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Evidence-based mental health tools
10 min

Strengths & Resources Map

Map strengths already in use and supports you may be able to draw on this week.

Self-Discovery
Beginner
10 min
Strengths & Resources Map
Pro download PDF & PNG

Overview

Print for offline use during therapy or self-practice

Printable PDF and PNG formats available in your Pro dashboard

When to Use

  • When a difficult situation is making your options feel smaller than they are
  • Before a week where you may need extra steadiness or support
  • When you want to notice strengths without arguing yourself into positivity
  • Alongside therapy or coaching focused on resilience and support

How to Use

  1. 1
    Start with one recent moment; it does not need to be a success story.
  2. 2
    Name a strength, effort, skill, or choice you used in that moment.
  3. 3
    List people, places, or practices that offer support, even if only a little.
  4. 4
    Leave any section blank that does not fit today.
  5. 5
    Choose one small, realistic way to make one resource easier to use this week.
  6. 6
    Return later and update the map as your situation changes.

The Strengths & Resources Map is a self-discovery worksheet for noticing what you already bring to difficult moments and what kinds of support are around you. It makes room for inner strengths as well as people, places, and practices that may offer some steadiness.

It is not a request to be positive or to prove that you are coping well. Resources do not make a difficult situation disappear. The point is simply to name what has helped before, what is available now, and what might be worth reaching for.

Use the page when you want a wider view than the problem in front of you. You can leave any part blank, return to it later, and choose one low-pressure way to draw on a resource this week.

Research & References

  • Hobfoll, S. E. (1989). Conservation of resources: A new attempt at conceptualizing stress. American Psychologist, 44(3), 513-524.
  • Padesky, C. A., & Mooney, K. A. (2012). Strengths-based cognitive-behavioural therapy: A four-step model to build resilience. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 19(4), 283-290.