Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

This worksheet on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is designed to help individuals understand, identify, and manage their PTSD symptoms, especially in relation to substance use disorders. PTSD often follows traumatic events, and symptoms may not appear immediately. Through reflective exercises, self-evaluation of symptoms, and exploring their intensity and frequency, individuals can gain insights into their trauma responses. The worksheet encourages clients to recognize how PTSD symptoms may affect their recovery and offers suggestions for managing these symptoms. This resource provides a structured approach to addressing trauma while emphasizing the importance of professional help and self-awareness in the healing process.

Written by clinical psychologist Dr. Hal Baumchen, PsyD, LP, LADC, this printable PDF worksheet gives clinicians a practical, session-ready tool. The conversational, encouraging tone makes clinical concepts accessible to clients at any stage of recovery, while structured prompts keep the work focused and productive.

How clinicians use it: as an in-session exercise to open and structure discussion, as between-session homework to reinforce skills, as a progress tool to track growth over time, and as part of a treatment unit paired with the companion lesson and PowerPoint on this topic. Formatted for easy printing and immediate use in individual or group settings.