Building Skills for Emotions, Stress, and Relationships

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-informed approaches emphasize practical skills for managing emotions, navigating stressful situations, and developing healthier relationships.


Drawing from DBT principles, these approaches recognize the importance of balancing acceptance of present circumstances with efforts toward positive behavioral change.


DBT-informed skills commonly focus on four areas: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.


For individuals in recovery, these skills can support greater emotional awareness, healthier responses to stress, improved communication, stronger personal boundaries, and the development of alternatives to substance use when facing difficult emotions or circumstances.

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