DBT Center Chicago

DBT Center Chicago DBT for adults with difficulties managing their emotions

Holidays can be both joyful and challenging! Don’t forget that emotion regulation skills can really come in handy if you...
12/22/2025

Holidays can be both joyful and challenging! Don’t forget that emotion regulation skills can really come in handy if you’re feeling overwhelmed, and that joy can be found moment by moment. Happy holidays from the team at DBT CENTER CHICAGO ! 💗

When emotions are loud, it’s easy to believe they’re always telling the truth.But DBT reminds us that we can influence h...
12/15/2025

When emotions are loud, it’s easy to believe they’re always telling the truth.

But DBT reminds us that we can influence how we feel by how we act.

Opposite Action is a powerful skill for moments when emotions are intense or unhelpful — and it starts with one small, intentional step in a new direction.

What’s one “opposite action” you could try this week? 🌱

Acceptance isn’t giving up.It’s choosing what helps — over and over again.A small turn still counts 💛
12/15/2025

Acceptance isn’t giving up.

It’s choosing what helps — over and over again.

A small turn still counts 💛

Here are some of our favorite DBT-friendly winter activities! ❄️What are some of yours!? Comment below and let us know w...
12/07/2025

Here are some of our favorite DBT-friendly winter activities! ❄️

What are some of yours!? Comment below and let us know what we missed 👇🏼

12/03/2025

DBT talks a lot about Effectiveness — doing what works in the moment, especially during social or family gatherings.

Effectiveness might look like:
• Taking a quiet sip to ground yourself
• Choosing to listen instead of react
• Setting a boundary with compassion
• Noticing one good thing in the room

Skillfulness doesn’t require perfection — just awareness and intention.

Being around family or loved ones can bring up emotions. DBT offers tools like Checking the Facts to help us understand what’s happening internally.

Before jumping to conclusions, ask:
• What do I know to be true?
• What assumptions am I making?
• Is my emotion fitting the facts, or is it amplified by stress, fatigue, or the season?

A warm drink, a grounded breath, and a moment of clarity can shift the whole experience.

Winter can be a season of stillness, slowing down, and big feelings — and DBT skills can help you navigate it with warmt...
12/01/2025

Winter can be a season of stillness, slowing down, and big feelings — and DBT skills can help you navigate it with warmth and intention. ❄️🧣

Here are a few winter-friendly DBT skills to lean on:

✨ PLEASE Skills — take care of your body during colder, darker months
✨ Opposite Action — get moving when urge says “hibernate”
✨ Self-Soothing — cozy textures, warm drinks, soft lighting
✨ Radical Acceptance — embracing the season as it is
✨ Mindfulness of Routine — grounding in small winter rituals

Wherever you are this season, may you find moments of ease, gentleness, and skillfulness. 🤍

Holidays can be joyful and overwhelming — both can be true.If you need support navigating family dynamics, emotions, or ...
11/26/2025

Holidays can be joyful and overwhelming — both can be true.

If you need support navigating family dynamics, emotions, or expectations this Thanksgiving, these DBT skills might help create more ease and intentionality. 💛

.Thanksgiving the DBT way means grounding, boundaries, validation, and compassion — for yourself and others.Wishing you ...
11/24/2025

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Thanksgiving the DBT way means grounding, boundaries, validation, and compassion — for yourself and others.

Wishing you a holiday that feels supportive, balanced, and gentle. 🧡

Sometimes “building a life worth living” looks like slowing down with a blanket, a warm fire, and a book. 🔥This season i...
11/23/2025

Sometimes “building a life worth living” looks like slowing down with a blanket, a warm fire, and a book. 🔥

This season is a perfect reminder that rest is productive, too.

What cozy ritual is helping you recharge this season? 🍁🦃🕯️❄️

Cozy moments count as coping skills. 🍁📖In DBT, self-soothing with the senses can help calm the nervous system when emoti...
11/17/2025

Cozy moments count as coping skills. 🍁📖

In DBT, self-soothing with the senses can help calm the nervous system when emotions run high.

Think warmth, softness, quiet, and a good book — little anchors that help you feel grounded.

How are you creating comfort this fall? 🍂

When the world feels heavy, soften your space.Light a candle. Wrap up in a blanket. Take a slow breath.You’re practicing...
11/09/2025

When the world feels heavy, soften your space.
Light a candle. Wrap up in a blanket. Take a slow breath.

You’re practicing DBT self-soothing — caring for yourself through your senses. 🕯️

💛 Save this post as your reminder: comfort is a skill you can practice.

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