Self Compassion
Coping Skills
Things Therapists Say
DBT Go-Tos
Know Your Staff
100

Facilitator or self led imagery process, typically a skill for relaxation.

Guided Meditation

100
Something one does to avoid a behavior.

Distraction

100

Most common question therapists say in movies.

How does that make you feel?

100

Category of skills for tolerating uncomfortable feelings.

Emotion Regulation

100

This person went sky-diving for their 18th birthday.

Ashley

200

Awareness of self, surroundings, and others.

Mindfulness

200

Acronym for intense things to do to distract. 

TIPP

200

Something therapists say when talking about the process of recovery.

Recovery is not linear.

200

When you want to do something but you do something else.

Opposite Action

200

This person used to be a river rafting guide.

Alyssa

300

A skill to give yourself care and compassion.

Loving-Kindness Meditation

300

Use this when you have to make a tough decision.

pro/con list

300

When therapist want more information from you they might say this.

Tell me more about that.

300

When you want to communicate with another person and need to find a skill, look in this category.

Interpersonal Effectiveness

300

This person is painting a glow-in-the-dark landscape on the inside of their bathroom door.

Linda

400

Another way to say self compassion, what we show ourselves when giving compassion to ourselves.

Self-Kindness

400

Popular to use in the car 

Music

400

Common therapist gesture while you are talking.

'nods'

400

Use these skills when in a heightened state of emotion.

Distress Tolerance

400

This person met and had a conversation with Jay-Z

Jessica

500

One of the pillars of self compassion that has to do with the fact that we all struggle.

Common Humanity

500
When you have a behavior or make a mistake and need to move forward anyway.

Next Right Thing

500

We say this when we know something is a challenge but want to reframe it more positively.

"It's an opportunity"

500

Alyssa's Favorite DBT skill.

Alternate Rebellion

500

This person is slowly learning Romanian.

Flannery

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