The Pros and Cons of Being an OC Caregiver
In the last few years, I entered into the reality known as “the sandwich generation.” For those ...
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5 Reasons to Grab a Copy of the recently published RO-DBT Workbook
I discovered RO-DBT a few years ago. Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to participate in an RO-DB...
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Babies, Businesses, and the DEEP skill
This blog will walk you, the reader, through the DEEP skill in RO DBT, and how I have personally app...
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When your therapist makes you a hot chocolate: rethinking the “rules” of therapy according to RO-DBT
According to RO-DBT, “since OC clients are highly rule governed, they often have developed rules a...
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RO in Turbulent Times
In the early days of the COVID 19 pandemic, many of my clients (with the exception of essential work...
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That Darn Dishwasher and Other Stories of Self-enquiry
I had the recent pleasure of doing a Q & A with a Level 2 Watch Party and our topics were Radica...
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“Let Me Tell You a Story You Think You’ve Heard Before”: Reflecting on RO-DBT’s Assumption That We See Things as We Are
A month ago, I had the privilege of seeing the musical SIX! in London’s West End. Not only was it ...
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Always Be Prepared?
On the west coast of Canada, summer is fading into the background. The summer garden has been ...
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Providing RO DBT Without 1:1 Therapy: A Skills-Class-Only Model
If you’re planning to offer RO DBT skills training classes without the individual therapy comp...
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High functioning on the outside, lonely on the inside: signs you may have OC tendencies.
According to RO-DBT, “OC clients are the doers, savers, planners and fixers of the world.” They ...
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