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" We are innately created for sustainable and strong bonds with others. It is time to place more emphasis on our basic instincts and drives that naturally bring us together. ​"

                    Dr. Stephanie P. Bathurst

Activities. Worksheets. Exercises. 

 Please feel free to browse and use the below forms, worksheets, lists and activities for personal benefit (not for distribution).
I recommend that your search for happiness, fulfillment and joy (individually or with a partner(s) include a professional
Therapist who can provide support and guidance along the way. Good luck on your journey!
Treating Vaginismus with Guided Imagery Scripting ​
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I strongly recommended seeking out a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist in conjunction with an educated Sex Therapist for the treatment of Vaginismus, Dysparaenuia or other sexual pain disorders. This is simply a guided script to help you gain awareness and control over your pelvic muscles. 

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Vaginismus Treatment Script
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De-escalation Worksheet
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De-Escalation Worksheet

Making decisions, especially with another person, can often be difficult and stressful. Providing healthy structure to this process can take away some of the negative emotional energy directed toward one another. For each presenting problem, please identify 5 potential options for response. After you have identified 5 go back and filter out the Pros and Cons for each to better weigh your decision. This process eliminates impulsivity and encourages healthy processing. If discussing with a partner, alternate options by filling in the name of one party in 1, the other party in 2 and so forth. Good luck in your efforts to make mindful decisions!

Relational Contract Questionnaire

Every relationship has a contract, whether it is conscious and verbal, unconscious and verbal or unconscious and non-verbal. Our behaviors, responses and expressions of need define the contract that we have with our partner. Often, couple's seek my guidance when their contract has not been able to be flexible to life's transitions or if each individual's contract seems to oppose one another. I strongly advise that review of the questionnaire be mediated with a professional. Please use a copy of my professionally developed and extensive list of contract topics. It is vital to reflect on your own needs, expectations and absolute limits before any attempts to mesh with your partner are made.

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Relationship Contract Questionnaire
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First. Brew a warm cup of coffee or tea. Focus your mental and emotional energy solely on the dispensing of coffee into your favorite cup or the coloration transition in a tea that is steaping. When ready, sit in a neutral space with mild stimuli. Get comfortable. Give yourself permission to "Just Be" for the next 5-10 minutes as you enjoy this present moment. What are your sense telling you? How many stimuli are you now able to hone in on now that you have cleared your mind of worry from the past and fear for the future? 

Example: I sit outside on my back porch with a hot cup of Green Jasmine tea in my favorite blue seashell mug. Closing my eyes, I am now able to gain awareness: My eyes feel heavy without my ritualistic dose of morning caffeine, the cups warmth into my palms radiate comforting energy up into my arms and help to relax my tense shoulders that carry the stress of a day that has not yet started. I am aware of the sparrow and his friends jumping throughout the Magnolia tree.

Practicing Mindfulness
Ways to Remain Present Oriented

Date Ideas in Maryland
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Partnership Bucket List

Looking for some spontaneity in the relationship? Feeling like you are in a rut?

​Try something new! Click on the file to the right for a list of Maryland-specific adventures or ideas  to gain some positive energy in your relationship. I encourage you and your partner(s) to sit down together and add to the list with some personal ideas or interests. 

Have fun with this activity!

Automatic Thought Reframing

Please feel free to use my self-created Automatic Thought Record. I recommend completing this either during or immediately after a triggering event. This sheet will guide you through your internal thought process to enhance awareness of irrational thoughts. 

Cognitive restructuring can be difficult to manage. I strongly recommend using this tool in conjunction with your own therapeutic process with a trusted provider.

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