The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention
When recovering from addiction and managing a mental illness, it can feel like both have the ability to take over your life. By applying the principles of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to the 12 Steps addiction recovery approach, this workbook equips you with the tools to regulate your emotions, develop self-management skills, reduce anxiety and stress, and feel yourself again.

DBT is a combination of CBT, mindfulness, and distress tolerance skills tailored to those who feel emotions very intensely. Exploring skills and strategies drawn from DBT that work in tandem with your recovery program, this book provides a new roadmap to reduce symptoms of emotional distress and to support your sobriety and mental health.

Written by clinical psychologist, Laura Petracek, this ground-breaking workbook draws on the author's clinical and lived experience of addiction recovery, bipolar disorder, and other mental health challenges.

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The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention
When recovering from addiction and managing a mental illness, it can feel like both have the ability to take over your life. By applying the principles of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to the 12 Steps addiction recovery approach, this workbook equips you with the tools to regulate your emotions, develop self-management skills, reduce anxiety and stress, and feel yourself again.

DBT is a combination of CBT, mindfulness, and distress tolerance skills tailored to those who feel emotions very intensely. Exploring skills and strategies drawn from DBT that work in tandem with your recovery program, this book provides a new roadmap to reduce symptoms of emotional distress and to support your sobriety and mental health.

Written by clinical psychologist, Laura Petracek, this ground-breaking workbook draws on the author's clinical and lived experience of addiction recovery, bipolar disorder, and other mental health challenges.

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The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention

The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention

The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention

The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention

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Overview

When recovering from addiction and managing a mental illness, it can feel like both have the ability to take over your life. By applying the principles of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to the 12 Steps addiction recovery approach, this workbook equips you with the tools to regulate your emotions, develop self-management skills, reduce anxiety and stress, and feel yourself again.

DBT is a combination of CBT, mindfulness, and distress tolerance skills tailored to those who feel emotions very intensely. Exploring skills and strategies drawn from DBT that work in tandem with your recovery program, this book provides a new roadmap to reduce symptoms of emotional distress and to support your sobriety and mental health.

Written by clinical psychologist, Laura Petracek, this ground-breaking workbook draws on the author's clinical and lived experience of addiction recovery, bipolar disorder, and other mental health challenges.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781839972522
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 02/21/2023
Pages: 176
Sales rank: 292,010
Product dimensions: 6.70(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Laura Petracek is a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in the fields of psychology and social work, specialising in anger control issues and addiction recovery. She is the author of The Anger Workbook for Women and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Foreword by Gillian Galen, PsyD
Part 1: Introduction
1. Pain is Inevitable; Suffering is Optional..........................................
2. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Explained ......................................
3. Core Concepts of DBT and the Twelve Steps .................................
Part 2: The Twelve Steps and DBT
1. Step One: I Can't Stop Drinking............................................................
2. Step Two: Hope .................................................................................
3. Step Three: Surrender ........................................................................
4. Step Four: Finding Courage .................................................................
5. Step Five: Integrity ............................................................................
6. Step Six: Becoming Ready ..................................................................
7. Step Seven: Humility .........................................................................
8. Step Eight: Willingness .......................................................................
9. Step Nine: Taking Responsibility and Making Amends ..............................
10. Step Ten: Taking Stock ......................................................................
11. Step Eleven: Seeking Prayer and Meditation ..........................................
12. Step Twelve: Carry the Message and Practice the Principles .....................
Conclusion: A Life Worth Living Beyond Your Wildest Dreams .........................
Acknowledgements ...........................................................................

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