DBT Workbook for PTSD: Strategies to Reduce Intrusive Thoughts, Manage Emotions, and Find Calm

Start your journey to hope and healing

With time, self-compassion, and the right tools, you can successfully manage your PTSD and begin to thrive again. This insightful workbook helps you do just that, introducing dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and demonstrating how it can minimize distressing thoughts and provide essential coping mechanisms.

What sets this book apart from another DBT workbook for adults:

• Foundations of PTSD and DBT―Learn what PTSD is and how it manifests, then dive into the core principles of DBT: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
• Engaging exercises―Develop lifelong tools to work through your trauma, with a variety of prompts and activities like exploring nonjudgmental language, identifying healthy distractions, and more.
• Build your skills―Each chapter builds upon the previous one, strengthening your understanding of DBT and allowing you to put the strategies you're learning into practice.

Set off on a path to recovery and regain peace of mind with this empathetic PTSD workbook.

DR. VICTORIA A. WRIGHT, LPC, DBTC, is an educational psychologist, certified DBT psychotherapist, certified guidance counselor, and on-site trauma consultant. In private practice for more than a decade, Dr. Wright runs Integrated Mental Health Services, LLC. She has published extensively on issues related to race-based trauma, stereotype threat, and more.