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One-page guides

Short PDFs to print or share: handouts to give a client, and references to keep on your desk. Each one links to the fuller version on Formulate.

Most of these need a free Formulate account to download. There is no card to enter, and the free plan doesn’t expire. Where a guide needs no account, its card says so.

  • Preview of the one-page panic cycle handout: a six-step cycle diagram with notes underneath.

    Client handout · 1 page

    Understanding the panic cycle

    How a false alarm turns into a panic attack, and what keeps the cycle going.

    Based on: The cognitive model of panic (Clark, 1986)

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    Open the interactive worksheet →
  • Preview of the one-page safety behaviours handout: a six-step cycle diagram with notes underneath.

    Client handout · 1 page

    Understanding safety behaviours

    Why the things that feel protective can keep anxiety going.

    Based on: The cognitive account of safety behaviours (Salkovskis, 1991)

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    The download needs a free account. No card required.

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  • Preview of the one-page PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scoring reference: severity bands and a table of outcome metrics.

    Therapist desk reference · 1 page

    PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scoring

    Severity bands, cut-offs and the NHS Talking Therapies outcome metrics on one sheet.

    Based on: Kroenke et al. (2001) and Spitzer et al. (2006)

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    Read the full scoring guide →
  • Preview of the first page of the Emotion Focused Formulation guide: numbered steps for building the map.

    Therapist guide · 2 pages

    Emotion Focused Formulation (CCC): how to build it

    A step-by-step guide to building the formulation with a client, one layer at a time.

    Based on: Comprehend, Cope and Connect, the approach developed by Isabel Clarke

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Client handouts are written to support therapy with a qualified clinician. They are not a substitute for assessment, diagnosis or treatment.