Explore mixed feelings, reconnect with what matters, and choose a manageable next step in your own words.
Download the free reflection sheet ↓You do not need to feel completely ready to begin. The free One Reason, One Small Step worksheet helps you explore a substance-use decision, a personal priority, a strength, and an action or question to revisit.
Use it with your counselor or support person. Skip a prompt or pause whenever you need.
Twelve unique pages in printable and fillable formats, including 36 response fields. Covers ambivalence, values, importance, confidence, readiness, a personal plan, and between-session practice.
Includes counselor conversation examples, a 50-minute individual outline, and a 90-minute group outline. MI-style worksheets support a collaborative conversation; they are not motivational interviewing by themselves.
The Etsy listing is being prepared and is not available for purchase yet.
Browse current Etsy resources ↗It can make sense to feel two ways about change. Start by noticing what substance use seems to offer and what concerns you. Then consider what you want daily life to look like.
A useful next step may be an action, a conversation, or a question you want answered. Choose something specific enough to revisit, and consider what support would make it possible.
Educational support for adult substance-use recovery, not a diagnostic assessment, validated treatment protocol, or medical or withdrawal-management plan. Use within professional training and scope. Created with AI-assisted drafting and layout. This website does not provide individualized treatment.
Background: SAMHSA TIP 35: Enhancing Motivation for Change ↗