Free printable PDFs
Values worksheets
A values worksheet is a printable exercise that helps someone name what matters to them and use it in their decisions. Four free worksheets for therapists, coaches and teachers, from a ten-minute checklist to a full ranking of core values.
- Free to print
- A4 and US Letter
- No sign-up
The worksheets
Choose a worksheet
Each one prints on A4 or US Letter. Use them in sessions, as homework, in class or on your own.
Core values worksheet
Find your core values in four steps. Mark the ones that fit out of 62, narrow them to ten, rank your top five two at a time, and plan how to live them.
- First sessions, life and career coaching
- 25 to 35 minutes
- 3 pages
ACT values worksheet
Values in eight life areas, the way Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches them. Rate how much each area matters and how fully you live it, then choose one step where the gap is widest.
- ACT and values-based therapy
- 20 to 30 minutes
- 2 pages
Values clarification worksheet
Find your values in your own stories. Six reflective questions, then the values hidden in your answers and the few that keep coming back.
- Reflective clients, journaling, group work
- 30 to 45 minutes
- 2 pages
Values checklist
All 62 values on one page, each with a short meaning. Tick the ones that fit, circle your ten and star your top three.
- Classes, workshops and a quick start
- 10 minutes
- 1 page
Printable values cards
All 62 values as cards to cut out and sort by hand on a table, with a page on how to run the sort. In color or black and white.
- Card sorts, groups and workshops
- 9 pages
Choosing one
Which values worksheet to use
Each worksheet answers a different question. Many practitioners start with the checklist or the clarification questions, then rank with the core values worksheet.
| Worksheet | The question it answers | Best for | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core values worksheet | Which values matter most, in order? | First sessions, life and career coaching | 25 to 35 minutes |
| ACT values worksheet | Where is life drifting from what matters? | ACT and values-based therapy | 20 to 30 minutes |
| Values clarification worksheet | What do my own stories say I value? | Reflective clients, journaling, group work | 30 to 45 minutes |
| Values checklist | Which values fit me at all? | Classes, workshops and a quick start | 10 minutes |
For coaches and facilitators
Prefer to send a link?
The core values worksheet also runs online, free. Invite clients to rank their values before your session and see their ranking on your dashboard when you meet.
- 01
Send an invitation
Add your client's name and send a link. No installation required.
- 02
They discover their priorities
Clients select the values that matter to them and compare them in pairs to build their ranking.
- 03
Start with their results
Review their ranking before the session and use it to guide your conversation.
Running a workshop?
Invite the whole group with one link. Collect participants' rankings in one place and use them to start a shared discussion.
A conversation starter.The ranking is a starting point for reflection. You and your client decide together what it means.
Questions
Common questions about values worksheets
A values worksheet is a printable exercise that helps someone name what matters to them and use it in decisions. Therapists, counsellors and coaches use them in sessions and as homework, and teachers use them in class.
For a ranked list of core values, the core values worksheet. For ACT or work across life areas, the ACT values worksheet. For a client who thinks best in stories, the values clarification worksheet. For a group or a ten-minute start, the values checklist.
Yes. Every worksheet is a free PDF on A4 or US Letter, with no account and no email needed.
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for yourself, your clients, a class or a workshop, at no cost. Please keep the footer with the source on every page, and do not sell the worksheet or put it behind a paywall.
Is there an online version?
Yes. The values ranking on Personalvalu.es is the same exercise as the core values worksheet, done online, and free. Coaches and therapists can invite clients to it and see their rankings before the session.
Tools for professionalsRank your own values online
The same exercise as the core values worksheet, without the counting. Free, no account, about ten minutes.
Rank my values