DBT Skills – Inner Renovations Toolbox

DBT Skills Training Module: Emotion Regulation The DBT skill of Building Mastery is all about intentionally creating opportunities each day to feel competent, capable, and in control. When we feel mastery over aspects of our lives, we are better equipped to manage emotional challenges and navigate stress. This skill invites us to identify at least one activity… Continue reading Build Mastery

D.I.Y. Coping Skills, DBT: Emotion Regulation, Inner Renovations Project

Acquire Positives in the Long-Term

December 14, 2024December 15, 2024 Inner Renovations Counseling, PLLC

The Emotion Regulation module emphasizes acquiring long-term positives through intentional life changes, relationship building, and mindfulness. It encourages individuals to list desired positive events and take actionable steps toward achieving them. Participants are advised to focus on immediate joys, ignore worries about their duration, and embrace their right to enjoy positive experiences.

D.I.Y. Coping Skills, DBT: Core Mindfulness, Inner Renovations Project

Observe

February 11, 2024May 24, 2025 Inner Renovations Counseling, PLLC

In DBT Skills Training, OBSERVE is part of the "WHAT" Skills of Core Mindfulness, which includes: OBSERVE, DESCRIBE, PARTICIPATE.

D.I.Y. Coping Skills, DBT: Basic Principles, Inner Renovations Project

Compassionate Awareness

February 11, 2024May 24, 2025 Inner Renovations Counseling, PLLC

The very awareness that it is a time to 'insert skill here,' and to maintain a compassionate inner dialogue of lovingkindness is skillful in and of itself.