Real skills for real life : a DBT guide to navigating stress, emotions, and relationships / Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD, Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rizvi, Shireen L., Author.

Finkelstein, Jesse, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dialectical behavior therapy.

Life skills--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Life skills.

Stress management.

Physical Description:

vii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Dialectical behavior therapy guide to navigating stress, emotions, and relationships

Place of Publication:

New York : The Guilford Press, [2026]

Summary:

"Everyone struggles sometimes. This book teaches you what to do about it. The proven skills of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) are beautifully presented by two leading experts in this inviting illustrated guide. Whether readers want to learn how to manage intense emotions, build healthier relationships, or cope with a crisis, they will find 26 core DBT skills along with decision trees pointing to which ones to try first and what to do next. Impactful graphics show how to use each skill step by step, including realistic examples. With warmth, clarity, and humor, this book puts science-based skills like Wise Mind, Validation, Problem Solving, and Radical Acceptance within anyone's grasp--and sets readers on the path to a more confident, balanced, and fulfilling life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Pathways through problems

The skills: Mindfulness skills: an overview ; Interpersonal effectiveness skills: an overview ; Emotion regulation skills: an overview ; Distress tolerance skills: an overview ; Behavior assessment: an overview

The end is just the beginning.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781462555574

1462555578

9781462558773

1462558771

OCLC:

1535415469