ABCDE Model Framework Template for PowerPoint & Google Slides

Overview

This presentation template illustrates the ABCDE cognitive behavior framework, designed to explain how activating events, beliefs, and consequences evolve into healthier thought patterns. It is a fully editable presentation template compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides. The design helps presenters communicate concepts related to emotional regulation, cognitive reframing, and psychological processes in a clear and structured format.
The layout uses color-coded sections for each stage of the model, allowing audiences to quickly understand the relationship between triggers, beliefs, emotional outcomes, and reframed thoughts.

This template is ideal for educators, coaches, therapists, HR trainers, and consultants who need a clean visual model to simplify complex cognitive behavioral processes. The structure guides audiences through the five core steps of the ABCDE model while keeping the message accessible and visually engaging.

What’s Inside the Template

The template features a five-column layout representing each component of the ABCDE model. Each section includes a headline, icon, descriptive text, and real-world examples to reinforce understanding. The color progression across the slides helps emphasize the sequential nature of the model. The design includes two visual variations, one with a light background and one with a dark background, ensuring flexibility for different presentation styles and environments. Each slide is arranged to explain the activating event, beliefs, consequences, disputation, and effective new beliefs in a logical path. Supporting text blocks provide space for case examples, emotional outcomes, and reframed thought patterns.

Key Features

• Fully editable text, colors, shapes, and icons
• Two layout variations including light and dark themes
• Clear five-step structure mapping the ABCDE cognitive model
• Professional color coding for improved comprehension
• Ideal for training, workshops, coaching, and mental health education
• Compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides

Ideal For

This template is designed for psychology educators, counselors, therapists, HR teams, corporate trainers, and personal development coaches who need to present cognitive behavioral concepts in a structured and accessible manner. It is equally useful for academic teaching, professional workshops, personal growth seminars, and coaching programs.

Slide Highlights

The slides use a distinctive five-section vertical layout that visually separates each stage of the model while preserving flow. Each section features a unique color, recognizable icon, and concise explanatory text. The included examples make the abstract concepts more relatable, while the alternative dark background version provides visual flexibility for different presentation settings.

Compatibility & Formats

The template is compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides. All elements are fully editable, allowing users to adjust colors, text, shapes, and icons to match their branding or instructional goals. Both versions are optimized for on-screen presentations and digital learning formats.