DBT Skills Videos & Group Offerings

Introducing DBT Skills with Sydney & Sam

Sydney Eckert

Feb 7, 20212 min read

Introducing DBT Skills with Sydney & Sam

Welcome. I am here to offer a resource to therapists, students, and the general public that I wish I would have had first when I was a...

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Enroll in our newest group: Skills for Resiliency in Parenthood

Sydney Eckert

Jun 92 min read

Enroll in our newest group: Skills for Resiliency in Parenthood

Parenthood is a beautiful journey filled with love, joy, and unforgettable moments. But let's be honest—it can also be overwhelming,...

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Can't sleep? We've got you. Join our new group, Taking Sleep Back.

Sydney Eckert

Jun 92 min read

Can't sleep? We've got you. Join our new group, Taking Sleep Back.

Are you tired of tossing and turning, night after night, unable to drift off into peaceful slumber? Do you find yourself dreading...

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Sydney Rose Counseling moves to the MN Clinic for Health & Wellness

Sydney Eckert

Oct 16, 20232 min read

Sydney Rose Counseling moves to the MN Clinic for Health & Wellness

In 2019 a young, eager graduate student carefully crafted a DEAR MAN for the DBT supervisor who empowered her to take her DBT skills to...

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Sydney Eckert

Jan 25, 20221 min read

DBT Skills Group for Coping with Cancer

My first introduction to the therapy world and clinical work as a young PhD student began in a local cancer clinic, Orion Sky Health &...

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Sydney Eckert

May 22, 20211 min read

Interpersonal Effectiveness: GIVE FAST

When we're interacting with others there are three things that we typically have to juggle: The goal (what we want out of the...

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Sydney Eckert

May 22, 20211 min read

Interpersonal Effectiveness: DEAR MAN

Picture this: You recently started a new job and your boss has explicitly told you that you are a superstar. As a result, they keep...

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Reality Acceptance Skills: Mindfulness of Current Thoughts

Sydney Eckert

May 8, 20211 min read

Reality Acceptance Skills: Mindfulness of Current Thoughts

So often our thoughts drive us from distress to crisis. These are the moments our thoughts shift to hopeless and self-depreciating,...

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Intro to Interpersonal Effectiveness: Myths that trip us up & identifying relational goals

Sydney Eckert

May 1, 20211 min read

Intro to Interpersonal Effectiveness: Myths that trip us up & identifying relational goals

Humans are relational beings & whether you need a big or small circle, most of us find ourselves interacting with others at some point or...

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Reality Acceptance Skills: Willingness & willfulness, half-smile, & willing hands

Sydney Eckert

Apr 18, 20211 min read

Reality Acceptance Skills: Willingness & willfulness, half-smile, & willing hands

Have you ever encountered a situation where you knew you should do something but the devil on your shoulder whispered in your ear, "But...

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Reality Acceptance Skills: Radical Acceptance

Sydney Eckert

Apr 18, 20211 min read

Reality Acceptance Skills: Radical Acceptance

One thing I know about life is that pain, in all it's many forms, is inevitable. Radical acceptance is both a skill & a process that...

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Sydney Eckert

Mar 28, 20211 min read

Distress Tolerance: IMPROVE

Self-soothe is about the body; distract is about dragging ourselves away from distress; improve is about doing anything you can to make...

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Sydney Eckert

Mar 28, 20211 min read

Distress Tolerance: DISTRACT

Distract is a skill that is true to it's name – your goal is to distract away from distress/crises 110%. These are activities that will...

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Sydney Eckert

Mar 27, 20211 min read

Distress Tolerance: Self-soothe

When life gets hard and our emotions ratchet up, our bodies hold onto the pain and distress in different ways. Self-soothe is a way to...

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Sydney Eckert

Mar 20, 20211 min read

Distress Tolerance: TIPP

Ever notice how your cheeks get flushed when your angry or ashamed, your body feels heavy and cold when you're sad, and you get that...

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Sydney Eckert

Mar 20, 20211 min read

Distress Tolerance: Pros & Cons

When big decisions arise, we all have a process for weighing pros and cons. In DBT, we modify this common technique and introduce a...

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Sydney Eckert

Mar 20, 20212 min read

Distress Tolerance: STOP

Let's set the scene: It's 11:59 PM, a complete draft of my dissertation is due to my mentor's inbox in exactly 37 seconds, and I've...

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Reducing Vulnerability to Emotions: ABC PLEASE

Sydney Eckert

Mar 6, 20212 min read

Reducing Vulnerability to Emotions: ABC PLEASE

Welcome to a short series of skills aimed at reducing our emotional vulnerability.. Today we will manage strong and unwanted emotions and...

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Sydney Eckert

Feb 27, 20211 min read

Changing Emotions: Opposite action

This is the skill you didn't know you needed and will use all of the time once you start reaping the benefits. Opposite action is an...

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Sydney Eckert

Feb 27, 20211 min read

Changing Emotions: Problem Solving

Problem solving is a skills many of us are good at. This is often our first response to distress or tricky situations which can be super...

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