Emotion Regulation Toolbox: The Must-Have Techniques

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Meet Your Instructor: Kirby Reutter, Ph.D., DBTC, LMHC, MAC

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Key Points

  • DBT provides clients with tools to manage and change intense emotions that are causing problems in their lives.
  • Techniques like the garden analogy and SEEDS (Symptoms, Eat, Exercise, Drugs, Sleep) promote healthier emotional responses and self-care practices.
  • Emotion regulation includes challenging and changing harmful beliefs about emotions. By identifying and disputing these myths, clients can develop a more accurate and constructive understanding of their emotional experiences.

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    The video recording of the DBT Live Interactive Training on Core Skills and Tools with Kirby Reutter, Ph.D., will help you review practical DBT techniques such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Through real-life examples and hands-on exercises, you'll enhance your clinical practice and feel more confident in managing intricate cases, including borderline personality disorder and complex trauma.

    The Garden Analogy

    • Sow your seeds
    • Check the soil
    • Weed the myths
    • Pest control
    • Fertilize

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