Are you getting real DBT? 7 Questions to ask.
Concrete questions you can ask yourself, or your therapist, to confirm you're getting adherent Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
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Self-Directed DBT Skills:
3-Month DBT Workbook
A self-help workbook designed to help anyone learn the skills of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on their own in just 12 weeks. Flexible, comprehensive, and written by two Linehan-Board-certified DBT therapists, this workbook teaches the core skills from all four DBT modules: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
My Online Writing:
Psyche (of Aeon Media): If feelings for an ex are troubling you, try ‘opposite action’
Rescripted: How to deal with the grief, stress, and uncertainty of infertility
Psyche (of Aeon Media): How to stop living on auto-pilot
Psychology Today: 4 Stressors That Impact Bisexual+ Mental Health
Psychology Today: LGBTQ+ Mental Health and the Role of Minority Stress
Psychology Today: 6 Myths About Self-Injury
Psychology Today: Heart Attacks and Misdiagnosis: What Women Need to Know
Psychology Today: Are You Getting “Real” DBT? 7 Questions to Ask
Psychology Today: The Interpersonal Superpower of Validation
Psychology Today: How to "STOP" Impulsive Behaviors
Psychology Today: A DBT Skill for Overcoming People-Pleasing Fear
Psychology Today: 5 Tips for Coping With Distressing World Events
Psychology Today: Not All DBT Is Created Equal
I also write a Substack called Taking Up Space, with personal reflections of overcoming shame, navigating difficult emotional experiences, and building a life worth living.
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