This collection of videos offers a comprehensive overview of various Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, each designed to enhance emotional regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. Collectively, these videos serve as a valuable resource for anyone interested in developing practical skills to manage emotions, enhance mindfulness, and improve interpersonal interactions. First 3 Skills
Self Soothe: This video focuses on the Self-Soothe skill, which encourages individuals to engage their senses to calm themselves during distressing times. By utilizing pleasant scents, soothing sounds, comforting textures, and other sensory experiences, one can foster a sense of peace and grounding.
Distract with ACCEPTS: This video presents the ACCEPTS acronym—Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing Away, Thoughts, and Sensations—as a set of distraction techniques to temporarily divert attention from distressing emotions. These strategies provide short-term relief, allowing individuals to cope more effectively until they can address the underlying issues.
Mindfulness How: Practice Being Mindful | DBT Skills from Experts: This video offers practical guidance on the "How" skills of mindfulness: observing, describing, and participating. It emphasizes the importance of engaging in the present moment non-judgmentally and whole-heartedly, which can lead to greater self-awareness and emotional regulation.
DEARMAN: How to Communicate Assertively | DBT-RU: This video introduces the DEARMAN acronym—Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindful, Appear Confident, Negotiate—as a framework for effective interpersonal communication. It provides strategies for asserting one's needs and desires while maintaining healthy relationships and respecting others.