Real Skills for Real Life

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Everyone struggles sometimes. This book teaches you what to do about it. The proven skills of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are beautifully presented by two leading experts in this inviting illustrated guide. Whether you want to learn how to manage intense emotions, build healthier relationships, or cope with a crisis, you will find 26 core DBT skills along with decision trees pointing to which ones to try first and what to do next. Impactful graphics show how to use each skill step by step, including realistic examples. With warmth, clarity, and humor, this book puts science-based skills like Wise Mind, Validation, Problem Solving, and Radical Acceptance within anyone’s grasp--and sets you on the path to a more confident, balanced, and fulfilling life. It is an ideal stand-alone resource or therapist recommendation.

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Introduction
Pathways through Problems
The Skills

• Mindfulness Skills: An Overview
  • Wise Mind
  • Observe and Describe
  • Participate
  • Nonjudgmentally
  • One-Mindfully
  • Effectively
• Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills: An Overview
  • Interpersonal Priorities
  • DEAR MAN
  • GIVE
  • FAST
  • Validation
• Emotion Regulation Skills: An Overview
  • Model for Describing Emotions
  • PLEASE
  • ABC
  • Check the Facts
  • Opposite Action
  • Problem Solving
  • Mindfulness of Current Emotions
• Distress Tolerance Skills: An Overview
  • TIP
  • Distract
  • IMPROVE
  • Self-Soothe
  • Pros/Cons
  • Radical Acceptance
  • Willingness
• Behavior Assessment: An Overview
  • Chain Analysis

The End Is Just the Beginning
Index