How to apply DBT skills to address the problems in the work place One of the hot topics I have been hearing from my DBT group members this month has been around work stress. However, the stress is usually not about the work itself. It is usually always about the people involved that they are working with. Common stressors and dilemmas include: Your co-worker is not timely in getting his/her work done, and then it affects you in a negative way A co-worker is being passive

How to Be Open to Uncomfortable Emotions: Learning from the Dandelion Story A common topic that has been popping up in my DBT skills groups this past month is centered around the difficulty to feeling uncomfortable emotions. Specifically, clients are labeling these emotions are hard to feel: rejection, shame, disappointment, and anxiety. The intolerance of these emotions can lead to behaviors such as numbing behaviors, addictions, trying to control other people, too much

How Avoidance Sabotages Mental Health and Coping Well A common topic that has been popping up in my DBT Skills Groups this month is the problem of avoidance. Examples include avoiding self care, avoiding following through on school work or responsibilities, or avoiding having hard conversations with people. We could go on and on. Avoidance is a common maladaptive coping mechanism that stems from anxiety, depression, and even the emotion of shame. Here are the common negat

How to Feel More Grounded When Others are Not Changing for Us A common struggle I have been hearing in all of my DBT groups this past...

This is a common issue I have been hearing in my DBT Groups this past month.   Some examples include feelings of guilt from going to a...

The hot topic that I'm hearing so many of my clients in DBT group ask me for coaching in is how to cope with disappointment in romantic...

Each month I am going to address a common "hot topic" that I hear my group members talk about in DBT skills group. My hope is that by...