“How DBT Promotes Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Mindfulness” [Video Replay & Podcast #527]
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Episode Description
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an effective treatment for improving emotional regulation in adults with ADHD. DBT is a lesser known but important intervention under the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) umbrella of treatments for ADHD.
DBT aims to improve emotional dysregulation through four basic skills modules: core mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT modified for adult ADHD also integrates skills that improve executive function.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- About basic DBT skills modules and how they are modified to treat adult ADHD symptoms and traits
- How DBT teaches skills to improve management of intense emotions, impulsivity, mood swings, stress intolerance, and related behaviors
- How DBT teaches skills to improve executive functioning
- How DBT teaches approaches to activate the emotions needed for task initiation and persistence
- About the actionable strategies that DBT provides to bring about lasting changes in behavior and motivation
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DBT Skills for ADHD Symptoms: More Resources
- Download: What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
- Read: Why Dialectical Behavior Therapy Works
- Read: DBT Plus tDCS May Best Improve ADHD Symptoms in Adults
- eBook: The Adult’s Guide to Stronger Executive Functions
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Meet the Expert Speaker
Scott Spradlin, a licensed professional counselor and licensed master’s addiction counselor, is the co-director of Wichita DBT at NorthStar Therapy, along with his wife, Mariah Spradlin, a licensed clinical social worker and licenses clinical addiction counselor. They provide adherent comprehensive DBT and Wise Mind for the Distracted Mind: DBT for Adult ADHD, a modified DBT for adult ADHD.
Scott completed DBT intensive training with DBT founder Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., and Linda Dimeff, Ph.D., in 2000 in Seattle, Washington. He served as an adjunct professor for the College of Education and School Psychology at Wichita State University, where he taught courses on DBT and related topics, the assessment and treatment of suicidality and self-harm, and the ethical integration of religion and spirituality in psychotherapy for undergraduate and graduate students. Scott authored Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control (New Harbinger, 2003).
He and his wife are co-authoring a new workbook on DBT for adult ADHD scheduled for release in 2026.
Listener Testimonials
“I found today’s webinar to provide a great overview of how DBT principles can be applied to ADHD treatment.”
“I’m a psychologist with ADHD specializing in ADHD and I loved this! I’ve done some generic DBT training but there was so much in this and so much that’s relevant to my clients and I.”
“Absolutely brilliant speaker. That was excellent; so gentle and kind for us ADHD adults and yet loads of really good theory and simple steps that could really help.”
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