Worksheet
Feelings Wheel & Feelings Identification
This Feelings Wheel Worksheet helps clients build emotional awareness by identifying, labeling, and describing a range of positive and negative emotions. By connecting emotions with physical sensations, past experiences, and behavior patterns, clients can improve their emotional regulation and communication skills.
How to Use This Worksheet
Clients can use this worksheet to increase emotional awareness and improve emotional expression by identifying the specific feelings they experience in a given moment. Therapists can use it during sessions or as a between-session activity to support emotional regulation and self-reflection.
Who It’s For
This worksheet is ideal for clients who struggle to recognize or articulate their emotions, including adolescents, adults, and individuals with anxiety, depression, or emotional dysregulation. It’s especially helpful for those who tend to default to broad labels like “mad” or “sad” and want to build a more nuanced emotional vocabulary.
Expected Outcomes
- Increased awareness of emotional states and their intensity
- Improved ability to label and communicate emotions clearly
- Greater insight into emotional patterns, physiological responses, and behavioral triggers
- Enhanced emotional regulation skills for navigating relationships and daily life
Related Topics
References
Willcox, G. (1982). The feeling wheel. Transactional Analysis Journal, 12(4), 274–276. https://doi.org/10.1177/036215378201200411
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