These authors effectively describe in lay terms how mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness skills augment the more traditional applications of cognitive behavioral therapy strategies in the treatment of anxiety. “I strongly recommend this self-help book for people suffering from various forms of anxiety. Tolin, PhD, ABPP, director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living and author of Face your Fears This workbook will provide many anxiety sufferers with much-needed relief.”
In The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety, Chapman, Gratz and Tull strip away the jargon and walk the reader step-by-step through this treatment, showing the reader how to apply DBT skills to anxiety. “Increasingly, research is showing that dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can be a useful treatment for a range of mental health problems. By combining simple, straightforward instruction in the use of these skills with a variety of practical exercises, this workbook will help you overcome your anxiety and move forward in your life. In The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety, you’ll learn how to use each of these skills to manage your anxiety, worry, and stress.