Real Skills for Real Life
A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships

By (author) Shireen L. Rizvi,Jesse Finkelstein

ISBN13: 9781462558773

Imprint: Guilford Press

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Format: Hardback

Published: 24/12/2025

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Description
Everyone struggles sometimes. This book teaches you what to do about it. The proven skills of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) are beautifully presented by two leading experts in this inviting illustrated guide. Whether readers want to learn how to manage intense emotions, build healthier relationships, or cope with a crisis, they will find 26 core DBT skills along with decision trees pointing to which ones to try first and what to do next. Impactful graphics show how to use each skill step by step, including realistic examples. With warmth, clarity, and humor, this book puts science-based skills like Wise Mind, Validation, Problem Solving, and Radical Acceptance within anyone’s grasp--and sets readers on the path to a more confident, balanced, and fulfilling life.
Introduction Pathways through Problems The Skills Mindfulness Skills: An Overview Wise Mind Observe and Describe Participate Nonjudgmentally One-Mindfully Effectively Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills: An Overview Interpersonal Priorities DEAR MAN GIVE FAST Validation Emotion Regulation Skills: An Overview Model for Describing Emotions PLEASE ABC Check the Facts Opposite Action Problem Solving Mindfulness of Current Emotions Distress Tolerance Skills: An Overview TIP Distract IMPROVE Self-Soothe Pros/Cons Radical Acceptance Willingness Behavior Assessment: An Overview Chain Analysis The End Is Just the Beginning Index
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