Techniques to help people to find their psychological balance

What is this module about?

The module 'Finding your balance' is an intervention intended for anyone who wishes to gain more psychological balance in preparation for, during or after a difficult time.

‘Finding your balance’ can be used as either a complimentary module in addition to a (treatment) module or as a stand-alone module. The sessions are marked as guided, which means the practitioner provides online feedback after each session. However, as a practitioner you can choose to offer one, more or all sessions without guidance. This allows the patient to work through the module independently.

The module is flexible in use: you can tailor it to your patient’s individual needs. For instance, by removing the session on ‘Mindfulness’ if you feel it isn’t suitable for your patient. The module can be used alongside face-to-face sessions as a way of continuing treatment outside of the therapy room. The answers patients give to the online exercises will enable you to prepare more specifically for future face-to-face sessions.

What is the content of the module?

The module was developed in close collaboration with an expert panel of practitioners and patients. It consists of the five sessions. Those sessions contain: finding your balance: the patient examines where they stand when it comes to their workload and strengths in life. Relaxation: the patient becomes aware of the tension in his or her body by practising with a short mindfulness body scan. And mindfulness: the patient is introduced to mindfulness through a doodle animation. He or she then practises with an extensive body scan.

Complete version

In a complete version the client will follow all the sessions that are insite the module. This complete version can be used in specialised mental health care. If posible we advice to use the complete version. 


Building block version

Sessions can be used seperatly. Then the information from the previous session will not be used in the next session. This version can be uses in the General basic mental healthcare and the POH.

Parts of the module

• Welcome
• Why a relapse prevention plan?
• Map my problems
• Map my toughts
• Map my feelings
• Map my behaviour
• What can I do then I am in a green phase?
• What can I do then I am in an orange phase?
• What can I do then I am in a red phase?
• My relapse prevention plan

How has this module been developed?

The module has been developed in close co-operation with an expert panel of therapists and patients. The Minddistrict team familiarises itself with cutting-edge research and the most recent evidence-based practices. Relevant literature is taken into account during the development.