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Home > CBT Worksheets for Young People > Low Self-Esteem

CBT worksheet for low self-esteem in young people focusing on thoughts and self-beliefs

Low Self-Esteem

Our low self-esteem collection supports CBT work with young people, drawing on Fennell’s cognitive behavioural model (Fennell, 1997), which focuses on core beliefs, self-critical thinking, and the processes that maintain low self-worth over time.

Resources help teenagers make sense of their self-esteem difficulties, recognise patterns of self-criticism, and develop more balanced and compassionate ways of relating to themselves.

How low self-esteem feels
CBT worksheets for self-esteem displayed on a tablet, surrounded by stationery items like scissors and pencils, perfect for therapists working with young people.

Understanding low self-esteem

Self-esteem and safety behaviours

The power of mistakes

Comparing yourself to others

The good friend

You are not your thoughts

What would I tell a friend?

Catching self-critical thoughts

Catching and reframing criticism

Catching your good qualities (guide)

Catching your good qualities (log)

Good qualities (menu)

Behavioural experiments (example)

Behavioural experiment (blank sheet)

The poisonous parrot

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