Core Values Workbook — A Free Mental Health Tool to Clarify What Matters Most
Discover your personal values — the guiding compass for meaningful choices, emotional wellbeing, and purpose-driven action. Understanding your core values can reduce internal conflict, foster resilience, and support intentional living.
Values clarification is a proven therapeutic tool used in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and positive psychology to help people align daily decisions with what truly matters.
What This Workbook Helps You Do
This free Core Values Workbook is designed for adults looking to:
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Identify and articulate personal core values — what matters most in your life.
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Bridge values and daily behavior — how your decisions reflect what you care about.
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Engage in therapeutic reflection and action planning grounded in psychology.
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Support motivation, reduce conflicted decision-making, and live more intentionally.
Values clarification isn’t just “making a list.” It’s a mental health tool that supports purpose, reduces stress from ambivalence, and clarifies direction when choices feel overwhelming.
Free Download: How to Live By Your Values
This guide includes:
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A comprehensive list of values to spark awareness
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Structured journal prompts
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Practical reflection and application exercises
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Tools you can use independently or with a clinician
Tip: Print it out or complete it in a digital journaling app to revisit and reinforce your values over time.
Download your free workbook below to explore your core values through structured exercises and reflective prompts you can complete at your pace.
Why Values Matter for Your Mental Health
Your values are the internal compass that influence:
Decision-making and goal setting
Emotional resilience and motivation
How you invest time & energy in relationships, work, and self-care
Alignment between behavior and what truly matters
In therapeutic models like ACT and CBT, clarifying values is connected to improved psychological flexibility, enhanced wellbeing, and more meaningful engagement with life.
Who This Workbook Is For
This workbook is appropriate for adults who:
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Feel stuck, conflicted, or directionless
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Want to align their actions with their deeper priorities
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Are working on stress, burnout, anxiety, or life transitions
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Need structure and prompts to explore identity, purpose, and intentional living
It’s suitable as a stand-alone self-guided tool, or as a complement to therapy, coaching, or personal growth work.
Important Guidance
This resource is educational and self-reflective, and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. If you’re in emotional crisis, experiencing significant distress, or feel unsafe, please contact a mental health professional immediately or call local emergency services.
For support beyond self-directed work or to explore working with me together, you’re welcome to schedule a free consultation.