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

Websites
Dbtselfhelp.com
Psychpoint.com
Nowmattersnow.org

Movies
Marsha Linehan (YouTube)
DBT Peer Connections (YouTube)
Ted Talks

Books
Self-Compassion and DBT
~ C. Beverly
The Buddha & the Borderline
~ K. Van Gelder

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

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