Building Healthy Relationships: DBT interpersonal skills in practice
Introducing DBT interpersonal skills - practical tools to help you communicate clearly, set boundaries, and build relationships that feel respectful and supportive.
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What does the Building Healthy Relationships Mini Course cover?
Why relationships can feel hard, what a healthy relationship looks like, the common patterns that create problems such as saying yes when you mean no, the core DBT interpersonal skills of assertiveness, boundaries and validation, and why conflict does not have to be avoided.
Who is this Building Healthy Relationships Mini Course for?
Helpful if you:
🙃 Say yes when you mean no
😶 Avoid conversations to keep the peace
🤝 Want relationships that feel respectful and supportive
For therapists:
Assign this course as an introduction to DBT interpersonal effectiveness skills. The client's held-back boundary or need gives a concrete situation to rehearse in session. Fully HIPAA and GDPR compliant.
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Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist, BABCP
“Offload is a fantastic resource for both clients and therapists. The world of CBT has been lacking an app which enables the sharing of CBT worksheets and homework tasks between clients and therapists, but Offload completely does this, making the service we offer more professional and the benefits to clients greater.”
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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.
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