The Tools I Use

Specifically developed for BPD, DBT combines acceptance with change, validating emotions while teaching practical coping skills.

 

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• Emotion regulation

• Distress tolerance

• Interpersonal effectiveness

• Mindfulness

 

Schema Therapy helps us understand how our unmet emotional needs and early life experiences shape our behaviour.

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• Break destructive patterns

• Heal core wounds

• Develop healthy coping mechanisms

Mindfulness is at the heart of DBT. For people with BPD, it can be life-changing, creating space between feeling and reacting.

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• Present moment awareness

• Non-judgmental observation

• Intentional not impulsive responses

• Emotion regulation