Distract to Survive the Moment: DBT’s ACCEPTS Skill for Intense Emotions There are moments when your emotions feel so big and overwhelming that staying present feels unbearable. Maybe you’re flooded with shame after an argument or drowning in anxiety about something you can’t control. You know acting on your urges won’t help—but doing nothing feels […]
Mindfulness for Everyday Life – How to Stop Missing the Moment Ever get somewhere and realize you have no idea how you got there? You drove the whole way home and barely remember the trip at all. Or maybe you’re halfway through a conversation, nodding, only to realize you weren’t listening. That’s a perfect example […]
If you have been looking into therapy options, you might have come across EMDR therapy—Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. That’s a mouthful. But don’t let the name intimidate you. At its core, EMDR is a way to help your brain do what it was always meant to due—process difficult experiences so they don’t keep weighing […]
DBT Skills Series: Regain Control with Paced Breathing & Paired Muscle Relaxation When You’re at Your Breaking Point, Your Body Needs a Reset You know those moments when everything feels too much—your emotions are overpowering, your body is tense, and you feel like you might explode or completely shut down? Maybe your heart is […]
When Anxiety Runs the Show, DBT Helps You Take the Lead Anxiety has a way of hijacking everything—your thoughts, your body, your choices, your confidence. It convinces you something terrible is coming, even when you’re safe. It talks you out of opportunities, strains your relationships, and leaves you exhausted. Maybe you’ve tried deep breathing grounding […]
Reset Your Body Fast with the DBT Tip skills: Tip the Temperature & Intense Exercise When emotions take over, your body goes into full survival mode—your heart races, your thoughts spiral, and it feels impossible to calm down. Thinking your way out of distress isn’t an option in those moments. That’s because when emotions get this […]
Overwhelmed? Try This One-Minute Hack to Regain Control with the DBT STOP Skill We’ve All Been There… You know the feeling—your heart is racing, your thoughts are spiraling, and you’ve said or done something that only made things worse before you know it. When you’re in a moment like that, […]
Emotions. Love them, hate them, or wish you didn’t have them—there’s no escaping them. One moment, you’re okay, and the next, a single comment, a stressful event, or even a random memory can send you spiraling. You might find yourself wondering, Why am I reacting this way? Or Why does this feel so overwhelming? If […]
Meet Alex: Looking for Therapy that will help them Alex has been struggling for a while. Their thoughts spiral into worst-case scenarios, emotions feel overwhelming, and no matter how hard they try, they keep reacting in ways they later regret. They know they need support and start researching therapy. CBT – Cognitive Behavior Therapy is […]
EMDR works from an Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, uses 8 phases of EMDR therapy, and works with a Three-Pronged Protocol for treating trauma, depression, anxiety, and many other problems. This blog will focus on Resource Development and Installation (RDI), done in phase 2 of EMDR. Brief Overview of AIP AIP is a way to […]
