Why Integrate Exposure Therapy and DBT?
Enjoy this teaser from our on-demand course Treating Unwanted Thoughts and Intense Emotions! In the video, experts Jon Hershfield, MFT, and Blaise Aguirre, MD, discuss common pitfalls of working with complex clients and how combining exposure work with DBT techniques can make therapy more effective and personalized.
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Jon and Blaise are internationally recognized experts in OCD, borderline personality disorder, and related conditions as well as the authors of several books, including The Unwanted Thoughts and Intense Emotions Workbook.
They'll take you on a deep dive into ERP and DBT and how to integrate them to offer personalized therapy that's more effective for your most complex clients.
In the full course, you’ll learn how to:
- Shift flexibly and responsively between addressing unwanted thoughts and intense emotions
- Keep clients grounded, focused, and present during exposures so they can stick with tough experiences and engage in meaningful learning
- Support adaptive emotion regulation strategies without inadvertently reinforcing avoidance
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