Book Review: The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions

As a therapist who has worked with children and adolescents who struggle with emotion dysregulation, anger management, and trauma, I found DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) helpful in conceptualizing the emotional challenges of my clients. DBT was also helpful in guiding my clients toward greater understanding, primarily when discussing the tendency to either rationalize or emotionally reason through challenges in life. As a beginning therapist, I recognized that Wise Mind was a DBT concept that many of my clients (experienced and inexperienced) found practical and understandable. One of the most intimidating parts of psychotherapy can be the terminology and interpretation of emotions, behaviors, and symptoms. DBT keeps many of the concepts basic and doesn’t “ask for much” from clients who are suffering as it is. Although the acronyms used to explain some of the concepts can be overwhelming for some, DBT is a good start to building emotional awareness. In The Mindfulness Solution For Intense Emotions: Taking control of borderline personality disorder with DBT, author Cedar R. Koons, MSW, LCSW, has written a clear guide to the use of mindfulness and DBT to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD). The book begins with a foreward by Marsha Linehan, a popular name often surrounding the topic of DBT and BPD. Linehan explains the usefulness of DBT and why she continues to support its theories and empirically based concepts and tool for those suffering from ...
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