DBT Uk Blog Posts
Facing Your Fears the DBT Way
Learn how to face your fears the DBT way using mindfulness, opposite action, and self-validation. Discover practical DBT skills to help you handle fear with Wise Mind and compassion.
Understanding DBT for Young People: A Guide to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Children and Early Adolescents
Learn how DBT for young people (children and early adolescents) can help with emotional regulation, behaviour and family dynamics — practical guidance for UK families.
Embodied DBT: Reflections on “DBT and the Body” from the DBT-UK Team
The DBT-UK team reflects on the Society for DBT UK & Ireland’s 2025 conference “DBT and the Body” — exploring embodiment, emotion regulation, inclusivity, and how these insights will shape future DBT practice.
When Crisis Hits: Prioritising Access to Mental Health Services on World Mental Health Day 2025
On World Mental Health Day 2025, learn why access to mental health services during catastrophes and emergencies matters — and how DBT can help people stay safe and recover.
The Power of Motivation: A DBT Perspective on Moving Forward
Discover the power of motivation through a DBT lens. Learn how skills such as mindfulness, opposite action, and values-based living can strengthen motivation and support wellbeing.
Strengthen Your Therapeutic Practice with DBT-UK’s Upcoming Training
Join DBT-UK’s three-day Dialectical Behaviour Therapy training this November to enhance your therapeutic skills and support clients with personality difficulties, self-harm behaviours, and emotional regulation challenges.
Strengthening Bonds: DBT Techniques for Improving Relationships
Discover how Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) techniques can help improve relationships by fostering communication, emotional regulation, and understanding.
Changing the Narrative on Suicide: Reflections for World Suicide Prevention Day
On World Suicide Prevention Day, DBT-UK reflects on the importance of awareness, compassion, and collective action in preventing suicide, highlighting the 2024–2026 theme of “Changing the Narrative on Suicide” and the role of DBT in recovery.
Skills to Support Adolescents During the Back-to-School Transition
Discover practical DBT skills to support adolescents during the back-to-school transition in the UK. Help young people manage stress, emotions, and relationships.
DBT Skills for Dyslexia: Problem-Solving Challenges in Online Skills Groups
Accessible, practical strategies to help people with dyslexia problem-solve challenges in DBT—covering online groups, homework, and skill learning.