Family gatherings can bring connection and joy, but they can also trigger emotional distress, unresolved conflicts, and challenging interpersonal dynamics. For clients struggling with emotional regulation, difficult family relationships, or setting boundaries, the holiday season can feel especially overwhelming.

Join us for this informative webinar as Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW, explores how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills can help clients navigate stressful family interactions with greater emotional balance and confidence. Through practical examples and real-world scenarios, participants will learn strategies for managing emotional triggers, responding effectively to conflict, setting healthy boundaries, and supporting clients before, during, and after family gatherings.

What You'll Learn

During this 1-hour webinar, participants will learn how to:

☑️ Apply Wise Mind and mindfulness techniques to help clients recognize emotional triggers and respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively.
☑️ Use radical acceptance and distress tolerance skills to manage uncomfortable family dynamics and reduce emotional escalation.
☑️ Strengthen interpersonal effectiveness through DEAR MAN communication strategies, validation, and healthy boundary setting.
☑️ Practice dialectical thinking to help clients balance maintaining family relationships with protecting their emotional well-being.
☑️ Implement COPE AHEAD strategies to prepare clients for challenging conversations and anticipated holiday stressors.
☑️ Support emotional regulation and self-care before, during, and after stressful family gatherings.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is for therapists, counselors, social workers, psychologists, clinical supervisors, and other behavioral health professionals who want to incorporate DBT-informed strategies into their clinical practice.

Discover practical, clinically relevant DBT strategies you can use to help clients manage conflict, regulate emotions, and maintain healthy boundaries throughout the holiday season.