House on Fire Podcast
BPS has launched a new DBT-based podcast called House on Fire. Hear our clinicians break down how to use and implement DBT skills in real-world scenarios. It’s a little bit educational, a little bit cheeky and a lot of fun. Check it out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Buzzsprout from the image links below.
Psychology Insights from Behavioral Psych Center
Parenting Therapy: Strategies for Raising Resilient and Emotionally Healthy Children
Raising children can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also come with challenges that leave you feeling uncertain and overwhelmed. As a parent, you want to make sure your child grows up resilient and emotionally healthy, but figuring out how to support them...
DBT vs. CBT in Treating Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression can leave you feeling uncertain about the best path to recovery. DBT and CBT are two effective therapies, each with its approach to treatment. But how do you decide which one is right for you? Let’s explore the differences between DBT vs....
Family Therapy: How It Helps Heal Complex Family Dynamics and Trauma
Family dynamics can be complicated, and when trauma is involved, the emotional strain can feel overwhelming. You might struggle to communicate with loved ones, feel misunderstood, or even isolated within your family. The right support can make all the difference...
The Benefits of Couples Counseling: Strengthening Relationships Through Therapy
Feeling stuck in your relationship can be overwhelming, with communication breaking down and tensions rising. Couples counseling offers a lifeline to those who want to repair and strengthen their connection. By exploring the benefits of couples counseling, you...
The Cycle of Anxiety: Breaking Free with CBT
Have you ever felt like you’re caught in an endless loop of worry, where every anxious thought feeds into the next, creating a never-ending cycle of fear and unease? If so, you are not alone. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States,...
Happy Emotional Independence Day: Let’s start today!
How to gain emotional independence – 3 simple ways to start today OR Happy Emotional Independence: Let's start today! Do you feel like you’re consistently putting out fires for your loved ones? Or maybe you’re on the other side, and your loved ones seem like they’re...
How to Achieve More Balanced Sleep
How to Achieve More Balanced Sleep Many people struggle with sleep. Whether it’s falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting enough sleep it is extremely frustrating since it is partly out of your control. Good news- there actually is a lot in your control to improve...
How to Self Validate
What is validation? Validation is the recognition that another person’s experience (or our own) makes sense, is logical, fits the facts, and is reasonable. We can validate actions or internal experiences like feelings, thoughts, opinions, desires, and beliefs....
Opposite Action
Be honest - have you ever felt overwhelmed with a task, so much so that you put it off for days, or weeks, or even months? Lately, I have been thinking about avoidance and its effect on people. When we avoid something, such as doing our laundry, cleaning the dishes,...
2024 calls for more Willing hands + Half-smiling
We often think about what we might change when considering our New Years Resolutions. How can I improve? What can I work harder on? How can I further myself? What do I need to change about myself so that I can then accept myself? While change is important, and while...
Understanding DBT and its Trauma Adaptations
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) was originally created by Dr. Marsha Linehan to treat Borderline Personality Disorder. In recent years, DBT has increasingly been found to be effective for any person struggling with up and down, difficult to manage emotions...
Reduce Anxiety with Gratitude this Holiday Season
Reduce Anxiety with Gratitude this Holiday Season Have you ever had a thought that you could not get out of your head? Maybe you had one thought that led to hundreds of other thoughts. You might have tried to tell yourself a variation of, “ok, I need to stop thinking...
Reducing Your Emotional Vulnerability So You Can Fight Your Monsters This Halloween
Who are your monsters? We all have our monsters and they don’t just come out on Halloween. Our monsters are our unwanted emotions that disrupt our lives sometimes. I don’t know about you all, but my spookiest monster’s fear and anger love to come out when I am tired...
Debunking Sleep Myths Part II
How to Optimize Your Sleep As promised, we could not leave you dark from our last blog post on sleep myths, and we are back with some tips and tricks to optimize sleep! Thankfully, a significant amount of research has taken place to develop methods to enhance our...
Debunking Myths about Sleep!
Picture this: It’s an important night! You’ve got a big presentation tomorrow! You’re about to meet your in-laws for the first time! You’re traveling first thing in the morning! Whatever the scenario, all you want is to get a good night's sleep, but you’re wide-awake...
Owning Your Attachment Style
Turns out I am anxiously attached…so now what?! Thank you, readers, for patiently waiting! Now that we have learned about what the heck Attachment Style is, we can apply some DBT tools that can help assist us in owning our attachment in a way that maintains our...
Attachment Styles
Do any of the following thoughts ring true for you when dating or in relationship? I feel smothered. She is way too needy. They always leave. He doesn’t respect my space. I feel comfortable being close to my partner. I feel anxious when I am away from my...
Considering Culture in providing DBT for Latinx Populations in the United States
When it comes to providing therapy, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Every individual is unique, and their experiences, values, and beliefs are shaped by their culture. Culture shapes how we understand and...