What is your go-to approach for dialectical behavior therapy?

One of the main approaches for DBT is individual therapy, with and emphasis on working on skills.

What is your go-to approach for dialectical behavior therapy?

My main approach to DBT often doesn't name DBT, so much as use its principles in conversation with clients' concerns. I start by addressing the values they hold strongly, then advocate for others they're trying to rely on more, emphasizing that they are not mutually exclusive and they do not need to only choose one.

What tools do you teach in dialectical behavior therapy?

Group therapy is a powerful tool if it's available. Also, working on mindfulness.

What tools do you teach in dialectical behavior therapy?

I find I incorporate the concept of balance and opposing values the most in DBT: âwantsâ vs. âshoulds,â with both having value, is the most common. I start with the values they hold more strongly, then advocate for the other ones they're trying to rely on more, emphasizing that they are not mutually exclusive and they do not need to only choose one.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in dialectical behavior therapy?

Meaningful progress in DBT occurs when you can see that clients are not just venting week after week and doing homework.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in dialectical behavior therapy?

I can see someone making progress in DBT when they're able to say in practice that they have been incorporating their other value(s) and tools into their daily life (i.e. making room for rest or relationships and interests in a work-oriented person, or committing to âto-do'sâ & identifying strongly with them in a more work-avoidant person).

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement dialectical behavior therapy?

Clients can practice mindfulness skills and read related material.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement dialectical behavior therapy?

I recommend that clients revisit the âshouldsâ vs. âwantsâ concepts on a regular basis, seeing where they could apply to their priorities at the time.

What should someone do to prepare for starting dialectical behavior therapy?

Like any therapy, clients should review if this is an approach they are willing to do and know it will be challenging.

What should someone do to prepare for starting dialectical behavior therapy?

To prepare for DBT, a client can think consciously about their current values and whether there are benefits to the other values that they may be missing out on. Focus on what a âbest-of-both-worldsâ life might look like for them, as opposed to one extreme or the other.

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