Great explanations and easy workbook to aid client's with self harm--- in addition to receiving therapy from a trained clinician

I was happy to see all of the examples, scenarios, and exercises it included to make this an applicable book!

As a therapist I found this book extremely helpful in working my adolescent clients. As someone who wasn’t professionally trained in DBT techniques I would this book as a great starting point.

I think this is an excellent resource for teens, and definitely something that teens and parents of teens dealing with these issues will find helpful. DBT is immensely helpful for these types of issues and this book helps bring awareness to the reasoning behind harmful behaviours and grounding techniques to reduce them.

This workbook provides a good explanation of self harm as well as reasons why someone might engage in these behaviors, and elements of DBT. The exercises encourage self reflection so that users can identify personal reasons and pay offs for SI behaviors, as well as . Behavioral analysis is explained in simple easy to understand language and exercises provided help the user to analyze their own behavior. A good addition to the bookshelves of counselors who work with adolescent clients.

Good workbook for those who want or need to track their progress. A bit more informational of a few ideas than things to do or write.

This book feels a lot like “how to change yourself so you don’t make other people uncomfortable”
Rather than “ADHD is just another way of experiencing the world here is how that work, how to cope, and how to help people understand what you need”
This is just like every counsellor slapping mindfulness on everything to avoid helping one on one in detail.

I loved everything about this book. If i had this when i was younger i would have greatly benefited and stopped cutting sooner. I think this book is a great tool to use for young adults but also adults who continue to struggle with self harm. It can also be a tool for families to understand why someone is cutting and how to better help them bu giving them coping strategies that are beneficial for their overall health

I frequently use DBT in my practice & I have multiple DBT resources that I use with clients. However, most of them do not go in depth or shine a spotlight on how to apply those skills to self-harm behaviors. I like that this workbook really focused on how DBT can be used to combat the thoughts & urges that lead to self-harm cycles.

Coming from someone who self-harmed their way through their teenage years, "The DBT Skills Workbook for Teen Self-Harm" is a persuasive and awakening book that can truly motivate change in teens who participate in destructive behavior. Starting from the heartfelt introduction to the memorable and thought-provoking exercises to the empowering conclusion, this book is on your side the whole way through. In this book...

...readers will not be judged for their feelings, thoughts, and coping mechanisms.

...readers will not be punished for needing help.

...readers will not be forced to seek guidance from external resources. Not that they would need to, because "The DBT Skills Workbook for Teen Self-Harm" covers everything, including childhood triggers and standing strong when the urge to self-harm arises later in life. If you have a concern, it will be addressed in this book.

What else is there to say? I wish I had this book when I was struggling as a teenager and I'm thankful Dijk is saving the lives and livelihoods of thousands of teens to come. This book, without a doubt, deserves a full 5/5 stars.

I found this book very useful.  It had a simple lenguaje and a lot of examples that help  to understand the concepts better. I loved that it also describe some excercises that could help being more relax at needed moments.

Even though the book's target are teens, the concepts and abilities learn can be useful to any adult as well.

It involved a lot of interesting subjects,  like understand why certain conduct is done, identifying emotions and managing crisis among others. It also had a few excercises, a perfect amount of them to not be too superficial, but not be too charge either and make the reader lose interest.

Overall it was a great book, very useful and very insightful. I would't hesitate on recomend it.

I was interested in reviewing this book as a person who works closely with teens and as someone who engaged in self harming behaviors during that period of my life. I was really impressed. The language and material is accessible, does not shame the reader for their behaviors or condescend because of their age.

My favorite sections were the ones on mindfulness—which is presented as much more than a type of meditation, defining emotions because the information was clear, well organized, and the author prefaced the section by saying it’s rather normal to not be able to name your emotions, and judgement vs. non-judgement or how to stop adding fuel to the fire.

I liked the way activities were pretty evenly spaced throughout the book avoiding walls of text, that there were a lot of well utilized “real world” examples, and a wide variety of things to try so that teens can find what works for them.

I imagine this workbook will be a useful tool for many teens and thank you Sheri Van Dijk for writing it!

The DBT Skills Workbook for Teen Self-Harm is a great tool with concrete strategies for supporting teens trying to manage self injurious behavior.

This workbook covers identifying a target behavior, goal setting, coping/crisis skill development, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skill development. The case examples are validating and normalizing, and the language surrounding self-harm avoids shaming. The language used in this book is a little different from the DBT terminology I learned, almost always in a way that makes it more understandable and accessible.

Some of the concepts in this workbook are a little complex, and the immersive exercises are helpful. As a therapist who works with teens (especially in the current era of telehealth), I see this book being a great supplemental support during and between sessions, and look forward to having a finished copy on my bookshelf to use with clients.

I'm always hesitant to classify books that deal with topics like self harm as self-help, and would recommend this book be utilized in tandem with with therapy. However, teens without access to other mental health supports may also benefit from this book.

Thanks to Netgalley, New Harbinger, and the author for an advanced copy to review.

I really find these self help books from New Harbinger effective. Sheri Van Dijk provides an informational, educational way of understanding self harm behavior. I liked that it is explained simplistically and offers good information. Using real examples, the author will provide information on how to work with teens. By identifying pros and cons with self harm cutting, and doing a behavioral analysis, helps one understand the behavior better. How to delay the urge provides lots of suggestions, on how to not give into self harming behavior. Mindfulness techniques are implemented through use of the 5 senses and self soothing. Having a survival skills toolkit and use of exercise is helpful. The explanation of the selves: reasoning self, wisdom self, and emotional self, to train brain to explore which self is playing out. This book is chocked full of tools and would help any teen navigate their self harming behaviors.