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Mindful Mechanisms of Change in DBT: Nonreactivity and Nonjudging
Background • Mindfulness-based treatments for various psychopathologies are clinically effective and growing in prevalence of use, i.e. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) [1,2]. Mindfulness in DBT has been broken into five facets [3] •Describing, Observing, Acting...
CBT for Insomnia
Many of us know that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective, evidence-based treatment for anxiety, depression, and other mood issues. But did you know CBT can help you sleep? Read more to learn about how CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) can reduce sleep...
The Dialectics of Pride
As it comes to a close, it may be helpful to reflect on the dialectics of Pride Month 2023. In general, Pride can be a time that brings up a lot of different feelings depending on one's place as part of the communities or outside them. The experience of Pride Month...
DBT Skills for Family & Loved Ones
If you’ve made it to this blog (welcome!), you may have already learned a bit about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)—the evidence-based treatment designed for individuals struggling to regulate their emotions and behaviors effectively. At DBT California, we believe...
What is the B in DBT?
Behavioral Targets in DBT By Dustin Miller, MSW February 2023 To be human is to develop behaviors that steer us off course of the type of life we’d like to be living. Screen time, spending time in bed, or unhelpfully using...
Redefining the Month of Love
February. A month commonly associated with the taste of chocolate, an anticipated romantic date, receiving your favorite flowers, and the scent of candles. Others likely associate this month with texts left unread, phone calls ignored, an abundance of used tissues,...