At Pax Healing, our DBT approach emphasizes skill-building, focusing on the four foundational modules:

• Core Mindfulness Skills: Mindfulness skills foster present-moment awareness, enabling individuals to respond to their experiences with calm and intention. This helps individuals cultivate a wise mind, avoiding impulsive actions driven by intense emotions.
• Distress Tolerance Skills: These skills equip individuals with strategies to navigate difficult times when emotions are overwhelming. By teaching healthy self-soothing techniques, we help individuals avoid impulsive and destructive behaviors, enabling them to make wise decisions in challenging situations.
• Emotion Regulation Skills: We guide individuals in understanding and managing their emotions effectively. By decreasing the intensity of strong emotions and providing education on their function, we help individuals navigate emotional experiences without resorting to destructive behaviors.
• Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills: These skills empower individuals to understand their needs, communicate effectively, and build healthy relationships. We teach individuals how to respect themselves and others, listen actively, deal with difficult people, repair relationships, and set boundaries.