Who is DBT helpful for? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy that has been specifically designed to help individuals who struggle with emotion regulation and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s, DBT has since been adapted for use with a wide range of other […]
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If you’re reading this article, chances are you might be familiar with BPD and involved in the life of someone who has this diagnosis. It’s important to know that while BPD is the label used to define the diagnostic criteria, there is an individual underneath who is experiencing pain and suffering. This post is designed
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Thinking back, most of us can remember the relatively carefree days of childhood. When getting lost for hours playing a videogame or staying up all night had zero consequences. If you were tired, you slept. If you were hungry, you grabbed something from the kitchen. For most, the biggest concern was dodging schoolwork. However, as
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This is the second post in our self-esteem series. You can view the first post here. This post will discuss the concept of “Conditional Self-Esteem”. Let’s start with the definition! As the name suggests it is when we base our self-worth on some external condition(s). Anything has the potential to be a condition for someone’s
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If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you are worried about someone in your life and unsure about how to help them. The truth is that when you start searching online for information about how to support someone battling addiction, you’re going to find an array of information with sometimes contradictory advice. It’s hard to
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One of the biggest topics that come up in therapy is self-esteem. Often clients will report struggling with low self-image and want to do therapy work around building and repairing their view of self. The first step is understanding what self-esteem is. As part of improving our understanding, we are going to look at a
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Forensic Risk Assessment or Forensic Mental Health Assessment are likely the kinds of terms that conjure up all sorts of images. Maybe Hannibal Lector adorned in his straight jacket or another cold-blooded serial killer trying to get out of jail. Fortunately, this is rarely the case. The reality is that these types of assessments are
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Why do we often find ourselves setting the same resolutions over each year?
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