A Wise Mind: a DBT skill for balancing emotion and reason
Life’s challenges call for both emotion and reason. When you rely too heavily on just one, your perspective can become unbalanced. A wise mind brings the two together, helping you make grounded choices.
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What does the A Wise Mind Mini Course cover?
The three states of mind in DBT, what the emotional mind and the reasonable mind each feel like and where they become unbalanced, what the wise mind looks like when emotion and reason work together, and how to access it by pausing and reflecting.
Who is this A Wise Mind Mini Course for?
Helpful if you:
🔥 Act on feelings and regret it afterwards
🧊 Rely on logic and ignore how you feel
⚖️ Want to make more grounded decisions
For therapists:
Assign this course as an introduction to DBT mindfulness skills. The client's reflection on which state they lean towards under stress gives a starting point for practising wise mind in session. Fully HIPAA and GDPR compliant.
Dr Harriet Mellotte
Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist, BABCP
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Are you a therapist?
Assign this therapy tool and 200+ other interactive tools directly to your clients. Build personalised care plans, customise tools, and review client responses before sessions. HIPAA and GDPR compliant.
Explore Offload for therapistsReferences
Gratz, K. L., Tull, M. T., & Wagner, A. W. (2005). Applying DBT mindfulness skills to the treatment of clients with anxiety disorders. In S. M. Orsillo & L. Roemer (Eds.), Acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches to anxiety: Conceptualization and treatment. (pp. 147–161). Springer
