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100 Group Therapy Activities · By a Licensed Clinician

Plan group sessions in seconds. Not hours.

100 done-for-you, evidence-based group activities — each with a step-by-step facilitator guide and ready-to-print client handouts. Walk into the room with zero prep and total confidence.

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4.9 from 1,200+ facilitators
An open activity spread — facilitator guide beside the matching client handout
Inside · Every activity has facilitator instructions + printable client handout
Spiral-bound 100 Group Therapy Activities book by Makayla Lechnowskyj on bone linen with a eucalyptus sprig and terracotta dish
Book + PDF
$33.77
Inside the book

100 activities. Every group need.

Preview the group objectives, step-by-step instructions, and therapeutic foundations behind a few favorites.

Real interior pages

Not a worksheet packet — a real, printed book.

Letting Go: Setting Worries Adrift — open facilitator and handout spread
Activity 47 · facilitator guide + client handout
Table of contents listing the activities by name
100 activities, indexed by group focus
The spiral-bound book with its kraft shipping box
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A few favorites

Open any activity for the full picture.

Each one lists its group objective, a step-by-step facilitator flow, and the therapeutic foundation it's built on. Here are four to preview.

06The Teeter Totter+
A balance metaphor for emotional regulation — members map what tips them off-center and what brings them back. Includes a facilitator script, a discussion arc, and a printable balance worksheet.
Foundation: Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Emotion Regulation
22Mindful Anger Management+
A grounded, body-based approach to noticing anger before it escalates. Guides the group through naming triggers, somatic cues, and a shared toolkit of de-escalation strategies.
Foundation: Mindfulness-Based CBT · Distress Tolerance
45Weathering Life's Storms+
A resilience narrative that helps members externalize hardship and identify their own "shelters." Pairs a guided reflection with a client handout for tracking coping resources.
Foundation: Narrative Therapy · Resilience Building
78The Drama Triangle+
Maps the Victim–Rescuer–Persecutor dynamic so members can recognize their roles and step into healthier ones. Includes role cards and a facilitator-led debrief.
Foundation: Transactional Analysis · Interpersonal Skills
Why it lands in the room

Every page is built to be used — not just read.

Facilitator instructions, the evidence base, and a ready-to-print client handout sit side by side on every activity. No reformatting, no guesswork.

An annotated activity spread — facilitator guide and client handout, called out
Browse the full collection.
100 activities · 6 focus areas
Grounded in DBT · CBT · ACT · narrative · mindfulness · person-centered approaches
Emotional Regulation & Coping
DBT · Mindfulness
  • Behind This Anger
  • Holding Something Heavy
  • The Anxiety Ladder
  • Weathering Life's Storms
  • Letting Go: Setting Worries Adrift
…and more
Thoughts & Core Beliefs
CBT
  • Depressive Thinking Patterns
  • Challenging Negative Thought Patterns
  • Exploring Negative Core Beliefs
  • Core Beliefs
  • Mind Clearing
…and more
Trauma & Stress Response
Polyvagal · Resilience
  • Types of Trauma
  • Fight · Flight · Freeze · Fawn
  • Your Stress Response System
  • Protective Factors
  • Crisis / Safety Plan
…and more
Communication & Relationships
Interpersonal Skills
  • Assertive Communication
  • How to Apologize
  • Empathy vs. Sympathy
  • Boundaries
  • The Drama Triangle
…and more
Identity & Self-Discovery
Parts Work · Narrative
  • [Who] I Am
  • My Mask / Under My Mask
  • Inner Portraits: Exploring the Self
  • Internal Parts Work
  • Body Image
…and more
Values, Goals & Growth
ACT
  • Personal Values
  • SMART Goal Setting
  • Meaningful Self-Care
  • Envisioning Your Future
  • New Habits
…and more
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Facilitator Guides
Step-by-step instructions and quick tips that highlight your expertise — no improvising required.
A facilitator guide page from an activity
Facilitator guide page
02
Engaging Handouts
Scannable, printable client sheets that guarantee active participation in every session.
A printable client handout page from an activity
Client handout page
03
Instant Access
Download the full PDF the moment you purchase and start leading better groups today.
The spiral-bound book with its shipping box
Book + PDF, ready to use
Look inside one activity

The anatomy of an activity.

Every one of the 100 activities is a two-page spread — a facilitator guide and a matching client handout. Here's Activity 46, annotated. Flip the page to see both sides.

Envisioning Your Future — facilitator page, Activity 46

What you get on the facilitator side — everything you need to lead, no scripting required:

1
A clear objective
Every activity opens with its clinical goal, so you know exactly where the session is headed.
2
"Begin by" prompts
Ready-to-read opening questions to warm the group up — say them out loud, no prep.
3
"Then" — the step-by-step
The middle of the session laid out as concrete facilitator moves and bullet points.
4
The therapeutic theory
The evidence base named explicitly — so you can defend the activity and match it to goals.
Actual photos · spiral-bound, lies flat
A counselor's copy of 100 Group Therapy Activities on a desk
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"It paid for itself in the first week. I used to spend two hours planning a single group — now I walk in with the book open and the room actually leans in."
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Renee A., LCAS
Substance Use Counselor · IOP
The challenge every practitioner faces

Running great groups shouldn't drain you.

The work is the session — not the hours of prep before it. Here's the trade you're making, and the one Session Ready offers instead.

The spiral-bound book resting on a desk, ready for the next session
One book on your desk replaces the Sunday-night planning spiral.
What facilitators struggle with

The grind

01 Group planning burnout
Hours building activities from scratch, constantly scrambling for fresh group ideas.
02 Handout creation fatigue
Designing and formatting client worksheets is slow, fiddly work — usually done off the clock.
03 Participant disengagement
Struggling to keep groups present with the same tired activities everyone has already seen.
04 Lack of structure
Sessions feel scattered without clear objectives or a therapeutic through-line.
What Session Ready provides

The fix

01 Ready-to-use activities
100 evidence-based activities with step-by-step instructions — no planning required.
02 Print-ready handouts
Every activity ships with professionally designed client handouts you can print in one click.
03 Engaging content
Fresh, interactive activities that keep participants interested and actively involved.
04 Evidence-based frameworks
Clear objectives and therapeutic foundations drawn from proven, established theories.
Makayla Lechnowskyj, LCMHC
Makayla Lechnowskyj
LCMHC · LCAS · CCS
Meet your author

A clinician who's been in the room.

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor & Addictions Specialist
"I built this collection after burning out on the daily grind of planning groups — the endless search for ideas and the nights wondering if my content would land. I want you to reclaim that time for good."

With a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Makayla pairs medical and psychological expertise — and a deep respect for the people on the other side of the table.

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Extensive clinical experience
Works with deeply marginalized populations across residential, IOP, and agency settings.
02
Crisis response expert
Serves on a crisis-training steering committee and leads overdose response efforts.
03
Holistic approach
Integrates medical knowledge with behavioral and mental health practice.
Session Ready is Makayla's growing library of clinician-built tools.
From facilitators like you

Loved in the rooms where it matters.

Real talk from counselors, social workers, and group facilitators who stopped dreading prep.

★★★★★
"My Sunday nights used to disappear into lesson planning. This gave them back. The objectives are already written — I just show up and facilitate."
JE
Jordan E., LCSW
Community Mental Health
Spiral-bound copy held open during a session
✓ Verified purchase
"The spiral binding lies flat on my lap during group — tiny thing, huge deal."
MW
Marcus W., LMFT
IOP Program Director
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Dana K., LCMHC
School Counselor · Video review
★★★★★
"I run three groups a day. Having handouts that are already client-ready saved me from making 60 copies of something I scribbled at 7am."
PN
Priya N., LPC
Private Practice
Printed client handout in use
✓ Verified purchase
"My clients actually keep these. One told me she put the 'Letting Go' sheet on her fridge."
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Tasha B., LMHC
Residential Treatment
★★★★★
"As a new grad running my first groups, this was like having a supervisor in my bag. The therapeutic foundations gave me language I didn't have yet."
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Chris L., MSW
Hospital Behavioral Health
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Renata G., LPCC
Group Practice Owner · Video review
★★★★★
"I bought a second copy for my co-facilitator the same day. We split the room and run parallel activities now."
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Sam O., MSW
Substance Use · IOP
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✓ Verified purchase
"Build quality is genuinely nice. It doesn't look like a worksheet packet — it looks like a real clinical resource."
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Devon M., LCMHC
Adolescent Services
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★★★★★ 4.9/5 from 1,200+ facilitators "Worth every penny — and then some."
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An open activity spread
100 Ready-To-Go Activities
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+ PDF download
100 Group Therapy Activities

The complete facilitator guide + client handouts.

Everything you need to lead confident, structured group sessions — the spiral-bound book shipped to your door, with the full PDF download included so you can start today.

  • 100 evidence-based activities with facilitator guides & objectives
  • Print-ready client handouts for every activity
  • Full PDF download included — start instantly & reprint client handouts anytime
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
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"I bought a second copy for my co-facilitator the same day."

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Priya N., LPC
Private Practice
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Before you decide

Is this for you?

Built for the people who actually run the room. Here's who gets the most out of it — and who might not.

A great fit if…

  • Run therapy or support groups in IOP, residential, agency, school, or private-practice settings
  • Are a counselor, social worker, MFT, psychologist, nurse, or grad-level intern leading groups
  • Want evidence-based activities grounded in DBT, CBT, ACT, and narrative approaches
  • Are tired of building handouts from scratch and want client-ready pages you can print today
  • Cover adolescents through adults across mental health and substance-use populations

Probably not if…

  • Only do individual 1:1 work and never facilitate groups
  • Need a formal, manualized curriculum with fidelity tracking and certification
  • Are looking for activities aimed at young children (pre-K to early elementary)
  • Want billing codes, treatment plans, or progress-note templates (this is activities & handouts)
Common questions

Good to know.

The details facilitators ask about most, answered plainly.

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Send a note and Makayla's team will tell you honestly whether it fits your setting.
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01Is this a physical book or a digital download?+

It's the spiral-bound physical book — shipped to your door and built to lie flat on your lap during group. Every copy also comes with the full PDF download included, so you can start using the activities instantly while your book is on the way and print handouts whenever you need them.

02Can I print the handouts for my clients?+

Yes. Every activity includes a client-facing handout, and your purchase comes with a print license so you can reproduce them for the clients in your own groups. The license covers your own practice — it isn't for reselling or redistributing the collection itself.

03What therapeutic approaches does it draw from?+

Activities are grounded in established, evidence-based frameworks — DBT, CBT, mindfulness-based approaches, narrative therapy, and transactional analysis among others. Each activity names its therapeutic foundation and a clear group objective, so you can match it to your treatment goals.

04What settings and populations does it work for?+

It's designed to flex across IOP, residential, agency, hospital, school, and private-practice groups, with activities appropriate for adolescents through adults in mental-health and substance-use work. Facilitators routinely adapt the prompts up or down depending on the room.

05I'm a new grad / intern. Will this be too advanced?+

The opposite — newer facilitators tell us it's like having a supervisor in their bag. Each activity gives you a step-by-step facilitator guide, the objective, and the underlying theory, so you walk in with language and structure even before you've built your own.

06What if it's not right for me?+

You're covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If the collection doesn't fit your groups, reach out within 30 days for a full refund — no hard feelings.

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