Learn new skills to regulate intense emotions, transform your negative thinking patterns and improve unhealthy behavioral habits with this 3-month self-directed DBT program

Created by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based approach for managing difficult emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. In this practical guide and workbook, you will develop skills in four key areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Unlike traditional DBT programs which take 6 to 12 months to complete and require weekly individual therapy, weekly group skills training, and regular phone coaching, Self-Directed DBT Skills distills the most effective DBT guidance into a 3-month program that anyone can access and implement on their own. Using this roadmap filled with actionable exercises, you’ll build a strong foundation for emotional well-being and create lasting change.  

• Beginner-friendly DBT fundamentals that prepare you to move through a 3-month program so you can “treat” yourself without a DBT therapist
• 3-month timeline with progressive skill-building that add new skills to your DBT toolbox with weekly chapters that take 15 to 30 minutes to read
• Step-by-step exercises by DBT-Linehan-board-certified psychologists who have helped hundreds of clients build meaningful lives through DBT
• Downloadable worksheets and bonus materials to reinforce skills, including a DBT Skills Cheat Sheet and Five Options for Solving Any Problem

Kiki Fehling, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who practices in New York, NY. She is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ who specializes in treating borderline personality disorder, impulsive behaviors, and other difficulties related to trauma and emotional dysregulation. She has particular expertise working with LGBTQ+ people. Kiki is passionate about helping people build meaningful lives through DBT, and, after witnessing the power of DBT skills in her own life and the lives of her clients, she is thrilled to share those skills through this book. She lives with her partner and their many houseplants in Brooklyn.

Elliot Weiner, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and the co-founder of New York Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (NYCBT) in New York City. He has expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and specializes in working with people with posttraumatic stress disorder as well as other difficulties related to trauma. Elliot is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ and is Board Certified in Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. In his work as a clinical psychologist, Elliot is passionate about helping people learn practical strategies to decrease suffering and build more fulfilling, satisfying lives.