Dialectical behavior therapy / DBT-A01-2
Acceptance and Change Together — Practice worksheet
Write two accurate statements about a manageable difficulty: what is true now and what you want to influence.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Taylor feels disappointed and still wants to make a clear request.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Acceptance and change can be held together without approving harm.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Write two accurate statements about a manageable difficulty: what is true now and what you want to influence.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What can be accepted as present while you choose a change? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What can be accepted as present while you choose a change?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training: Fundamentals — Behavioral Tech Institute
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.