Licensed to share therapy resources

Share confidently, legally, and ethically.

What does “licensed to share” mean?

With a paid membership, clinicians receive a limited redistribution licence that allows them to share most Psychology Tools resources directly with their own clients for therapeutic purposes.

This licence enables you to:

• Send worksheets, handouts, guides, and audio to your clients.

• Use materials in sessions and between sessions.

• Support homework, guided self-help, and skills practice.

• Share any translated version a client needs.

Your licence remains active for as long as your subscription is active.

Clear boundaries, simple rules

The licence is designed to support therapy – not restrict clinicians.

There are just a few straightforward limits:

• Accounts cannot be shared (each clinician needs their own login).

• Resources may only be shared with your own clients.

• Materials cannot be resold, uploaded publicly, or republished.

• If your subscription ends, the sharing licence ends too.

Within these boundaries, you can share with complete confidence.

Why a sharing licence matters

Books don’t allow this – and photocopies aren’t ideal

Most therapeutic books and manuals do not permit redistribution, even to clients.

Even when “fair use” is unclear, therapists are left either:

• Avoiding photocopying to stay within the law, or

• Giving patients low-quality, messy photocopies.

Psychology Tools resolves this issue entirely – our resources are designed to be shared with your clients.

Removes the risk of accidental IP infringement

Therapists no longer have to guess what is legally allowed.

An active subscription = an active licence.

You are covered, and your usage is compliant.

Supports ethical, professional practice

You share resources that are:

• Legitimate.

• Evidence-informed.

• High-quality.

• Up to date.

• Legally permitted.

It’s a solution aligned with best practice and professional standards.

How licensed sharing supports clinical effectiveness

A legitimate sharing licence helps clinicians:

• Provide consistent homework.

• Strengthen between-session engagement.

• Remove barriers to client access.

• Deliver clear, high-quality materials.

• Enhance understanding and skill consolidation.

• Avoid copyright concerns entirely.

And clients benefit from clear, professional, readable resources that support real therapeutic progress.

Evidence supporting ethical material sharing

Homework improves outcomes

Homework completion is a robust predictor of clinical improvement (Kazantzis et al., 2016).

Clinicians already use materials between sessions

In a large study, clinicians frequently used cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) materials both within and between sessions (Tallon et al., 2019).

Digital materials are safe and effective

Self-guided digital CBT shows modest benefits and no evidence of increased risk compared with controls. (Karyotaki et al., 2018).

Who is the licence for?

• Individual clinicians

• Private practices

• Mental health teams

• Stepped-care and IAPT-style services

• International and multilingual practices

• Trainees and students (with appropriate membership)

Share resources with confidence

Share high-quality materials legally and ethically – and give your clients tools they can really use.