Adlerian work / ADL-A12-2
Catching the Pattern Kindly — Practice worksheet
Identify an early cue for a self-defeating habit and create a neutral noticing phrase.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan notices opening another planning app instead of starting a task.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Recognizing a familiar pattern is an opportunity rather than a failure.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Identify an early cue for a self-defeating habit and create a neutral noticing phrase.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What phrase helps you notice without shaming yourself? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What phrase helps you notice without shaming yourself?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Alfred Adler: Theory and Application — Adler Graduate School
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.