Pocket Therapy for Emotional Balance

“The authors of Pocket Therapy for Emotional Balance have created a handy, readable guide that brings together simple yet powerful psychological tools for achieving and maintaining emotional well-being. Readers who are willing to seriously and consistently practice as directed will learn effective psychological coping skills, and will likely experience the kind of improved emotional resilience that often results from face-to-face therapy with a skilled dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) provider.”
—Britt H. Rathbone, MSSW, LCSW-C, expert adolescent therapist, trainer, and coauthor of What Works with Teens, Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents, and Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions

~Britt H. Rathbone, MSSW, LCSW-C

“This petite book easily fits in your pocket or purse, and is designed as a quick resource for those struggling with overwhelming distress and emotions. Practical skills are explained in twelve easy-to-read chapters, each with a handy ‘explore’ section to facilitate bringing skills into everyday life. A great ‘go-to’ support that you can carry with you at all times.”
—Thomas R. Lynch, PhD, FBPsS, professor emeritus of clinical psychology in the school of psychology at the University of Southampton, and author of Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy and The Skills Training Manual for Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy

~Thomas R. Lynch, PhD, FBPsS

“Pocket Therapy for Emotional Balance is a little gem. McKay, Wood, and Brantley have distilled some of the most potent skills from DBT in terms so clear and concise that anyone, including teenagers, can grasp how to use them. If you struggle with painful or out-of-control emotions, put this little book in your survival kit, or indeed, in your pocket, and remind yourself of how to stay in balance.”
—Cedar R. Koons, LCSW, DBT consultant and mindfulness teacher, and author of The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions

~Cedar R. Koons, LCSW, DBT

“As a fellow DBT therapist, author, and trainer, I am always on the lookout for simple, practical, and effective ways of making DBT skills usable for the lay reader. In this resource, you will find just that! I was especially impressed by the elegant simplicity with which the authors presented the difficult topics of radical acceptance, wise mind, and self-compassion, all while providing simple exercises to convert theory into immediate practice.”
—Kirby Reutter, PhD, bilingual clinical psychologist with Department of Homeland Security, and author of The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD

~Kirby Reutter, PhD