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Therapist Sidekick Resource

Understanding Cravings & Urges

Describe an established urge experience without turning it into diagnosis or inevitability

Describe the experience of an established craving or urge without assuming addiction, abstinence goals, a particular cause, or an inevitable outcome.

Resource preview — not the full resource

This page describes what’s available in Therapist Sidekick. The complete resource — including prompts, exercises, visuals, and client-ready material — is available inside the therapist workspace.

What this resource is designed to support

  • understand a craving or urge
  • describe urge patterns
  • increase awareness of craving experiences

Resource details

Clinical topics
cravingsurgesbehavior patternsself-awarenessbehavior change
Therapeutic approaches
ACTDBT
Clinical orientations
BehavioralMindfulness-informed
Formats
psychoeducationworksheetreflection
Professional-use note: This public page describes the scope of a Therapist Sidekick resource; it is not the resource itself, a diagnosis, a treatment plan, or crisis guidance. Clinicians remain responsible for determining whether any resource is appropriate for a particular client.