than as advice or a diagnosis.
This worksheet is grounded in established cognitive behavioural therapy theory and practice. Key sources include:
Formulate provides educational CBT resources for use with a qualified therapist. They are not a substitute for professional assessment, diagnosis, or crisis care.
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