Borderline Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria
Borderline personality disorder can make everything feel unstable-from your relationships, to your moods, and sometimes, even your identity. BPD often develops in adolescence or early adulthood and can cause significant distress if left untreated. To [...]
The 6 Core DBT Mindfulness Skills
Mindfulness is a foundational aspect of dialectical behavioral therapy. And while the concept is simple to understand, it's also challenging to master. Those who practice mindfulness train their minds and bodies to live in the moment, notice sensations occurring in each moment, and detach from stress-inducing thoughts. The benefits of [...]
Borderline Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria
Borderline personality disorder can make everything feel unstable-from your relationships, to your moods, and sometimes, even your identity. BPD often develops in adolescence or early adulthood and can cause significant distress if left untreated. To better understand BPD, this article explores the symptoms, diagnostic criteria, potential causes of BPD, as [...]
STOP Skill – How & When To Use It
Have you struggled with difficult urges or found yourself acting in ways that make a situation worse? You are not alone. The STOP Skill is a DBT skill found in the Distress tolerance module that can really help you slow things down in a difficult situation. As a result, you're [...]
How To Reduce Anxiety – 5 Effective Techniques You Can Try Today
If you're looking to reduce anxiety, we're here to help. Anxiety can range from an occasional worry or concern that everyone experiences, to more severe anxiety or even an anxiety disorder. Whichever end of the spectrum you find yourself, having quick and simple techniques ready to use can help you [...]
The 4 DBT Modules – Explained By A DBT Therapist
Dialectical behavioural therapy is a leading treatment that's helping individuals with a range of conditions. It may be that you’ve heard about it before. Or you're considering joining a DBT programme, or just want to find out more. Whichever the reason, you’re in the right place. In this post we [...]