The free 5-Step Response Card
A free, printable 5-step response card for the moment a distressing thought shows up. Think of it as a simple take every thought captive worksheet your clients or church members can keep handy:
- Recognize it — the check engine light moment.
- Assess: True? Helpful? Does God think this?
- Take the thought captive. (2 Cor 10:5)
- Pray: thanksgiving first, then a specific request. (Phil 4:6)
- Think on true, lovely, excellent things. (Phil 4:8)
Includes cut-out pocket cards. Repeat as needed.
Get the free cardFaith-Based CBT Counseling Kit
10-Week & 4-Week PlansPrintable PDFThe Leader’s Guide walks you through a full 10-week plan and a 4-week short format, week by week: goals, focus, in-session steps, homework, session flow, and leader prompts. At its center is the simple 5-step response for the “check engine light” moment.
The Client Workbook and Practitioner Templates give you everything you need for each session. Print them or fill them in on a tablet. US Letter size.
- Christian counselors
- Pastors
- Church care teams
- Lay counselors
What’s included
- Start Here guide (1 page)
- Leader’s Guide (25 pages): how to use the kit, scope of practice and disclaimer, CBT triangle, the 5-step thought response, the full 10-week plan, the 4-week short-format plan, a plan comparison chart, and a take-home client page
- Client Workbook (16 pages): daily mood tracker, thought log, 5-step response card with pocket cards, CBT triangle worksheet, core belief list, activity plan, balanced-thought worksheet, breathing and progressive muscle relaxation guide, coping skills log, fear hierarchy, problem-solving worksheet, personal maintenance plan, and warning signs and future stressors page
- Practitioner Templates (10 pages): Initial Assessment Form with safety screening, Treatment Plan, and Progress Notes
- US Letter, print-ready PDFs
If you have been searching for Christian CBT worksheets or Christian counseling worksheets you can use the same week, this kit puts them in one ready-to-run plan.
Get the kit — $19Kevin Marcum, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed and Ordained Minister. Kevin created the Faith-Based CBT Counseling Kit through Align Christian Counseling, LLC in Bolivar, Missouri.
Christian counseling in Bolivar, Missouri
Align Christian Counseling offers counseling in person in Bolivar, MO, and by telehealth anywhere in Missouri, for individuals, couples, teens, and families. Some insurance plans are accepted, and self-pay is available. Now accepting new clients.
Buying the kit or downloading the free card does not create a counseling relationship.
Scope and disclaimer
This kit supports, but does not replace, licensed mental health care. The free card also supports, but does not replace, licensed mental health care, and it creates no counseling relationship. The kit is an educational and counseling-support resource, not therapy, medical advice, or legal advice, and purchasing it creates no counseling relationship. It is provided “as is” with no guaranteed results. Licensed clinicians use it within their license and local law; pastors and lay counselors do not diagnose and refer when needed. For use with your own clients; purchasers may print and copy the client-facing pages for their own clients. No resale or redistribution.
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself or someone else, call 911 or your local emergency number. In the U.S., call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).