Ever wonder why cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapy start with an evaluation? Psychological assessment isn’t just paperwork—it’s the foundation of effective treatment. Without it, therapy is like trying to fix a problem without knowing exactly what’s wrong. Psychological assessment helps pinpoint cognitive patterns, emotional responses, and behavioral tendencies. It’s based on standardized tools—questionnaires, interviews, […]
Category Archives: DBT
Lose the imaginary audience!
Ever feel self-conscious? Most of us do from time to time. But for some people, it feels like an imaginary audience is scrutinizing their every move. The term “imaginary audience” was coined by psychologist David Elkind in 1967 to describe the feeling that a crowd is watching your behavior or listening to what you say. […]
Embrace Change
With the pandemic, we’ve all experienced changes in how we live, how we work, and socialize. This can be distressing. It’s human nature to prefer things stay just as they are if we like how they’re going. As a result we may find ourselves fighting change or bracing against it. But change is the nature […]
Create meaning
So often it’s the case we’re on a quest to find meaning in life. We assume there’s an inherent meaning and it’s our job to discover it. Alternatively we may look to others to tell us the meaning. And, if we don’t find it or learn it, we might assume it’s meaningless. In DBT we […]