CBT Coping Skills & Personal Action Plan

Created: 27 Feb 2026, 18:11

Student: Tanisha

Client: Ananya PN

Part 1: Identify Your Stressor

Stressor: Fear of failure again despite of studying hard

Intensity: 7

Frequency: Daily

Part 2: How Do You Currently Cope?

Styles: Avoidance, Overthinking

Other: NA

Effectiveness: Makes it worse

Consequence: more bouts of sadness, and despair

Part 3 – Healthy Strategy

  • Grounding technique
  • Time planning
  • Problem-solving
  • Talking to support person

Other: Listening to Music, and motivational videos

Part 4: Action Plan

Statement: 1) Ananya will do suggested grounding techniques 2) Make a time table and religiously stick to it and manage her time 3) Talk to counselling support, and supportive friends/family

Timing: Two times every day for next 7 days

Part 5: Support System

Support Person: Supportive parents, friends, counselling help

Boundary: Yes, not to let them talk to me or put me down as a failure

Part 6: Reflection

Part 7: Strengths

1) I study hard and all course curriculum 2) Remember concepts 3) Do not leave anything for last minute

Part 8: Weaknesses / Vulnerabilities

1) Addicted to reels 2) Overthink and dwell a lot in the past 3) Reach out to known wrong people just for sake to feel myself better

Part 9: Additional Information

No additional information as of now

Confidence (0–10): 4

What might stop me? 1) Uncontrollable thoughts in my mind 2) Interference of unsupportive friends and family

How can I overcome that? 1) Mindfullness 2) Talk to someone about thoughts running in my head 3) Stay away from unspportive people

When will I review this plan? In every 3 days