Practitioners frequently ask what it looks like to use principles from a DBT informed approach in their clinical work. In this series of 5 videos, Dr. Ella Brent talks to parents and partners of emotionally dysregulated clients.
In this video parents and partners of emotionally dysregulated clients are introduced to the concept of emotional intensity, and the idea of “volume control” required in order to attend to our human experiences.
This video illustrates how family members’ concerns about their child or partners’ “symptoms” can be accounted for in this model of emotional intensity. The Distress Cycle shows how when inside feelings are either/and too intense and overwhelming or too confusing, and are then discharged into impulsive behaviour.
Calabash · South Africa