D.B.T.

(Dialectical Behavior Therapy)

In Brief

Mindfulness, Emotion regulation, Stress tolerance, Interpersonal tolerance.
 

Not Talk Therapy

Enhancing capabilities of client, therapist and family. 

Quotes

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ~ att. to Dalai Lama, H. Murakami and M.K. Casey

 

“You can’t find peace by avoiding life.” ~ Virginia Woolf

 

Dialectical balancing of seemingly opposite perspectives (All or Nothing, Black & White)

Resources

website

Websites

Dbtselfhelp.com

Psychpoint.com

Nowmattersnow.org

movies

Movies

Marsha Linehan (YouTube)

DBT Peer Connections (YouTube)

Ted Talks​

 

books

Books

Self-Compassion and DBT
~ C. Beverly

The Buddha & the Borderline
~ K. Van Gelder

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Therapy Pros

Problem-solving. Support based. Capability and motivational enhancement.

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Therapy Cons

How to “un-change” behaviors is unclear. Time-consuming. Homework.

tips

Tip(s)

“You mainly feel how you think.” ~ A. Ellis

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