Description
Regulate intense emotions, change problematic behaviors, and build fulfilling relationships with this self-directed DBT skills program.
Created by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based approach for managing difficult emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. In this practical guide and workbook, you will develop skills in four key areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. While traditional DBT programs take 6 to 12 months to complete and require weekly individual therapy, weekly group skills training, and regular phone coaching, Self-Directed DBT Skills distills the DBT skills into a 3-month program that anyone can access and implement on their own. Using this roadmap filled with actionable exercises, you’ll build a strong foundation for emotional well-being and create lasting change.
- Beginner-friendly DBT fundamentals that prepare you to move through a 3-month program so you can learn DBT skills without a DBT therapist
- 3-month timeline with progressive skill-building to add new skills to your DBT toolbox with weekly chapters that take 15 to 30 minutes to read
- Step-by-step exercises by DBT-Linehan-board-certified psychologists who have helped hundreds of clients build meaningful lives through DBT
I love this skills manual. I will share it with many of my therapy clients.
After having gone through a few dbt books, this one really stood out. Great and easy understanding!
My daughter’s therapist recommended this book and it may have saved my husband’s life. It is to be done with therapy, not in the place of therapy. But if you need impetus, to get that push to get you started, you can use it for that.
Excellent resource for anyone working through mental health issues. Step-by-Step
Guide to show how to regulate intense emotions through a proven therapy —DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). Workbook provides specific action and space to note progress for 3-months of self-directed therapy. Will be sharing this book with friends seeking this life-changing therapy.
This is a great, practical self-help book especially for people waiting to get into a DBT program or who don’t have access to a DBT program. The handouts are very user-friendly and helpful!! As a clinical psychologist, I would recommend this book to anyone struggling with managing intense emotions. So glad that a resource like this now exists.