How to Handle the “Doorknob Comment”
September 28, 2016
By Cedar R. Koons, MSW, LCSW Your session is almost complete and you and your client are ready to say goodbye. You are both walking to the door and suddenly… READ MORE
Tag: emotion regulation
Discover the Link Between Anxiety & Emotions
July 20, 2016
A Letter from David H. Klemanski, PsyD, and Joshua E. Curtiss, MA Anxiety and fear, in their most basic forms, are intended to be helpful processes that positively contribute to… READ MORE
Emotion Efficacy Therapy: A Q+A with Aprilia West, PsyD
July 13, 2016
Editor’s note: The following interview is with April West, PsyD, co-author with Matthew McKay, PhD of Emotion Efficacy Therapy: A Brief, Exposure-Based Treatment for Emotion Regulation Integrating ACT and DBT…. READ MORE
Do your clients have emotion efficacy?
June 21, 2016
Are some of your clients overwhelmed by their emotions? Does the knob seemed turned all the way up when they’re angry, ashamed, fearful, or sad? Do they struggle to avoid… READ MORE
Emotion Efficacy: What It Is and Why It Matters
June 1, 2016
The goal of psychotherapy should be to increase a client’s psychological flexibility. When it comes to clients with emotion regulation disorders, research shows that experiential avoidance and distress intolerance are… READ MORE
Help for the Emotionally Sensitive: A Q&A with Karyn D. Hall, PhD
October 14, 2014
Stop being so sensitive. For many of us who feel things intensely, these words are all too familiar, extremely frustrating, and often end up making us feel worse. Now, for… READ MORE
How to help clients when they become overwhelmed with emotion in session
August 12, 2014
By Steven Stosny, PhD This can easily happen near the end of a session, when there is little time to recover. If it occurs in therapy, it’s probably happening at… READ MORE
Supporting Parents in Adolescents’ DBT Treatment
March 26, 2014
The support and understanding of parents if often vital to successful Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) treatment for adolescents; however, parents (or parental figures) may feel a range of negative emotions… READ MORE
Mind-Body Bridging: The I-System
February 3, 2014
Researcher Stanley Block, MD, developed Mind-Body Bridging, a holistic approach to healing and wellness based on the I-System, an internal system we each have that essentially overrides our ability to… READ MORE
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