Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CBT Thought Log worksheet

Record multiple situations, automatic thoughts, emotions, alternative responses, and outcomes on one landscape page.

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Purpose

What this handout is designed to support.

The landscape thought log is useful when you want to compare repeated patterns across several events rather than complete a full worksheet for one situation.

How to use it

  • Complete one row after a meaningful change in mood
  • Keep descriptions brief and specific
  • Look across rows for repeated predictions or thinking patterns
  • Bring the log to counseling if it is part of your treatment plan

Related counseling information

Connect the worksheet to a larger plan.

Worksheets are most useful when they support a clear goal and are adapted to the person using them.

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Clinical review: Travis McKie-Voerste, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS · Reviewed August 4, 2026