DBT Quick Tips
a video series teaching emotional regulation skills
The Power Of Action
Skills To Control Pain
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a powerful approach to intense emotional suffering. The skills in this series come from every therapy tradition to help you heal and improve your life.
DBT is an evidence based approach. It’s considered the gold standard treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. It’s also effective in treating PTSD, trauma, eating disorders, other personality disorders, high conflict marriages, and adolescent behavioral issues.
Improving The Moment: How To Reduce Emotional Pain
Learn seven strategies to shave away the layers of pain that will make things tolerable and maybe even enjoyable.
Self Soothing Skills: Relaxation And Calming Techniques
Focusing on our five sense, we can steer our bodies away from exploding.
Distracting Skills: How To Distract From Anxiety And Pain
Distraction strategies are key when emotions begin to get out of hand.
TIP Skills: How To Press The Anxiety “Reset Button”
The TIP skills won’t get rid of your emotions but will disrupt them long enough to clear your head and move in the direction you want.
STOP Skills: How To Stop Yourself From Losing Control
STOP skills help you literally stop dead in your tracks long enough to keep from being sucked into a bad situation. Learn how.
Introduction to Distress Tolerance Skills: How To Escape Pain Quickly
Not every DBT skill is meant to make life better. Some are designed to guard you from life getting worse. Check out this group of skills.
Effectively: Achieving Your Goals With Dignity
Acting effectively is a more useful approach to life than being right. Learn how.
One-Mindfully: Staying Mindful Of The Moment
Multitasking doesn’t help. Research shows it slows you down creating unnecessary stress. This skill will help you do the best you can no matter what life throws at you.
Nonjudgmentally: How To End Criticism
Judgments simplify life far too much to be fair drowning us in toxic negativity. Learn how to escape this trap.
Participate: How To Use Mindfulness To Stay Present In Life
This mindfulness technique will bring your body into the world in a focused way.
