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The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook

Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance

Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood & Jeffrey Brantley

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Chapter Overview

Description

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook (2019) offers basic and advanced exercises to help people hone the four core emotional competencies. While it can be used alone, it’s also an excellent companion for anyone working with a therapist. 

Who Should Listen

  • Anyone currently in therapy
  • People interested in self-improvement 
  • Individuals struggling to manage their emotions

About the Authors

Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA, where he focuses on the cognitive behavioral treatment of depression and anxiety. He’s written many books, including Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts, and ACT on Life Not on Anger.

Jeffrey C. Wood, PsyD, is a life coach and psychologist who specializes in short therapy treatments for depression, anxiety, and trauma. Wood’s other writing credits include The New Happiness and The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Diary.

Jeffrey Brantley, MD, is professor emeritus in the department of psychiatry and human behavior at Duke University Medical Center, where he founded and directed the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program. He also wrote Calming Your Anxious Mind, and cowrote the Five Good Minutes(R) series.