Collective Trauma Worksheets

• Therapists, counselors, social workers
• In-person or telehealth sessions

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29 Page PDF Digital Download

Our Collective Trauma therapy worksheets have been developed to support therapists and counsellors in helping individuals understand and process the emotional, psychological, and nervous system impacts of large-scale, shared traumatic events.

This resource explores how collective trauma — such as pandemics, natural disasters, war, social unrest, and ongoing societal uncertainty — can affect individuals even when they are not directly harmed. It takes a trauma-informed, compassionate, and non-pathologising approach, supporting normalisation, emotional awareness, and gradual healing.

All information, exercises, and activities included in this resource are designed to be practical, reflective, and easy to integrate into therapy sessions and between-session work.

What do our collective trauma therapy worksheets cover

This 29-page bundle includes psychoeducation, reflection tools, and therapeutic exercises to help clients:

• Understand what trauma is and how it affects the brain and body
• Learn about different types of trauma, including acute, chronic, complex, secondary, and collective trauma
• Understand what collective trauma is and how it differs from individual trauma
• Identify common emotional, cognitive, physical, and behavioural responses to collective trauma
• Recognise the impact of prolonged uncertainty, threat, and disruption on wellbeing
• Explore the effects of media exposure and information overload on the nervous system
• Understand ambiguous loss and why it complicates grief and recovery
• Differentiate between type-one and type-two ambiguous loss
• Learn how the stress response works, including fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses
• Understand the stress cycle and the impact of incomplete stress responses
• Practise strategies to complete the stress cycle safely
• Build a sense of safety before engaging in deeper processing
• Develop grounding and regulation strategies
• Explore emotional awareness and bodily sensations after trauma
• Identify personal strengths developed through adversity
• Learn about self-compassion and its role in trauma recovery
• Address barriers to self-compassion and reduce self-criticism
• Explore post-traumatic growth and the five domains of growth
• Reflect on meaning, values, and gradual rebuilding after trauma

Who are our collective trauma worksheets for

Designed by a registered psychologist, this resource is ideal for psychologists, counsellors, therapists, and allied health professionals supporting individuals affected by collective stress, trauma, grief, or prolonged uncertainty.

Suitable for use with adolescents and adults across clinical, private practice, community, and organisational settings, particularly where clients present with anxiety, burnout, grief, emotional exhaustion, or trauma-related symptoms linked to shared or ongoing events.

What you can expect from our psychology tools:

• Structured exercises designed to support skill-building
• Based on established, evidence-informed therapy modalities
• High-quality resources with responsive support
• Practical, engaging, and easy-to-use designs
• Inclusive and relevant content for diverse clients

Further information on My Thriving Mind:

This is a digital product, available for instant download after purchase. The files are delivered in PDF format, optimised for both printing and to be online fillable.

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