If you utilize dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in your clinical work, you already know that this modality can be extremely helpful to clients. In some cases, DBT literally saves lives. You may also ...
DBT was originally developed to help people with thoughts of suicide manage overwhelming distress. DBT teaches you to replace unhelpful behaviors with skills like mindfulness and distress tolerance.
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being.