Transcription of Therapy-Sabotaging Behavior Worksheet
1 Therapy-Sabotaging Behavior WorksheetInstructions:Review each Behavior below. Place a check mark ( ) next to it if you ve ever experienced it in relationto your therapy or counseling. Then, choose two behaviors you have experienced and develop an action plan forcoping with each attending my sessions on timeSkipping my session entirelyMissing sessions because I was upset with mycounselorDropping out of counseling after only a few sessionsNot following through and completing assignmentsor journal exercises between my counseling sessionsBlaming my counselor for not helping me enoughTalking about how to change in my sessions butnot actually translating these changes into my lifeExpecting my counselor to solve my my counselor to tell me what to talkabout in my sessionsNot opening up and telling my counselor what Ireally think or feelNot telling my counselor when I feel like usingsubstances or have actually used between sessionsConstantly calling my counselor on the phone orleaving messagesPlacing unrealistic demands on my
2 CounselorNot properly taking medications such asAntabuse or naltrexone, or medications for aconcurrent psychiatric disorderNot accepting responsibility for those things overwhich I have controlNot accepting responsibility for (things over which I have influence)Blaming others for my Behavior choicesPlacing myself in high-risk situationsBehavior 1: Action Plan: Behavior 2: Action Plan: Dennis C. Daley, G. Alan Marlatt Overcoming Your Alcohol or Drug Problem: How to Use therapy or Counseling. Copyright 2006 by Oxford University Press Oxford Clinical Psychology | Oxford University Press
