The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD: Practical Exercises for Overcoming Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

Good book recommended by therapist.

This is not a theoretical book like so many out there that talk about superficial things such as exercise and meditation to rid yourself of critical life traumas--that doesn't work any way for PTSD. This book gives you writing prompts to sit with yourself and thoughts to challenge your thinking on certain issuess and analyze and process the reasons behind your actions with yourself. However, I would definitely advise that you should be in therarpy with someone while going through this book. It's honestly not easy to sit down and make yourself work through these tasks if you are already dealing with insurmounatble traumas and emotional hurdles from events. You may have the great sincerity to work through the book, but may just find your emotions too challenging to tackle and sit with on your own. So if you can get a psychologist or therapist and then use this as a supplement then sure. It will help you work through some things. It’s more of a processing journal and a supplement to a therapy program.

I purchased this workbook following a 2-day DBT certification course taught by Dr. Reutter. This book does not necessarily provide the foundational basics of DBT. If you're looking for excruciating DBT detail, this is not the book for you. This book is for anyone who is looking to apply DBT to a specific population, those with PTSD and trauma-related disorders. This is a workbook, not an academic textbook, so even clients can use this as a guide in therapy. It contains worksheets with lots of helpful questions. The worksheets are very useful in guiding clinicians through sessions with DBT material. Also, it is a great book for studying the talk therapy process prior to sessions with clients so the clinician has an understanding of how the session should flow. Clinicians get stuck too! This book will be certain to unstick you so you can help clients move forward in becoming better at emotional regulation.

I have enjoyed this book! It helps me dig in and expose my inner wounds and scars. I've cried and laughed!I am a work in progress. Grateful for the insight of this tool. On my way to healing. "Yessa!"

So grateful for the work in this book! It is a powerhouse of tools for clients who desire the experience of post traumatic growth. I’ve also enjoyed using the material to help equip some of my supervisees in their work as well.A 5-star recommendation all around!

Still working through this workbook with clients. It’s definitely not Linehan’s model, but takes skills from her methodology in some broad ways and applies it to how people are impacted by trauma. It actually goes by very slow, and can be complex and not very concrete. It’s a good book if you have clients who can stick with it and stay preset and mindful.

I loved this book to use with clients. It is a nice mix of DBT and other models/interventions to support healing. It’s primarily DBT but they do integrate some MI, CBT, and ACT to the book. I use it with youth in juvenile hall and out patient clients....which both populations seem to benefit from it. They break dow aspects of mindfulness that make it a little easier for the client to practice on their own.

I feel like this book would be great for people who experienced trauma in their teens or adulthood, but not for childhood trauma. And not for someone like me who experienced complex trauma over a long period and not just one incident. It asks questions assuming you know how you were before the trauma. I wasn't aware of anything before the first trauma started, so I don't know how I would be without it. But I still need help. And this book isn't it sadly. I'll continue reading, but the first chapter made me feel alienated.

Really easy to comprehend and with lessons broken down in sections its easy to feel accomplished. The language isn't over complicated and when your doing some self help work it helps as a tool toward wellness.

Brilliant book. I work as a DBT professional and this is now another do not put down essential.

Good therapy book

Hat mir insgesamt sehr gut gefallen. Man merkt, dass es von einem Profi geschrieben wurde, der Ahnung von seinem Gebiet hat. Ergänzt durch ein umfangreiches Literaturverzeichnis und Quellen. Zudem ist es entgegen vieler anderer Self-Help Bücher wissenschaftlich fundiert. Die Effektivität der angewandten Methoden ist belegt. Leider wird in diesem Bereich unglaublich viel Müll publiziert, der teilweise eher schädlich als helfend ist - dies ist hier nicht der Fall.Pro:- wie gesagt, die Effektivität der Techniken/Methoden ist wissenschaftlich belegt- der Leser/Nutzer wird konstant animiert, die Techniken umzusetzen und nicht nur passiv das Buch zu lesen und den Inhalt wieder nach wenigen Wochen zu vergessen- sehr gute Gliederung und Aufbau- der Abschlussteil, wo nochmal alles zusammengefasst wird und ein konkreter Plan entworfen wird, wie man die Techniken/Übungen in den Alltag integrieren kann, um am Ball zu bleiben- kein "Fachsprech" und auch für Laien sehr leicht verständlich- auch geeignet für die Zusammenarbeit mit einem Therapeuthen/Psychologen (wird vom Autor auch empfohlen, aber keine Pflicht)- der Autor ist sehr direkt und ehrlich, sodass kein Wunschdenken aufkommt ( a la "Nutzen sie 6 Wochen dieses Programm und sie sind reich, erfolgreich und haben den Weltfrieden gebracht)Neutral:- im Buch gibt es 1-2 religiöse Anmerkungen, die zwar nicht aufdringlich sind, aber in meinen Augen nichts in solch einem Buch zu suchen haben (z.B. "Niemand ist allwissend" und dann in Klammern "Nur Gott") - jedoch beschränkt es sich tatsächlich auf 1-2 Anmerkungen, daher sehe ich es als neutral- keine Ahnung warum, aber im Mittelteil spart der Autor etwas an Erklärungen zu den HIntergründen der Übungen, zumindest im Gegensatz zu Anfang und Schluss - die Übungen sind trotzdem verständlich, aber hat mich etwas irritiertNegativ:- nichts, mir hat es enorm geholfenIn diesem Sinne 5/5 Sternen und eine klare Kaufempfehlung für jeden, der mit PTSD/Depressionen/Angststörungen zu kämpfen hat.

This is a great workbook in which you can explore your PTSD and learn better management of symptoms. This author and this book series was suggested to me by my psychiatrist.