An introduction to the DBT theory of emotion regulation and how it helps in everyday life. Why emotions get too big and how to increase or decrease their intensity.
Christine Dunkley has been with the British Isles DBT Training team since 2006, and is now a consultant trainer and Director of Applied Research and Training.
She started her social work degree in 1978 and worked in the NHS as a medical social worker and psychological therapist for 30 years, until she retired in 2012. During her career she undertook training in counselling and DBT, and did a doctorate in clinical practice at the University of Southampton School of Health Sciences, studying emotional pain communication from suici...