DBT Card Deck by Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, DBTC – PESI Publishing and Media Wise Mind: ACCEPTS The ACCEPTS acronym has skills that helps keep you busy and distracted when you would typically be preoccupied by a crisis. It is easy to dwell on what is going wrong, by focusing on the ACCEPTS behaviors, you … Continue reading Wise Mind: ACCEPTS Skill (Distress Tolerance from DBT)
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Mindfulness 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Grounding Technique
This is a popular grounding technique for children and adults. This technique engages all 5 senses, which reminds you of the present moment, and builds awareness. This is a calming technique that can help you get through tough or stressful situations. Taking a deep belly breath at the beginning and end of this activity can … Continue reading Mindfulness 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Grounding Technique
What is Mindfulness and How to be More Mindful? (DBT)
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is choosing to be aware of the present moment, on purpose, and in a non-judgmental way. When being mindful, our attention and focus is on whatever we choose to observe or do. In this moment, choose to focus your mind wherever you'd like it to be. Practice Maybe you focus on … Continue reading What is Mindfulness and How to be More Mindful? (DBT)
Reframing Your Negative Thoughts
How to deal with negative thoughts by using cognitive reframing. Cognitive reframing is a way to put distorted, negative thoughts into perspective. The majority of our thoughts are negative and can be untrue or unrealistic. After we identify these thoughts, then we apply cognitive reframing. The result of flipping the script is a healthier, realistic … Continue reading Reframing Your Negative Thoughts
Affirmations to Get Through a Crisis or Difficult Time
The types of thoughts that we have can make a big difference in the way that we handle going through a crisis or difficult time. An affirmation is a short and simple statement that can be used to bring subconscious thoughts conscious. As thoughts become conscious, we can begin to take control of our way … Continue reading Affirmations to Get Through a Crisis or Difficult Time
I was Inspired to Call My Business Finish Stronger Counseling
I came up with the name Finish Stronger Counseling from my experience and passion for running. To "finish stronger" means to end the session better than when it started. Think about training for a marathon. During training runs, sometimes the goal is to have negative splits (a steadily increasing pace per mile as the run … Continue reading I was Inspired to Call My Business Finish Stronger Counseling