Coping Café

Worksheet Description

This worksheet presents coping strategies as items on a creative “menu” at a fictional café. Students explore different categories of coping tools such as calming skills, distraction techniques, self-soothing methods, and reaching out for support. They then apply these strategies to real-life practice situations involving frustration or hurt feelings. The worksheet encourages students to think about which coping skills they might choose and why those strategies would help in difficult moments.

This activity helps students build a practical toolkit of strategies for handling stress and strong emotions. By exploring multiple coping options, learners discover healthy ways to calm themselves, shift their attention, and seek support when needed. Practicing these choices through scenarios improves decision-making and emotional resilience. Over time, students become more confident in managing challenges, maintaining focus, and responding thoughtfully to everyday problems.

This worksheet is part of our emotional regulation toolkit DBT Therapy worksheet series.