Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Complete DBT Course

Explore how dialectical behavior therapy blends acceptance and change, identifies beliefs, builds on strengths, and uses collaborative skills practice like calming techniques, roleplay, and homework.

Explore the four stages of dialectical behavior therapy, from level one’s self-destructive behavior to level four’s emphasis on happiness, self-respect, and a sense of freedom.

Explore the four stages and targets of DBT, including the pre-treatment phase, stage one stabilization, stage two trauma processing, and the evolving roles of stages three and four.

Explore the complete DBT model with skills training group, individual therapy, telephone consultation, and consultation team, focusing on mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance.

Dialectical behavior therapy differentiates itself by integrating mindfulness, acceptance-based strategies, and dialectical thinking, with four core skills: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation.

Explore dialectical behavior therapy as a path to regain control over emotions through global skills training and therapy coaching, focusing on mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation.

Explore DVD mindfulness and distress tolerance skills in DBT, detailing what to do and how to do it, and noting wise mind concepts that help regulate emotions.

Learn the what skills of mindfulness in DBT: observe sensations without labeling or judging, describe experiences factually, and participate fully in activities to reduce reactivity.

Practice mindful presence to focus on one task at a time, avoiding multitasking and improving decision-making. Adopt a nonjudgmental stance to release automatic judgments and act on what actually works.

Learn how mindfulness skills from a DBT case example help label judgmental thoughts as just thoughts, reduce their impact, and reframe being late as a manageable situation.

Develop mindfulness as a practiced skill to stay present, identify judgmental thoughts, and balance reason and emotion with wise mind in dialectical behavior therapy.

Develop mindful time awareness and present-moment focus through exercises that track a single minute, then observe a neutral object and scan body sensations via a band of white light.

Learn how distress tolerance skills help you endure overwhelming emotions by replacing self-destructive coping with healthier strategies like distraction, relaxation, and adaptive coping to reduce long-term suffering.

Learn safer distraction techniques to replace self-destructive urges in dialectical behavior therapy, including ice cubes, rubber bands, writing letters, crying, and physical alternatives.

Practice distraction by shifting attention to others and performing helpful actions, observing people around you, and imagining comforting words from someone you care about to ease distress.

Leave the situation to distract yourself when emotions threaten to overwhelm you, creating distance to calm down and plan a healthier next step.

Use tasks and chores to distract yourself from intense emotions and take care of your living environment by completing chores, connecting with others, organizing, or planning goals.

Count to distract yourself from pain by focusing on breaths, sounds, or objects, using structured counting and simple arithmetic to redirect attention and calm emotions.

Identify distraction and relaxation skills and assemble them into a personal destruction plan, then write them on a note card to carry and use in distress.

Explore self-soothing techniques using scent, sight, sound, taste, and touch to calm overwhelmed emotions and support healthier coping.

Create a practical relaxation plan by listing specific techniques you will use at home and away from home, using your five senses to soothe painful emotions.

Explore interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation skills that shape daily emotions and relationships. The course introduces two modules, beginning with emotional aggression skills.

Explore DBT emotion regulation by learning to identify, label, and understand primary and secondary emotions; decrease emotional vulnerability; reduce suffering through mindfulness, healthy coping strategies, and opposite action.

Learn dbt interpersonal effectiveness skills that balance objective, relationship, and self-respect outcomes, using describe, express, assert, mindful, and negotiate steps, as well as give and fast frameworks for communication.

Explore the I want–they want ratio in dialectical behavior therapy by identifying each partner's needs, negotiating balances, and using assertiveness to resolve conflicts for healthier relationships.

Learn practical tools to improve interpersonal skills in relationships, including knowing what you want, asking clearly, negotiating conflict, and behaving assertively to protect self-respect and relationship quality.

Learn to use distress tolerance skills from dbt to manage stress, including self-support, soothing activities, relaxation, breathing, distraction, and focusing on the present to avoid harm and rumination.

Assess your worry by answering key questions about real threats and daily impact, then follow a stepwise DBT approach to relieve unnecessary burdens and pursue a happier life.

Explore post-traumatic stress disorder, its haunting memories and symptoms, and how PTSD differs from rage or depression; learn to identify PTSD and address it with the DVD.

Learn Dialectical Behavior Therapy's distress tolerance skill Tip D, using temperature, intense exercise, breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation to reset stress and avoid crises.