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The Best DBT Books and Workbooks

The best books and workbooks about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based approaches to healing and recovery.

DBT workbook buying advice

Maybe you’ve decided you want to change something about your life, but you don’t know where to start. Buying a DBT therapy workbook could help you gain insight about your problems and provide inspiration and advice for solving them.

Best DBT workbook for complete beginners

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, by Marsha Linehan, is the required textbook for adult DBT skills classes.

Written in clear, simple language, this "DBT skills training handbook" provides a wonderful introduction to DBT's distinctive philosophy and skills. It's a must-read for anyone who wants to learn about Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Best DBT workbook to go beyond the basics

The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual, by Lane Pederson, covers all the core skills and adds some new ones.

This popular "expanded" workbook bills itself as "the most comprehensive and readable DBT manual on the market". We love its easier to understand worksheets and skill descriptions. The "expanded" coverage of cognitive modification, social media and building routines was very helpful.