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DBT in a Day: A Fast-Track Training on DBT Skills You Can Instantly Use with Almost Any Client

Ready-to-use DBT skills that you can apply in your very next session
Strategies proven to improve client outcomes in real-world settings
Perfect for your work with anxiety, depression, relationship issues and more
Learn from a leading DBT trainer with over 25 years of real-world experience

Heavily researched and proven effective for a number of conditions, Dialectical Behavior Therapy is one of today’s top treatment choices.

But being an in-demand DBT trainer for over 25 years taught me this – many clinicians just don’t have the time or resources to dive deep into the full DBT model right away.

That’s why I created this all-new training program …

… so you can rapidly learn the DBT skills used for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues and other conditions almost all of us see in our work daily.

When you join me, we’ll go through it all in just one day. From the underpinnings of the approach to the practical application of DBT for the specific concerns of your clients.

And best of all, I’ll make it clear, actionable, and easy to implement so you can start using these skills in your very next session.

DBT is just too good of a tool to ignore, especially when it can transform your client’s outcomes.

So don’t wait.

Purchase now and learn to quickly integrate some of the best skills DBT has to offer into your practice.

Tara Arnold, PhD

Program Information

Objectives

Identify the origins, foundational concepts and key principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Examine the evidence, limitations, and treatment risks of DBT
Choose mindfulness techniques to support emotional regulation and symptom management in DBT.
Examine how DBT skills like the STOP skill and distraction techniques enhance clients distress tolerance abilities.
Evaluate the clinical efficacy of DBT interpersonal effectiveness interventions on treatment outcomes.
Evaluate the effectiveness of DBT with a diverse range of clients including individuals with substance use disorders, anxiety, and trauma.

Outline

DBT Overview and Principles

History, development, and core principles
The structure of DBT
Acceptance, change, and balancing dialectical thinking
The DBT therapist’s role
Research, risks, and limitations

DBT Mindfulness Skills

Skills overview: observing, describing, and participating in the moment
Radical acceptance: understanding and practicing
The “What” and “How” Skills: observe, describe, and participate mindfully
Integrate mindfulness into routine and therapy sessions

Distress Tolerance Skills

Managing crisis without worsening the situation
The STOP Skill: Stop, take a step back, observe, proceed
Distraction techniques to alleviate emotional intensity
Self-soothe with the five senses: Practical exercises
Weighing the consequences of actions during moments of distress

Emotion Regulation Skills

How DBT helps people gain control over overwhelming emotions
Identify and label emotions: The importance of emotional awareness
Opposite action: Choose behaviors that counteract negative emotions
Build positive experiences: Engage in activities that promote positive emotions
Practices to increase emotional resilience and well-being

Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

Understand interpersonal effectiveness: Build healthy, effective relationships
DEAR MAN: Assertive communication for getting what you want
GIVE: Maintain relationships with respect and care
FAST: Maintain self-respect in relationships
Using DBT skills to manage conflict and difficult conversations

Apply DBT to Specific Conditions and Client Types

DBT for trauma and PTSD: Adapting DBT techniques for trauma survivors
Tailor DBT to manage anxiety and depression
Adjust DBT techniques to meet the unique needs of younger clients
Skills for working with clients who engage in self-harm, substance abuse, or suicidal behaviors

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Marriage & Family Therapists
Addiction Counselors
Psychologists
Psychotherapists
Case Managers
Physicians
Nurses
Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 11/13/2025

3-Hour DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills Quick Course: 10+ Tools to Help Clients Strengthen Relationships, Set Boundaries and Build Self-Respect

Skills you can apply in individual or group therapy
Perfect for working with adults, teens and adolescents
Proven tools that easily integrate with other approaches
Improvements clients can quickly feel in their relationships

Clients can spend entire sessions talking about the emotional fallouts from fights and bad interactions with their partners, friends, or coworkers.

But let’s be honest … that’s not real progress. It’s just putting out fires.

And without skills that help clients interact with the people in their lives more effectively, they stay stuck in the same painful patterns. And therapy won’t get past the same cycle of venting, regret, and damage control.

And now in this 3-hour training, you’ll learn exactly how to teach these skills in-session – even if you’ve never used DBT before.

Your clients will learn to:

Speak up for themselves without making things worse
Set boundaries that protect their peace (and their relationships)
Say “no” without feeling guilty or losing connection
Handle hard conversations without shutting down or blowing up
Fix relationship issues without finger-pointing or running away

These aren’t just communication tips – they’re life-changing skills that help clients feel more in control, less reactive, and far more confident in how they show up with others.

And when clients feel stronger in their relationships, your sessions start to move forward instead of going in circles. They’re easy to apply and fit right into the work you’re already doing.

Ready to stop putting out fires and start helping clients build stronger relationships?

Purchase now.

Program Information

Objectives

Utilize principles of interpersonal effectiveness to improve emotional functioning in clients.
Use DBT interpersonal effectiveness skills to improve clients’ ability to communicate, set boundaries, and resolve conflicts in social relationships
Utilize validation and acceptance strategies from DBT to help reduce rejection sensitivity and negative feelings.

Outline

Finding and “getting people” to like you” skills
Objective, self-respect and relational effectiveness tool
“DEARMAN” enhance clients’ skillsets in asking for what it is they want, saying no to requests effectively
“FAST” strategies to keep and maintain self-respect effectiveness
“GIVE” strategies to keep and maintain relationship effectiveness
Mindfulness skills that allow immersion into conversation
Dialectics and seeing there’s more than one way to solve a problem
The “how to’s” to validation for self and others
Research, risks and limitations

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Marriage & Family Therapists
Addiction Counselors
Psychologists
Psychotherapists
Case Managers
Physicians
Nurses
Mental Health Professionals

DBT Emotion Regulation Skills Quick Course: 10+ Tools to Help Clients Reduce Impulsivity, Accept Difficult Emotions, and Respond Instead of React

Skills you can apply in individual or group therapy
Perfect for working with adults, teens and adolescents
Easy-to-grasp strategies your clients will actually use
Tools that work with clients facing anxiety, trauma and more

No matter the type of clients you work with or the issues they face, emotional dysregulation is often a key component of their problems.

Because when clients can’t manage their emotions they react impulsively. They get angry, defensive. They shut down. And not only does this hurt their relationships and add stress to their daily lives …

… it makes it impossible for them to think clearly, stay in control, and actually use what you’re teaching them in therapy.

That’s why you and your clients need simple, effective tools that help them confidently manage their emotions in everyday life.

DBT is proven to do just that.

And unlike therapies that focus on “fixing” or “changing,” DBT teaches from a skills-based approach that boosts emotional control without making clients feel judged – so they’ll actually use it.

Now in this 3-hour training you’ll learn the top DBT emotion regulation skills to help clients:

Accept distress and face tough emotions without losing control
Control their reactions to avoid impulsive behaviors and reduce conflict
Stay aware of their emotions and respond in healthy ways
Build positive emotions both now and in the future
And much more!

No prior DBT experience is required as these tools fit easily with other therapy methods you already use.

You can start using what you learn here immediately … and we’re so confident you’ll love these tools, that the program comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Don’t wait – purchase now!

Program Information

Objectives

Determine the origins and foundational concepts of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Choose DBT interventions for emotion regulation amongst specific populations (substance misuse, anxiety, depression).
Identify expected treatment outcomes from using DBT interventions.

Outline

Foundational concepts of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT’s “big 3” emotion regulation skills
CHECK THE FACTS
OPPOSITE ACTION
PROBLEM-SOLVING
Build a life worth living and accumulating positive emotions
How to both consciously and automatically manage problematic emotions
Framework to assist in applying assertiveness to difficult interactions
Strategies to show clients there’s more than one way to solve a problem
Mindfulness interactions to “cope ahead” regarding an anticipated challenging situation
Research, risks and limitations

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Marriage & Family Therapists
Addiction Counselors
Psychologists
Psychotherapists
Case Managers
Physicians
Nurses
Mental Health Professionals