The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance

"The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook" offers a comprehensive and accessible approach to DBT, making it an essential resource for anyone looking to enhance their emotional well-being. The workbook is filled with practical exercises that focus on key DBT skills such as mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation. Each section is clear and well-structured, allowing readers to easily work through the material at their own pace. Whether you're new to DBT or looking to refresh your skills, this workbook provides valuable tools for managing difficult emotions and improving relationships. Highly recommend for those seeking practical self-help strategies!

Okay, she didn’t make me buy it but she sent me a link for it one day and I purchased it on the spot. I’ve been in therapy for like 6 years and BPD & CPTSD still make my life hard all the time. However, I agree that this book is an excellent resource. It was written by obviously very educated and experienced professionals who lay everything out in a non-judgmental and productive way that is comprehensive and easy to apply as a daily practice. There are sections with journal spaces and a lot of examples. I think calling this a “self help” book isn't quite accurate, I’d say it’s more of a scientific resource that provides anyone who has access to it proven techniques that teach the reader invaluable skills to deal with severely distressful situations, or just life in general. If you are tired of your self destructive behavior messing up your future, you really ought to consider practicing DBT in some form. When you actually apply the techniques, and trust me it’s hard, you eventually find yourself having more valuable experiences and feeling more relaxed. I think this is an especially good resource for anyone who cannot afford to get mental health care from a professional and might not even have an official diagnosis, as you literally can not hurt anything at all by doing dialectical behavioral therapy and these skills are applicable to a huge array of situations and people. Many of the things I learned in therapy are taught in a cohesive manner in this book. Not to say this can replace therapy, if you can get professional help, you should do it. But if you can’t, this could very well take you extremely far, IF you stick to it like an exercise routine. You have to do it every day. Self care like this is hard, but we can do it. Be kind to yourself today, and good luck!

Very useful to have. Much better than relying solely on the handouts from group DBT therapy.

I was raised by Boomers. (No offense to Boomers. You just didn't know what you didn't know). Self-soothing was not observed and not learned. I spent a very large chunk of my life without the tools to just not react to perceived injustices. This book lays out in plain English ways to rewire your brain to calm down when you get upset. It gives you real tools and real ideas to work as a team with your partner. It allows you to review and replace old patterns that were harmful. It also teaches you not only what boundaries are, but how to apply them in practical ways. I have slept so much better and have had more peace in my life now that I am able to refocus my overactive brain. As it turns out, you don't have to let the "worst case" scenario's play in your head. You can refocus and allow your body to relax even when things are very stressful. I am not kidding when I say this is a must-read. I really wish this was a mandatory high school class for everyone. It would quite literally change the whole world.

I have found this book immensely helpful. I'm not finished with it yet, and plan to update the review once I do. It has many ways to help you process and cope. It empowers you to take action in a way that is productive and healthy. I do recommend it. There is a word of caution that may be important for some. So far as I've read this book lacks a woman's voice and input. There were a few sections which can be very triggering to women who have ever been trapped in an abusive relationship and were unsafe, or lacking resources and support to "just leave" as this book mentions (rather flippantly in a few places), without acknowledging the near impossible task it can present for some women, and the very real danger that can bring on some women and their children. I found those parts extremely triggering and retraumatizing to read it put so flippantly. It is so triggering I usually end up having to take a break from the book for a few days in those parts and spend time just trying to re-regulate myself. It also, so far, makes most of life's problems about dealing with destructive anger. This is very important, and helpful, but again, comes up lacking, if anger is not your default-most common, or most painful issue. For abuse victims, or people who deal more with PTSD, despair, depression, fear, anxiety, and other emotions, other than anger, there is a lot of helpful information, but it does focus more on anger than these other things. The examples so far have all been about people being angry. Though I do believe the skills will help people with other things besides anger (and do help me that way). Overall, the book can be over-simplified and triggering at parts. I think for me I need to just skip those parts because otherwise I am learning a lot, and I find it helpful enough that I don't want to give up on the book. I also am only 1/3 of the way thru it. If I could make a suggestion to the authors for the next release it would be to include more nuance, people can be suffering from many things other than difficult relationships and default anger. Poverty is traumatizing and most of the time not the fault of the poor. Natural disasters can be life destroying and can't be helped by the victims of it. Health problems, disability and severe sickness can happen to people thru no fault of their own, but still needs to be coped thru and for those who suffer to find a way to accept it. Some people are a victim of past abuse during a vulnerable time in their life, such as childhood and are now dealing with PTSD, trying to recover. Some people are trapped and unsafe in current abuse and need help to get out and hold themselves together in the meantime. I would also say, please include a woman's voice and input in the next release.

Great workbook! Lots of different prompt pages. You can skip around as well. I think it’s really helpful and uses some great coping skills as well.

Great work ok if you are a recovering alcoholic or a guide when you get out of treatment! Highly recommend

Life saver for me. Helps me be able to control my impulses and deal with trauma.