Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Card
Description
Based on the best-selling The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, this powerful and portable card deck presents 52 practices to help you balance your emotions and improve your life!
First developed for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, especially for those characterized by overwhelming emotions. Now, you can easily and quickly access this powerful therapy method in bite-sized pieces.
On each card, you'll find:
- Highly effective mindfulness strategies to help you stay grounded
- Tips to help you improve relationships
- Skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance
Whether you're a therapist looking for unique client resources, a teacher, a parent, or simply seeking to balance your own emotions, this card deck offers daily wisdom and evidence-based skills for lasting peace, happiness, and well-being.
About this Author
Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts, and ACT on Life Not on Anger. McKay received his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, and specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression.
Jeffrey C. Wood, PsyD, lives and works in Las Vegas, NV. He specializes in brief therapy treatments for depression, anxiety, and trauma. He also provides coaching for spiritual development, communication skills development and life-skills coaching. He is coauthor of The New Happiness, The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, and The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Diary.
Reviews
--Thomas Marra, PhD, emeritus clinical director of Monterey Psychiatric Health Facility, and author of Depressed and Anxious and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Private Practice
--Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, psychotherapist, international speaker, and author of several DBT books, including Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens and Calming the Emotional Storm
--Kirby Reutter, bilingual clinical psychologist with the Department of Homeland Security, and author of The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD
--Cedar Koons, MSW, LCSW, DBT researcher, trainer, and consultant; and author of The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions
--Maggie Mullen, LCSW, clinician at Kaiser Permanente Psychiatry Department in Richmond, CA
--Rochelle I. Frank, PhD, assistant clinical professor in the department of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley; adjunct professor at The Wright Institute; and coauthor of The Transdiagnostic Road Map to CaseFormulation and Treatment Planning
--Britt Rathbone, MSSW, LCSW-C, coauthor of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents, What Works with Teens, and Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions
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