Learn the three DBT What skills, observe, describe, and participate, with a guided video and step by step practice from Axis Psychological Services.
Learn the three DBT What skills, observe, describe, and participate, with a guided video and step by step practice from Axis Psychological Services.
Mindfulness of Current Emotions is a DBT emotion regulation skill for allowing feelings without avoiding or amplifying them. Video and practice steps.
Mindfulness of Current Emotions is a DBT emotion regulation skill for allowing feelings without avoiding or amplifying them. Video and practice steps.
DBT distress tolerance skills, part 2: ACCEPTS, self-soothing, IMPROVE the moment, pros and cons, and radical acceptance, explained step by step.
DBT distress tolerance skills, part 2: ACCEPTS, self-soothing, IMPROVE the moment, pros and cons, and radical acceptance, explained step by step.
Practice the DBT How skills: non-judgmentally, one-mindfully, and effectively. Guided video and practical exercises from Axis Psychological Services.
Practice the DBT How skills: non-judgmentally, one-mindfully, and effectively. Guided video and practical exercises from Axis Psychological Services.
Learn mindfulness of emotions: how to notice feelings without being swept away. Step-by-step practice and a guided video from Axis Psychological Services.
Learn mindfulness of emotions: how to notice feelings without being swept away. Step-by-step practice and a guided video from Axis Psychological Services.
Real Skills for Real Life is an illustrated DBT guide by Shireen L. Rizvi and Jesse Finkelstein: 26 core skills with decision trees for when to use them.
Real Skills for Real Life is an illustrated DBT guide by Shireen L. Rizvi and Jesse Finkelstein: 26 core skills with decision trees for when to use them.
DBT skills work because of the dialectical philosophy underneath them. What that philosophy says, and why it changes the way the skills land.
DBT skills work because of the dialectical philosophy underneath them. What that philosophy says, and why it changes the way the skills land.
DBT frames suffering as a skills deficit rather than an intrinsic defect. What that changes in treatment, and why it is the more accurate account.
DBT frames suffering as a skills deficit rather than an intrinsic defect. What that changes in treatment, and why it is the more accurate account.
Some DBT skills will not connect with you, and that is by design. How to test a skill fairly and build a shortlist you can actually reach for.
Some DBT skills will not connect with you, and that is by design. How to test a skill fairly and build a shortlist you can actually reach for.
DBT and CBT share a family tree. DBT started as CBT applied to people it kept failing, what acceptance added, and how the two traditions converged.
DBT and CBT share a family tree. DBT started as CBT applied to people it kept failing, what acceptance added, and how the two traditions converged.
What a first therapy session actually involves: what gets asked, what you do not have to disclose, and how to tell whether the fit is right.
What a first therapy session actually involves: what gets asked, what you do not have to disclose, and how to tell whether the fit is right.
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