House on Fire podcast

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.

House on Fire Podcast on Apple
House on Fire Podcast on Spotify
House on Fire Podcast on Buzzsprout

Psychology Insights from Behavioral Psych Center

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

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...

The Cycle of Anxiety: Breaking Free with CBT

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,...

How to Self Validate

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

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

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

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

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...

Debunking Sleep Myths Part II

Debunking Sleep Myths Part II

Tips and Tricks 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...

Debunking Myths about Sleep!

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

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

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...